Nishkama, 狈颈峁腻尘补, Ni峁膩m膩, Nihkama: 21 definitions
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Nishkama means something in 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.
The Sanskrit terms 狈颈峁腻尘补 and Ni峁膩m膩 can be transliterated into English as Niskama or Nishkama, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Nishkam.
In Hinduism
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
: Pure Bhakti: Bhagavad-gita (4th edition)狈颈峁腻尘补 (啶ㄠた啶粪啶曕ぞ啶�) refers to 鈥渨ithout selfish desire鈥�. (cf. Glossary page from 艢谤墨尘补诲-叠丑补驳补惫补诲-骋墨迟腻).
: Pure Bhakti: Brhad Bhagavatamrtam狈颈峁腻尘补 (啶ㄠた啶粪啶曕ぞ啶�) refers to:鈥擣ree from desire. (cf. Glossary page from 艢r墨 B峁沨ad-bh膩gava迟腻m峁泃a).
: Pure Bhakti: Brahma-samhita狈颈峁腻尘补 (啶ㄠた啶粪啶曕ぞ啶�) refers to鈥擣reedom from desire.
Vaishnava (啶掂啶粪啶｀さ, vai峁ａ箛ava) or vaishnavism (vai峁ａ箛avism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (鈥榯en avatars of Vishnu鈥�).
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation狈颈峁腻尘补 (啶ㄠた啶粪啶曕ぞ啶�) refers to 鈥�(being) free from lust鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.3.24 (鈥溑歩va consents to marry P膩rvat墨鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, as 艢iva said to Vi峁ａ箛u and others: 鈥淸...] O lord of gods, O intelligent one, it is your duty not to be obdurate after considering the situation of what shall be done and what not. O Vi峁ａ箛u, a great favour to the gods has been done by me when K膩ma was burnt. May ye all stay free from lust [i.e., 苍颈峁腻尘补] certainly along with me. Just as I, so also you, O gods, can without effort perform difficult tasks being endowed with the energy of great penance. [...]鈥�.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺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: ManthanabhairavatantramNi峁膩m膩 (啶ㄠた啶粪啶曕ぞ啶ぞ) refers to 鈥渟he who is devoid of desire鈥�, according to the Lali迟腻sahasran膩ma.鈥擫ali迟腻鈥檚 thousand names are eulogized in the Lali迟腻sahasran膩ma, describing the goddess鈥檚 spiritual beauty on the analogy of physical, sensuous beauty. [...] In short, the Kula rites鈥攕exual yet chaste鈥攕hare in the same ambiguity as the goddess who presides over them. One way that the apparent contradiction is resolved is to accommodate the two conditions into the two aspects of deity. Tripur膩 in her immanent, manifest form 鈥榳ith qualities鈥� (蝉补驳耻峁嘺) is passionate, while her unmanifest form `devoid of qualities鈥� (苍颈谤驳耻峁嘺) is passionless. To indicate this ambiguity in her nature she is called 鈥楧evoid of Qualities鈥� (苍颈谤驳耻峁嚹�) (130), which is thus the same as calling her 鈥楧evoid of Desire鈥� (苍颈峁腻尘腻) (142) and 鈥楧evoid of Passion鈥� (苍墨谤腻驳腻) (156). So even though from one point of view she is highly passionate, she remains free of desire. Although, she gives passion (办腻尘补诲腻) and arouses attachment (谤腻驳补-尘补迟丑补苍墨) (157), she also frees from it.
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩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.
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
: SOAS: Philosophy of Advaita Veda虅nta according to Madhusu虅dana Sarasvati虅's Gu虅d蹋ha虅rthadi虅pika虅狈颈峁腻尘补 (啶ㄠた啶粪啶曕ぞ啶�) or 狈颈峁腻尘补karma refers to 鈥渁ctions performed after renouncing its fruits鈥�.鈥擡ach chapter of the Bhagavadg墨迟腻 describes various aspects of the means to liberation (mukti/尘辞办峁), which is considered the highest good in Ved膩nta. 艢a峁僰ara also holds the purpose of the Bhagavadg墨迟腻 to be the attainment of liberation, quickly declaring knowledge of the self, preceded by renunciation of all actions to be its means. The performance of disinterested actions, i.e. actions performed after renouncing its fruits (苍颈峁腻尘补-karma), is combined with the forsaking of both those Vedic rituals that are performed solely out of desire for some personal gain (办腻尘测补办补谤尘补) and those that are forbidden in the Vedas (苍颈峁诲诲丑补办补谤尘补).
: Wikisource: Ashtavakra Gita狈颈峁腻尘补 (啶ㄠた啶粪啶曕ぞ啶�) refers to 鈥渙ne who is free from desire鈥� (i.e., the liberated man), according to the A峁ａ弓膩vakrag墨迟腻 (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Ved膩nta topics.鈥擜ccordingly, [as A峁ａ弓avakra says to Janaka]: 鈥淸...] Those of weak intelligence think of themselves as pure non-duality, but because of their delusion do not know this, and remain unfulfilled all their lives. The mind of the man seeking liberation can find no resting place within, but the mind of the liberated man is always free from desire (苍颈峁腻尘补) by the very fact of being without a resting place. [nir膩lambaiva 苍颈峁腻尘腻 buddhirmuktasya sarvad膩] [...]鈥�.
Vedanta (啶掂啶︵ぞ啶ㄠ啶�, ved膩nta) 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).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary狈颈岣腻尘补 (啶ㄠた啶冟啶距ぎ).鈥攁 (For 苍颈峁腻尘补 S) Devoid of desire, disinterested.
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary苍颈峁腻尘补 (啶ㄠた啶粪啶曕ぞ啶�).鈥攁 (S) Free from desire, disinterested.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English狈颈岣腻尘补 (啶ㄠた啶冟啶距ぎ).鈥�a Devoid of desire, disinterested.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English苍颈峁腻尘补 (啶ㄠた啶粪啶曕ぞ啶�).鈥�a Free from desire, disinterested
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
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary狈颈峁腻尘补 (啶ㄠた啶粪啶曕ぞ啶�).鈥攁dj. disinterested, [惭腻苍补惫补诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补] 12, 89.
狈颈峁腻尘补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nis and 办腻尘补 (啶曕ぞ啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary狈颈峁腻尘补 (啶ㄠた啶粪啶曕ぞ啶�).鈥擺adjective] desireless, disinterested.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary狈颈峁腻尘补 (啶ㄠた啶粪啶曕ぞ啶�):鈥擺=苍颈峁�-办腻尘补] [from 苍颈峁� > ni岣�] mfn. (苍颈峁�-) desireless, disinterested, unselfish, [艢atapatha-br膩hma峁嘺; Manu-sm峁泃i] etc.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary狈颈峁腻尘补 (啶ㄠた啶粪啶曕ぞ啶�):鈥擺ni-峁０炷宄静�] (ma岣�-m膩-ma峁�) a. Without wishing. n. Involuntarily.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)狈颈峁腻尘补 (啶ㄠた啶粪啶曕ぞ啶�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: 峁唅k办腻尘补.
[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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary狈颈峁腻尘补 (啶ㄠた啶粪啶曕ぞ啶�) [Also spelled nishkam]:鈥�(a) without attachment, disinterested, free from desires/wishes, desireless, unselfish; ~[迟腻] state of being without attachment, disinterestedness, unselfishness.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus狈颈峁腻尘补 (嗖ㄠ部嗖粪硩嗖曕簿嗖�):鈥�
1) [adjective] not desiring; not selfish; unselfish.
2) [adjective] not sensual; turned aside from lust.
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狈颈峁腻尘补 (嗖ㄠ部嗖粪硩嗖曕簿嗖�):鈥�
1) [noun] absence of desires; unselfishness.
2) [noun] absence of lust.
3) [noun] an unselfish or lustless man.
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狈颈峁腻尘补 (啶ㄠた啶粪啶曕ぞ啶�):鈥攁dj. 1. having no desires; disinterested; 2. done without expecting anything in return;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Nih, Nish, Kama, Nikaya.
Starts with: Nishkamacarin, Nishkamakarma, Nishkamakarmayoga, Nishkamashibhu, Nishkamayoga, Nitkamasha.
Full-text (+6): Nishkamakarma, Nishkamacarin, Nishkamayoga, Nikkama, Nishkam, Jnanapurva, Arthakama, Bhogayoga, Shivayoga, Samasta, Mayanta, Samastadhvan, Visodhana, Bhikshu, Nishkamakarmayoga, Sambhrama, Ragamathani, Nirguna, Saguna, Madani.
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