Nipuna, 狈颈辫耻峁嘺: 24 definitions
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Nipuna 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 Nipun.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation狈颈辫耻峁嘺 (啶ㄠた啶啶�) refers to 鈥渙ne who is efficient (in his activities)鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur腻峁嘺 2.5.14 (鈥淭he birth of Jalandhara and his marriage鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, after Brahm腻 performed the postnatal rites for the Asura-boy Jalandhara: 鈥淸...] Then the ocean invited the great Asura K腻lanemi and requested him to give his daughter named V峁沶d腻 in marriage to his son. O sage, the heroic Asura K腻lanemi, foremost among the Asuras, intelligent and efficient (苍颈辫耻峁嘺) in his activities, welcomed the request of the ocean. He gave his beloved daughter to Jalandhara, the brave son of the ocean, in marriage performing the nuptial rites according to the Br腻hma style. [...]鈥�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index狈颈辫耻峁嘺 (啶ㄠた啶啶�).鈥擜 group of Pi艣腻cas with hanging ears, eyebrows and noses; are of dark brown and move visibly and invisibly.*
- * Brahm腻峁囜笉a-pur腻峁嘺 III. 7. 380, 383, 395-6; V腻yu-pur腻峁嘺 69. 264, 274-5.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur腻峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 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.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram狈颈辫耻峁嘺 (啶ㄠた啶啶�) refers to 鈥渙ne who is well versed鈥� (representing a characteristic of a true teacher or Guru) , according to the Kubjik腻mata-tantra, the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjik腻 cult.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淥ne should make an effort to seek a teacher who brings about eternal bliss and awakens (his disciples) to what is beneficial. (The true teacher is) is fortunate and pleasing to see. [...] He knows (whether a) time (is auspicious or not). He is well versed (苍颈辫耻峁嘺) and skillful and knows (his) capabilities and is not repulsive. [...]鈥�.
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣腻kta) or Shaktism (艣腻ktism) 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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)
: Shodhganga: Drumavichitrikarnam鈥擯lant mutagenesis in ancient India狈颈辫耻峁嘺 (啶ㄠた啶啶�) refers to 鈥渃arefully鈥� (sprinkling or irrigating a plant), as prescribed by certain bio-organical recipes for plant mutagenesis, such as dwarfing a plant, according to the 痴峁沰峁Ｄ乱耻谤惫别诲补 by S奴rap腻la (1000 CE): an encyclopedic work dealing with the study of trees and the principles of ancient Indian agriculture.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淎 plant grown in a pit supported with four pillars erected close to the root, carefully (苍颈辫耻峁嘺) sprinkled with milk grows into a dwarf variety鈥�.
膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
In Buddhism
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Buddhism狈颈辫耻峁嘺 (啶ㄠた啶啶�) is the name of an ancient king from the Solar dynasty (蝉奴谤测补惫补峁兣沘) and a descendant of Mah腻sa峁僲ata, according to the D墨pava峁兣沘 and the Mah腻va峁兣沘. 狈颈辫耻峁嘺 is known as Nipura according to the Mah腻vastu chapter II.32 of the Mah腻sa峁僩hikas (and the Lokottarav腻da school). 狈颈辫耻峁嘺 is known as N奴pura according to the Dulva (the Tibetan translation of the Vinaya of the Sarv腻stiv腻dins).
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary苍颈辫耻峁嘺 : (adj.) clever; skilful; accomplished.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary狈颈辫耻峁嘺, (adj.) (Sk. 苍颈辫耻峁嘺, dial. for ni辫峁涐箛a, to 辫峁涐箛oti, 辫峁�) clever, skilful, accomplished; fine, subtle, abstruse D. I, 26鈮�(n. gambh墨ra dhamma), 162 (pa峁囜笉ita+); M. I, 487 (dhamma); S. I, 33; IV, 369; A. III, 78; Sn. 1126 (=gambh墨ra duddasa etc. Nd2 350); Vbh. 426; Miln. 233, 276; DA. I, 117; VvA. 73 (ariyasaccesu kusala+), 232; PvA. 1, 16. Cp. abhi苍颈辫耻峁嘺. (Page 360)
[Pali to Burmese]
: Sutta: Tipi峁璦ka P腻岣穒-Myanmar Dictionary (醼愥��曖��嬦��-醼曖��犪��欋�坚�斸�横�欋�� 醼♂�樶��撫��斸��)1) 苍颈辫耻峁嘺鈥�
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(Auto-Translation): (1) Gentle-soft-delicate, (a) Truth and Dhamma. (b) Nibbana. (c) Speech. (d) Depth. (e) Collection for depth. (f) Benefit. (g) Cause, principle. (h) Matter, issue. (i) Wisdom-knowledge. (j) Person. (k) Question, inquiry, problem, query. (2) Extremely-gentle-soft. (3) Deceptive-skilled.
2) 苍颈辫耻峁嘺鈥�
(Burmese text): (醼�) 醼炨��欋�横�欋�结�贬�丰�炨�贬�� 醼♂��醼坚�贬��勧�横�羔��醼��炨��炨�贬�亰 醼炨�搬亱 (醼�) 醼炨��欋�横�欋�结�贬�丰�炨�贬�� 醼夅��忈�横�曖�娽��涐�踞��炨�贬�亰 醼炨�搬亱
(Auto-Translation): (a) He who knows the peaceful truth. (b) He who possesses peaceful wisdom.
Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav腻da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary苍颈辫耻峁嘺 (啶ㄠた啶啶�).鈥攁 (S) Conversant with; proficient or skilled in.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English苍颈辫耻峁嘺 (啶ㄠた啶啶�).鈥�a Conversant with; proficient.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary狈颈辫耻峁嘺 (啶ㄠた啶啶�).鈥�a.
1) Clever, sharp, shrewd, skilful; 啶掂く啶膏啶� 啶ㄠた啶膏ぐ啷嵿啶ㄠた啶啶｀ぞ啶� 啶膏啶む啶班た啶 (vayasya nisargani辫耻峁嚹遽弗 striya岣�) M.3.
2) Proficient or skilled in, conversant or familiar with (with loc. or instr.); 啶掂ぞ啶氞た 啶ㄠた啶啶｀ (v腻ci 苍颈辫耻峁嘺岣�); 啶掂ぞ啶氞ぞ 啶ㄠた啶啶｀ (v腻c腻 苍颈辫耻峁嘺岣�).
3) Experienced.
4) Kindly or friendly towards.
5) Acute, fine, delicate, minute, sharp.
6) Complete, perfect, accurate.
7) Absolute; 啶啶班じ啶ㄠ啶ㄠえ啶苦お啷佮ぃ啷囙え (辫谤补蝉补苍苍补苍颈辫耻峁噀苍补) Bh腻gavata 5.4.5.
-峁嘺尘 Skill, proficiency; 啶� 啶氞ぞ啶膏啶� 啶曕ざ啷嵿啶苦え啷嵿え啶苦お啷佮ぃ啷囙え 啶оぞ啶む啶班さ啷堗い啶� 啶溹え啷嵿い啷佮 啶曕啶え啷�啶� 啶娻い啷�啶� (na c腻sya ka艣cin苍颈辫耻峁噀苍补 dh腻turavaiti jantu岣� kuman墨峁 奴t墨岣�) Bh腻gavata 1.3.37.
-峁嘺尘 ind. or 啶ㄠた啶啶｀啶� (苍颈辫耻峁噀苍补)
1) Skilfully, cleverly.
2) Perfectly, completely, totally,
3) Exactly, carefully, accurately, minutely; 啶ㄠた啶啶｀ぎ啶ㄠ啶掂た啶粪啶え啷嵿え啷佮お啶侧が啷嵿ぇ啶掂ぞ啶ㄠ (苍颈辫耻峁嘺manvi峁annupalabdhav腻n) Da艣akum腻racarita 59; 啶ㄠた啶啶｀ぎ啶ㄠ啶ぞ啶侧啶ぞ 啶灌た 啶多た啶多さ啶� (苍颈辫耻峁嘺manup腻ly腻 hi 艣i艣ava岣�) Mv.5.14.
4) In a delicate manner.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary狈颈辫耻峁嘺 (啶ㄠた啶啶�).鈥�adj. (as in Pali, epithet of dhamma), subtle: (gambh墨ra岣モ�harmo)鈥奴k峁o nipuno (duranubo- dha岣�) Lalitavistara 395.20; 397.13 (both prose; in the second some inferior mss. 掳峁嘺). Acc. to [Boehtlingk] 7.352, fein, zart, z盲rtlich also in 闯腻迟补办补尘腻濒腻 20.25 yuk迟腻鈥aivate峁 par腻nukamp腻- ni辫耻峁嚹� prav峁泃ti岣�; but here the usual Sanskrit meaning skillful would seem possible (so Speyer).
狈颈辫耻峁嘺 can also be spelled as Nipuna (啶ㄠた啶啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary狈颈辫耻峁嘺 (啶ㄠた啶啶�).鈥攎fn.
(-峁嘺岣�-峁嚹�-峁嘺峁�) 1. Clever, skilful, conversant with. 2. Skilled in. 3. Kindly or friendly towards. 4. Sharp, fine, delicate. 5. Complete, perfect. E. ni before, 辫耻峁� to be pure, affix ka .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary狈颈辫耻峁嘺 (啶ㄠた啶啶�).鈥攊. e. probably ni -pu峁� + na, adj., f. 峁嚹�. 1. Perfect, [惭腻苍补惫补诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补] 5, 61. 2. Clever, B枚htl. Ind. Spr. 490. 3. Conversant, 57. 潞峁嘺尘, adv. 1. Completely, [搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺] 2, 96, 1 Gorr. 2. Carefully, 4, 44, 82. 3. In a delicate manner, [艢腻kuntala, (ed. B枚htlingk.)] 59, 15.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary狈颈辫耻峁嘺 (啶ㄠた啶啶�).鈥擺adjective] clever, skilful; versed in, familiar with ([locative], *[genetive], *[instrumental], infin., or 鈥斅�); exact, complete, perfect. 掳鈥� & [neuter] [adverb]; [abstract] 迟腻 [feminine], tva [neuter]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 狈颈辫耻峁嘺 (啶ㄠた啶啶�):鈥攎f(腻)n. (said to be from a 鈭�辫耻峁�), clever, adroit, skilful, sharp, acute, [Manu-sm峁泃i; Mah腻bh腻rata; Su艣ruta; K腻vya literature] etc.
2) skilled in, conversant with, capable of (mostly [compound] cf. [P腻峁噄ni 2-1, 31 and] [gana] 艣au峁囜笉腻di; but also infin. [K腻vya literature] [locative case] [Var腻ha-mihira] [genitive case] [Vopadeva v, 29] or [instrumental case] [P腻峁噄ni 2-1, 31])
3) kind or friendly towards ([locative case] or prati, [P腻峁噄ni 2-3, 43])
4) delicate, tender, [闯腻迟补办补尘腻濒腻]
5) perfect, complete, absolute (as purity, devotion etc.), [Manu-sm峁泃i; Bh腻gavata-pur腻峁嘺]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary狈颈辫耻峁嘺 (啶ㄠた啶啶�):鈥擺ni-辫耻峁嘺] (峁嘺岣�-峁嚹�-峁嘺峁�) a. Clever.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)狈颈辫耻峁嘺 (啶ㄠた啶啶�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: 峁唅耻峁嘺.
[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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary狈颈辫耻峁嘺 (啶ㄠた啶啶�) [Also spelled nipun]:鈥�(a) skilful, expert; dexterous; efficient; ~[迟腻] skill, expertise; dexterity; efficiency.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus狈颈辫耻峁嘺 (嗖ㄠ部嗖硜嗖�):鈥擺adjective] very skillful; having much knowledge and training; expert; proficient; adept.
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狈颈辫耻峁嘺 (嗖ㄠ部嗖硜嗖�):鈥�
1) [noun] a skillful, knowledgeable, well-trained man; an expert or adept.
2) [noun] the skill, knowledge; judgement.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary狈颈辫耻峁嘺 (啶ㄠた啶啶�):鈥攁dj. competent; efficient; learned; skilled;
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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Partial matches: Puna, Nipuna, A.
Starts with (+10): Nepunna, Nipunabhava, Nipunabyakarana, Nipunadrish, Nipunagambhiraduddasatthappakasana, Nipunagambhirasududdasata, Nipunagambhiravicitranayadesana, Nipunagami, Nipunam, Nipunamadhurasamasakkaccakari, Nipunamalabuddhi, Nipunan, Nipunananagocara, Nipunananavisayatta, Nipunapanha, Nipunaparamanikaya, Nipunarupadassanasamattha, Nipunasammata, Nipunata, Nipunatana.
Full-text (+70): Anipuna, Nipunata, Nipunam, Nisarganipuna, Prayoganipuna, Kumaranipuna, Nitinipuna, Nepunna, Atinipuna, Nipunatas, Nipunatara, Nipunabhava, Vacanipuna, Naipuna, Nipunapanha, Nipunagami, Nipunaparamanikaya, Nipunatthavinicchaya, Nipunavedani, Paticcasamuppadadinipunatthasabbhava.
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