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Nihsneha, Niḥsnēha, ḥsԱ: 13 definitions

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Nihsneha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Nihsneha in Shaktism glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Śktism

ḥsԱ (निःस्नेह) means “without affection� and represents one of the sixty defects of mantras, according to the 11th century Kulrṇava-tantra: an important scripture of the Kaula school of Śktism traditionally stated to have consisted of 125.000 Sanskrit verses.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Śrī Devī: “For those who do japa without knowing these defects [e.g., ԾḥsԱ—without affection], there is no realization even with millions and billions of japa. [...] Oh My Beloved! there are ten processes for eradicating defects in Mantras as described. [...]�.

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Shakta (शाक्�, śkta) or Shaktism (śktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

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Vedanta (school of philosophy)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Nihsneha in Vedanta glossary
: Wikisource: Ashtavakra Gita

ḥsԱ (निःस्नेह) refers to “one who is free from attachment� (to children, etc.), according to the Aṣṭvakragīt (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vednta topics.—Accordingly, [as Aṣṭavakra says to Janaka]: “[...] The wise man stands out by being free from anticipation, without attachment (ԾḥsԱ) to such things as children or wives, free from desire for the senses [ԾḥsԱ� putradrdau niṣkmo viṣayeṣu ca], and not even concerned about his own body. Peace is everywhere for the wise man who lives on whatever happens to come to him, going to wherever he feels like, and sleeping wherever the sun happens to set. [...]�.

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Vedanta (वेदान्�, vednta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Nihsneha in Marathi glossary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

Ծḥsnēha (निःस्नेह).—a S (Better written Ծŧ) Dry, rough, not unctuous.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

Ծḥsnēha (निःस्नेह).�a Dry, rough.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Nihsneha in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ḥsԱ (निःस्नेह).�a.

1) Dry.

2) Insensible, cold.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ḥsԱ (निःस्नेह).—mfn.

(-�--�) 1. Dry, not greasy or unctuous. 2. Cold, insensible, unfeelling. f.

(-) Linseed, (Linum utilitissimum.) E. nir forth, out, and sneha oil; whence oil is extracted or expressed, &c. or nir privative, sneha oil or affection.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ḥsԱ (निःस्नेह).—adj., f. , 1. not oily, [Բ󲹰śٰ] 5, 87. 2. void of affection, [ʲñٲԳٰ] iv. [distich] 47. 3. fred from desire, Mabrata 13, 1658. 4. not. treated affectionately, [ʲñٲԳٰ] i. [distich] 94. 5. abhorred, Somad. [Nala] 71.

ḥsԱ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nis and sneha (स्ने�).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ḥsԱ (निःस्नेह).—[adjective] having no grease or oil; loveless, unfeeling; unloved, hated.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) ḥsԱ (निःस्नेह):—[=Ծ�-Ա] [from Ծ�] mf()n. not unctuous or greasy, [Manu-smṛti; ʲñٲԳٰ]

2) [v.s. ...] not wet, dry, [Rmyaṇa]

3) [v.s. ...] insensible, cold, unfeeling (with prati), [Kvya literature; ʲñٲԳٰ] (-tva n.)

4) [v.s. ...] not longing for, indifferent, [Mabrata]

5) [v.s. ...] not loved, uncared for, hated, disagreeable, [Katsaritsgara; ʲñٲԳٰ]

6) [v.s. ...] m. ungreasing, [Dtupṭha]

7) ḥsԱ (निःस्नेह�):—[=Ծ�-sne] [from Ծ�-Ա > Ծ�] f. Linum Usitatissimum, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ḥsԱ (निःस्नेह):—[Ծ�-Ա] (ha�--ha�) a. Dry, without unguent; unfeeling. f. Linseed.

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

ḥsԱ (निःस्नेह) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ṇiṇṇ, Ṇiṇe.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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