Nimnaga, Nimna-ga, 狈颈尘苍补驳腻: 12 definitions
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Nimnaga means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by VarahamihiraNimnaga (啶ㄠた啶啶ㄠ) refers to 鈥渕ountainous towns鈥� , according to the B峁沨atsa峁僪it膩 (chapter 16) (鈥淥n the planets鈥�graha-bhaktiyoga鈥�), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Var膩hamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyoti峁).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] If on the other hand he should appear otherwise than as described above, the same persons and objects will suffer miseries and people will also suffer from wars and from diseases and kings will be afflicted with sorrow. Though free from enemies, princes will suffer from the intrigues of their sons or ministers. Their subjects, suffering from drought, will quit their native cities and resort to new towns and mountains (nimnaga)鈥�.
Jyotisha (啶溹啶啶むた啶�, 箩测辞迟颈峁 or jyotish) refers to 鈥榓stronomy鈥� or 鈥淰edic astrology鈥� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan BuddhismNimnaga (啶ㄠた啶啶ㄠ) is the name of a R膩艣i (zodiac sign) mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Ma帽ju艣r墨m奴lakalpa: one of the largest Kriy膩 Tantras devoted to Ma帽ju艣r墨 (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Ma帽ju艣r墨 and were taught to and by Buddha 艢膩kyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including Nimnaga).
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary狈颈尘苍补驳腻 (啶ㄠた啶啶ㄠ啶�).鈥攁 river, a mountain-stream; 啶夃う啶о啶班た啶� 啶ㄠた啶啶ㄠ啶距ざ啶む啶粪啶�- 啶さ啶ㄠ啶ㄠぞ啶膏啶� 啶掂た啶ぞ啶ㄠえ啶� 啶曕啶掂啶苦い啷� (udadheriva nimna驳腻艣ate峁a- bhavann膩sya vim膩nan膩 kvacit) R.8.8.
狈颈尘苍补驳腻 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nimna and 驳腻 (啶椸ぞ).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNimnaga (啶ㄠた啶啶ㄠ).鈥攎fn.
(-ga岣�-驳腻-ga峁�) Deep, going deep. f.
(-驳腻) A river. E. nimna deep, and ga what goes. nimna峁� gacchati gama-岣峚 .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary狈颈尘苍补驳腻 (啶ㄠた啶啶ㄠ啶�).鈥攊. e. nimna-ga (vb. gam), f. A river, [惭腻苍补惫补诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补] 9, 22.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary狈颈尘苍补驳腻 (啶ㄠた啶啶ㄠ啶�).鈥擺feminine] a river (going downwards).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary狈颈尘苍补驳腻 (啶ㄠた啶啶ㄠ啶�):鈥擺=nimna-驳腻] [from nimna] f. 鈥榞oing downwards, descending鈥�, a river, mountain-stream, [Manu-sm峁泃i; Mah膩bh膩rata] etc.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNimnaga (啶ㄠた啶啶ㄠ):鈥擺nimna-ga] (ga岣�-驳腻-ga峁�) a. Deep. f. A river.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)狈颈尘苍补驳腻 (啶ㄠた啶啶ㄠ啶�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: 峁唅峁囜箛a驳腻.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary狈颈尘苍补驳腻 (啶ㄠた啶啶ㄠ啶�):鈥攏. river flowing downward;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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