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Nishkraya, ṣkⲹ, Nitkraya, Niṭkraya: 13 definitions

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Nishkraya 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 term ṣkⲹ can be transliterated into English as Niskraya or Nishkraya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Marathi-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Nishkraya in Marathi glossary
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

niṣkraya (निष्क्रय).�m Money, equivalent to a cow or other thing which it is usual to give, given instead of that thing.

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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

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Nishkraya in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ṣkⲹ (निष्क्रय).�

1) Redemption, ransom; दद� दत्त� समुद्रेण पीतेनेवात्मनिष्क्रयम� (dadau datta� samudreṇa pītenevātmaniṣkrayam) R.15.55;2.55;5.22; Mu.6.2.

2) Reward; सम्यक्संपादितो वत्स भवद्भ्या� गुरुनिष्क्रय� (samyaksaṃpādito vatsa bhavadbhyā� guruԾṣkⲹ�) Bhāgavata 1.45. 47.

3) Hire, wages.

4) Return, aquittance; त्रसत्तुषारा- द्रिसुताससंभ्रमस्वयंग्रहाश्लेषसुखे� निष्क्रयम् (trasattuṣārā- drisusasaṃbhramasvayaṃgrahāśleṣasukhena niṣkrayam) Śiśupālavadha 1.5.

5) Exchange, barter.

6) Sale; � निष्क्रयविसर्गाभ्यां भर्तुर्भार्य� विमुच्यत� (na niṣkrayavisargābhyā� bharturbhāryā vimucyate) Manusmṛti 9. 46.

7) Purchase; cf. निष्क्रय� बुद्धियोगे स्यात् सामर्थ्य� निर्गतावपि (niṣkrayo buddhiyoge syāt sāmarthye nirgavapi); Vaijayantī.

Derivable forms: Ծṣkⲹ� (निष्क्रय�).

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

ṣkⲹ (निष्क्रय).—m.

(-ⲹ�) 1. Hire, wages. 2. Reward. 3. Barter. 4. Price. 5. Ransom. E. nir before, ī to buy, aff. ac.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṣkⲹ (निष्क्रय).—i. e. nis-ī + a, m. 1. Redecming, [Yājñavalkya, (ed. Stenzler.)] 2, 182. 2. Price, [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 7697. 3. Reward, [峾ⲹṇa] 1, 13, 51.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṣkⲹ (निष्क्रय).—[masculine] redemption, ransom, acquittance; reward, wages.

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

1) ṣkⲹ (निष्क्रय):—[=Ծ�-ⲹ] [from ni�-ī] m. redemption, ransom, [Suparṇādhyāya; Kāvya literature]

2) [v.s. ...] compensation, equivalent (in money), [Gobhila-śrāddha-kalpa] [commentator or commentary]

3) [v.s. ...] price, reward, hire, wages, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.

4) [v.s. ...] return, acquittance, [Śiśupāla-vadha i, 50.]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṣkⲹ (निष्क्रय):—[Ծ-ṣkⲹ] (ⲹ�) 1. m. Hire, wages.

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

ṣkⲹ (निष्क्रय) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇi첹ⲹ.

[Sanskrit to German]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Nishkraya in Hindi glossary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

ṣkⲹ (निष्क्रय):�(a) inactive, inert; idle, non-working; passive; ~[] inactivity, inaction, inertia; idleness, passivity; —[pratirodha] passive resistance.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Nishkraya in Kannada glossary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

ṣkⲹ (ನಿಷ್ಕ್ರಯ):�

1) [noun] the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold or offered for sale; price.

2) [noun] something given or done in return; repayment, reward, retaliation; requital.

3) [noun] anything given as an equivalent or to make amends for a loss, damage, unemployment, etc.; recompense; compensation.

4) [noun] a small present of money given to a waiter, porter, etc. for services; tips.

5) [noun] the act, process or an instance of exchanging; exchange.

6) [noun] something that is given or received in exchange or substitution for something else.

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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

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Nishkraya in Nepali glossary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

ṣkⲹ (निष्क्रय):—n. 1. hire; wages; ransom; 2. exchange; barter; 3. payment for something;

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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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