Nihnava: 12 definitions
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Nihnava means something in Jainism, Prakrit, 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 Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: Wisdom Library: JainismNihnava (啶ㄠた啶灌啶ㄠさ, 鈥渃oncealment鈥�) refers to 鈥渃oncealment of true knowledge鈥� and it is one of the causes leading to the influx (腻蝉谤补苍补) of karmas which obscure knowledge and perception.
Nihnava is a Sanskrit technical term defined in the Tattv膩rthas奴tra (ancient authorative Jain scripture) from the 2nd century, which contains aphorisms dealing with philosophy and the nature of reality.
: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 6: Influx of karmasNihnava (啶ㄠた啶灌啶ㄠさ).鈥擶hat is meant by 鈥榗oncealment (nihnava) of knowledge鈥�? Not responding to a query i.e. does not reply saying I dont know by a learned person despite knowing fully the answer is concealment of knowledge (nihnava).
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNihnava (啶ㄠた啶灌啶ㄠさ).鈥�
1) Denial, concealment of knowledge; 啶曕ぞ啶班啶 啶膏啶掂ぎ啶むた啶ㄠた啶灌啶ㄠさ啶� (k膩rya岣� svamati苍颈丑苍补惫补岣�) M膩lat墨m膩dhava (Bombay) 1.12; Chandr.5.27.
2) Secrecy, concealment in general; 啶ㄠた啶灌啶ㄠさ啷� 啶ぞ啶氞た啶む 啶︵う啷嵿く啶距う啷嵿ぇ啶ㄠ 啶班ぞ啶溹啶炧 啶� 啶むい啷嵿じ啶ぎ啷� (nihnave y膩cito dady膩ddhana峁� r膩j帽e ca tatsamam) Y.2.11,267.
3) A secret.
4) Mistrust; doubt, suspicion.
5) Wickedness.
6) Atonement, expiation; 啶むじ啷嵿く啷堗し 啶掂啶き啶苦啶距ぐ啶膏啶� 啶ㄠた啶灌啶ㄠさ啶� 啶膏ぎ啷嵿く啶椸啶氞啶い啷� (tasyai峁 vyabhic膩rasya 苍颈丑苍补惫补岣� samyagucyate) Manusm峁泃i 9.21.
7) Contradiction.
8) Obscuring, surpassing.
9) Excuse, exculpation.
Derivable forms: 苍颈丑苍补惫补岣� (啶ㄠた啶灌啶ㄠさ啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNihnava (啶ㄠた啶灌啶ㄠさ).鈥攎.
(-惫补岣�) 1. Denial or concealment of knowledge, dissimulation, secrecy. 2. Concealment in general. 3. Mistrust, doubt, suspicion. 4. Wickedness. 5. A secret. 6. Excuse. E. ni before, hnu to hide or secrete aff. ap.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryNihnava (啶ㄠた啶灌啶ㄠさ).鈥攊. e. ni-hnu + a, m. 1. Denial, [Y膩j帽avalkya, (ed. Stenzler.)] 2, 11. 2. Concealment, 267. 3. Secrecy, Mah膩bh膩rata 9376. 4. Distrust, 5, 1362. 5. Expiation, [惭腻苍补惫补诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补] 9, 21.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNihnava (啶ㄠた啶灌啶ㄠさ).鈥擺masculine] denial, concealment, contradiction, excuse, expiation.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Nihnava (啶ㄠた啶灌啶ㄠさ):鈥擺=ni-hnava] [from ni-hnu] m. begging pardon, making amends or reparation (a kind of ceremony at which the 峁歵vij lay their hands upon the Prastara and recite, [V膩jasaneyi-sa峁僪it膩 v, 7]), [S膩ya峁嘺 on Aitareya-br膩hma峁嘺 i, 26] (also hnavana, [Gobhila-艣r膩ddha-kalpa])
2) [v.s. ...] atonement, expiation, amends for ([genitive case]), [Manu-sm峁泃i ix, 21]
3) [v.s. ...] denial, concealment, secrecy, mistrust, suspicion, [Y膩j帽avalkya; Mah膩bh膩rata; K膩vya literature]
4) [v.s. ...] contradiction, [Mah膩bh膩rata]
5) [v.s. ...] eclipsing, obscuring, surpassing, [K膩vy膩dar艣a]
6) [v.s. ...] wickedness, [Horace H. Wilson]
7) [v.s. ...] Name of a S膩man, [膧r峁ya-br膩hma峁嘺]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNihnava (啶ㄠた啶灌啶ㄠさ):鈥擺ni-hnava] (惫补岣�) 1. m. Denial or concealment of knowledge; doubt; a secret; wickedness.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Nihnava (啶ㄠた啶灌啶ㄠさ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: 峁唅峁噃补驳补, 峁唅峁噃补测补, 峁唅峁噃补惫补.
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNihnava (嗖ㄠ部嗖灌硩嗖ㄠ驳):鈥�
1) [noun] the act of concealing or rejecting the real knowledge.
2) [noun] something that is or is kept secret, hidden or concealed; a secret.
3) [noun] lack of trust, belief, confidence, etc.
4) [noun] the act or an instance of cheating.
5) [noun] a making amends or reparation for wrongdoing, guilt, sin, etc; expiation; atonement.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Hnava.
Starts with: Nihnavaka, Nihnavana, Nihnavavadin, Nihnavottara.
Full-text: Nihnavavadin, Nihnavottara, Abhinihnava, Nihnuvana, Nihava, Nihnuti, Ninhaga, Bhutanihnava, Ninhata, Ninhava, Nikriti.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 6.10 - The nature of Knowledge-obscuring and Perception-obscuring Karmas < [Chapter 6 - Influx of Karmas]
Verse 6.27 - The nature of Obstructive-karmas < [Chapter 6 - Influx of Karmas]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 9.21 < [Section I - Husband and Wife]
The Agnistoma Somayaga in the Shukla Yajurveda (by Madan Haloi)
Part 2.4: Rite of hospitality in honour of Soma (膩tithye峁ａ弓i) < [Chapter 4 - The Agni峁ａ弓oma Ritual]
Bharadvaja-srauta-sutra (by C. G. Kashikar)
Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)