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Nyuna, ±·²âÅ«²Ô²¹: 19 definitions

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Nyuna means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Neyun.

In Hinduism

Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

±·²âÅ«²Ô²¹ (नà¥à¤¯à¥‚à¤�).—Incomplete in sense or wording as opposed to PÅ«rṇa; cf. अयवावे नà¥à¤¯à¥‚ने (ayavÄåve nyÅ«ne) (पादे à¤� संनिकृषà¥à¤¯à¥‡à¤¤à¥‡ (pÄåde na saṃnikṛṣyete)) R. T. 76.

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Vyakarana (वà¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤•रà¤�, vyÄåkaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

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Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

±·²âÅ«²Ô²¹ (नà¥à¤¯à¥‚à¤�) refers to a “tolerableâ€� [?] (condition of the world), according to the Bá¹›hatsaṃhitÄå (chapter 9), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by VarÄåhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiá¹£a).—Accordingly, “If Venus (Å›ukra) should either disappear or reappear in a northern VÄ«thi there will be prosperity and happiness in the land; if in a central VÄ«thi there will not be much of either; and if in a southern VÄ«thi mankind will be afflicted with miseries. If Venus should disappear or reappear in the several VÄ«this beginning from the northernmost one, the condition of the world will respectively beâ€�1. Very excellent, 2. Excellent, 3. Good. 4. Fair, 5. Moderate, 6. Tolerable [i.e., ²Ô²âÅ«²Ô²¹], 7. Poor, 8. Very poor, 9. Miserableâ€�.

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Jyotisha (जà¥à¤¯à¥‹à¤¤à¤¿à¤�, Âá²â´Ç³Ù¾±á¹£a or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomyâ€� or “Vedic astrologyâ€� 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.

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Shaiva philosophy

: Brill: Åšaivism and the Tantric Traditions (philosophy)

±·²âÅ«²Ô²¹ (नà¥à¤¯à¥‚à¤�) refers to â€�(being) diminishedâ€�, according to SomÄånanda’s Åšivadṛṣṭi verse 3.42cdâ€�47.—Accordingly, “Given that he [i.e., Åšiva] exists of his own volition in the form of (all) the entities (that make up the universe), how is existence dependent on another than himself? If, for example, you say it [i.e., the purported dependence] is one similar to (the example of curds, whose genesis depends on the) milk (of which they are comprised), it [i.e., the universe] would be insentient, dependent on another. The fault (attributed to our system) that must be corrected—being pure, being diminished (²Ô²âÅ«²Ô²¹), or the like—is precisely the result of this (wrong) point of view. [...]â€�.

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

±·²âÅ«²Ô²¹ (नà¥à¤¯à¥‚à¤�) refers to “deficientâ€�, according to the ÅšivapurÄåṇa 2.3.28 (“Description of the fraudulent words of the BrahmacÄårinâ€�).—Accordingly, as PÄårvatÄ« said to Åšiva (in guise of a BrahmacÄårin): “[...] Whenever the lord of the gods wants to see Åšiva he has to propitiate His gate-keepers, the ghosts etc., otherwise his crown becomes shattered by batons. Really Åšiva is a great lord. He has no need for many attendants. What is it that cannot befall one who serves the auspicious-featured Åšiva. What is deficient (²Ô²âÅ«²Ô²¹) in that lord? Does SadÄåÅ›iva like me?â€�.

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The Purana (पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤�, purÄåṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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In Buddhism

Buddhist philosophy

: Google Books: A History of Indian Logic (Buddhist Philosophy)

±·²âÅ«²Ô²¹ (नà¥à¤¯à¥‚à¤�) refers to “saying too littleâ€� and represents one of the various “points of defeatâ€� (²Ô¾±²µ°ù²¹³ó²¹²õ³Ù³óÄå²Ô²¹), according to UpÄåyakauÅ›alyahá¹›daya, an ancient work on the art of debate composed by Bodhisattva NÄågÄårjuna.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

²Ô²âÅ«²Ô²¹ (नà¥à¤¯à¥‚à¤�).—a (S) Less. 2 Less, short, deficient, defective. 3 Lower (in price, value, rank).

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

²Ô²âÅ«²Ô²¹ (नà¥à¤¯à¥‚à¤�).â€�a Less. Short, deficient. Lower (in price, value, rank).

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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

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

±·²âÅ«²Ô²¹ (नà¥à¤¯à¥‚à¤�).â€�a.

1) Lessened, diminished, shortened.

3) Defective, inferior, deficient, wanting, destitute of; as in अरà¥à¤¥à¤¨à¥à¤¯à¥‚à¤� (artha²Ô²âÅ«²Ô²¹); अथ कसà¥à¤®à¤¾à¤¦à¥‡à¤¤à¤¾à¤¨à¤� वैकृतानि वाकà¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤¨à¤¿ नà¥à¤¯à¥‚नानà¥à¤¯à¥‡à¤� नानà¥à¤®à¤¨à¥à¤¯à¤¨à¥à¤¤à¥‡ à¥� किमेभिà¤� पूरितैà¤� à¥� नà¥à¤¯à¥‚नानि अनेकारà¥à¤¥à¤¾à¤¨à¤� भवनà¥à¤¤à¤¿ (atha kasmÄådetÄåni vaiká¹›tÄåni vÄåkyÄåni nyÅ«²ÔÄånyeva ²ÔÄånumanyante | kimebhiá¸� pÅ«ritaiá¸� | nyÅ«²ÔÄåni anekÄårthÄåni bhavanti) ÅšB. on MS.7.4.12.

3) Less (opp. adhika); नà¥à¤¯à¥‚नाधिकविभकà¥à¤¤à¤¾à¤¨à¤¾à¤� धरà¥à¤®à¥à¤¯à¤� पितृकृतः सà¥à¤®à¥ƒà¤¤à¤ƒ (nyÅ«²ÔÄådhikavibhaktÄå²ÔÄåá¹� dharmyaá¸� pitá¹›ká¹›taá¸� smá¹›taá¸�) Y.2.116.

4) Defective (in some organ); पादÂ� (±èÄå»å²¹Â°).

5) Low, wicked, vile, despicable.

-nam Want or omission of one of the five members in a NyÄåya argument.

-nam ind. Less, in a less degree.

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

±·²âÅ«²Ô²¹ (नà¥à¤¯à¥‚à¤�).—mfn.

(-²Ô²¹á¸�-²ÔÄå-²Ô²¹á¹�) 1. Blamable, vile, wicked, despicable. 2. Less, deficient, defective. E. ni before, Å«²Ô²¹ less, affix ac .

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

±·²âÅ«²Ô²¹ (नà¥à¤¯à¥‚à¤�).—i. e. ni-Å«²Ô²¹, adj., f. ²ÔÄå. 1. Defective, [BhÄågavata-PurÄåṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 1, 16, 21. 2. Wanting, MahÄåbhÄårata 3, 4057; artha-, Poor. 3. Smaller, [YÄåjñavalkya, (ed. Stenzler.)] 2, 116; less, [²ÑÄå²Ô²¹±¹²¹»å³ó²¹°ù³¾²¹Å›Äå²õ³Ù°ù²¹] 8, 203. 4. Low, MahÄåbhÄårata 13, 6616. 5. Inferior, MahÄåbhÄårata 1, 5592.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

±·²âÅ«²Ô²¹ (नà¥à¤¯à¥‚à¤�).—[adjective] wanting, incomplete, defective, inferior, smaller, less by ([instrumental] or —Â�), less than ([ablative]); low, vile.

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

1) ±·²âÅ«²Ô²¹ (नà¥à¤¯à¥‚à¤�):—[=ny-Å«²Ô²¹] mf(Äå)n. ([from] ni with Å«²Ô²¹) less, diminished, defective, deficient (opp. to ati-rikta, adhika, ±èÅ«°ùṇa), destitute or deprived of ([instrumental case] or [compound]), inferior to ([ablative]), [BrÄåhmaṇa; Gá¹›hya-sÅ«tra and Å›rauta-sÅ«tra; MahÄåbhÄårata; SuÅ›ruta] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] (with pÄådaiá¸�) having a defect in the feet, [BhÄågavata-purÄåṇa]

3) [v.s. ...] low, vile, base, mean, [MahÄåbhÄårata; VarÄåha-mihira; PurÄåṇa]

4) [=ny-Å«²Ô²¹] n. euphem. = vulva, [TaittirÄ«ya-saṃhitÄå; Åšatapatha-brÄåhmaṇa]

5) [v.s. ...] want or omission of one of the 5 members in a NyÄåya argument, [NyÄåyasÅ«tra]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

±·²âÅ«²Ô²¹ (नà¥à¤¯à¥‚à¤�):—[(naá¸�-²ÔÄå-naá¹�) a.] Blameable; vile; deficient, less.

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

±·²âÅ«²Ô²¹ (नà¥à¤¯à¥‚à¤�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇūṇ²¹.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), 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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Hindi dictionary

: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

±·²âÅ«²Ô²¹ (नà¥à¤¯à¥‚à¤�) [Also spelled neyun]:â€�(a) less; lacking, deficient; low, inferior; small; —[°ì´Çṇa] acute angle; ~[tama] minimum, minimal; ~[tara] lesser, less than, smaller; hence ~[tÄå] (nf); —[mÅ«lyÄåṃkana] under-valuation.

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Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

±·²âÅ«²Ô²¹ (ನà³à²¯à³‚à²�):â€�

1) [adjective] deficient; incomplete.

2) [adjective] defective; faulty.

3) [adjective] inferior; of low or poor quality.

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±·²âÅ«²Ô²¹ (ನà³à²¯à³‚à²�):—[noun] = ನà³à²¯à³‚ನತà³� [nyunate].

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Nepali dictionary

: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

±·²âÅ«²Ô²¹ (नà¥à¤¯à¥‚à¤�):—adj. 1. little; less; insufficient; 2. wicked; vile;

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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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