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Nishthatva, ±·¾±á¹£á¹­³ó²¹³Ù±¹²¹, ±·¾±á¹£á¹­³óÄå³Ù±¹²¹, Nishtha-tva: 2 definitions

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Nishthatva means something in 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.

The Sanskrit terms ±·¾±á¹£á¹­³ó²¹³Ù±¹²¹ and ±·¾±á¹£á¹­³óÄå³Ù±¹²¹ can be transliterated into English as Nisthatva or Nishthatva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaiva philosophy

: Brill: Åšaivism and the Tantric Traditions (philosophy)

±·¾±á¹£á¹­³ó²¹³Ù±¹²¹ (निषà¥à¤ à¤¤à¥à¤µ) refers to “that which rests on (the real thing)â€�, according to the ĪśvarapratyabhijñÄvivá¹›tivimarÅ›inÄ« 2.131-132.—Accordingly, “[...] This is what DharmakÄ«rti has said in PramÄṇaviniÅ›caya 2.7b:—‘In both [inference and perception], the validity [of the means of knowledge] concerns a real thing …â€�. But in our doctrine, the concept necessarily rests on the real thing (±¹²¹²õ³Ù³Ü-²Ô¾±á¹£á¹­³ó²¹³Ù±¹²¹), [even at the time of conceptualization: Utpaladeva] has [already] stated this elsewhere, for instance in [verse 1.3.5 beginning with] â€�bhrÄntitve cÄvasÄyasyaâ€�. [...]â€�.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

±·¾±á¹£á¹­³óÄå³Ù±¹²¹ (निषà¥à¤ à¤¾à¤¤à¥à¤�).â€�nt. (compare Sanskrit niṣṭhÄ, used in same meaning), assurance, certitude: °tvaá¹� tatra gacchethÄ(á¸�) Lalitavistara 90.6 (prose), be assured on this point. In akopyaá¹� tac cakram atyantaniṣṭhatvÄt Lalitavistara 422.17 (prose), the last word must be interpreted as atyanta-niṣṭha, [²ú²¹³ó³Ü±¹°ùÄ«³ó¾±], having infinite certitude (or the like; Sanskrit niṣṭhÄ) plus -tva.

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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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