Nishkincana, Niṣkiñcana: 3 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Niṣkiñcana can be transliterated into English as Niskincana or Nishkincana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Nishkinchana.
In Hinduism
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Source: Pure Bhakti: Bhajana-rahasya - 2nd EditionNiṣkiñcana (निष्किञ्चन) refers to:—Free from all material possessions, entirely destitute; a renunciant. (cf. Glossary page from Bhajana-Rahasya).
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) 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 (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiṣkiñcana (निष्किञ्चन):—[ni-ṣkiñcana] (naḥ-nā-naṃ) a. Poor.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Niṣkiñcana (निष्किञ्चन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇikkiṃcaṇa.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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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Partial matches: Ni.
Starts with: Nishkimcana, Nishkimcanatva.
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