Nistusha, Nis-tusha, Nistuṣa: 12 definitions
Introduction:
Nistusha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, biology. 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 Nistuṣa can be transliterated into English as Nistusa or Nistusha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of SriharsaNistuṣa (निस्तुष) refers to “faultless” or “pure”, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 15.8.—Nārāyaṇa remarks—“tuṣo doṣaleśaḥ”. Cf. “kaveḥ puṣyati nistuṣatvam” (Maṅkhaka 2.7).
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha ChikitsaNistuṣa (निस्तुष) refers to “unhusked” (sesame), and is used in the treatment (cikitsā) of rat poison (ākhu-viṣa), according to the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā—an important topic from Āyurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Viṣavidyā or Sarpavidyā).—Kāśyapa has recommended a slew of generic formulae that successfully neutralise rat poison.—According to Kāśyapasaṃhitā (verse 11.46cd-47): “Mustā, dipped in honey or ghee, also extirpates rat poison. Unhusked (nistuṣa), powdered sesame dipped in salt-water must be eaten with ginger and jaggery”.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Nistusha in India is the name of a plant defined with Triticum aestivum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Zeia vulgaris var. aestiva (L.) Lunell (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora Friburgensis (1825)
· Florula Ludoviciana, or, a flora of the state of … (1817)
· Journal of Phytopathology (2005)
· A Class-book of Botany (1847)
· La flore adventice de Montpellier (1912)
· New Phytologist (2005)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Nistusha, for example diet and recipes, side effects, extract dosage, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, health benefits, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarynistuṣa (निस्तुष).—a (S) Free from the husk. 2 Leaving no remainder; clean gone--a disease &c.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNistuṣa (निस्तुष).—a.
1) freed from chaff.
2) purified, cleansed.
3) simplified. °क्षीरः (kṣīraḥ) wheat. °रत्नम् (ratnam) a crystal.
4) faultless, pure; शशंस गुणैररीणैरुदयास्तनिस्तुषम् (śaśaṃsa guṇairarīṇairudayāstanistuṣam) N.15.8.
Nistuṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nis and tuṣa (तुष).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNistuṣa (निस्तुष).—mfn.
(-ṣaḥ-ṣā-ṣaṃ) Freed from the chaff, (corn, &c.) E. nir neg. tuṣa chaff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Nistuṣa (निस्तुष):—[=nis-tuṣa] [from nis > niḥ] mf(ā)n. freed from chaff or husk, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Suśruta]
2) [v.s. ...] ([figuratively]) purified, cleansed
3) [v.s. ...] simplified, [Rājataraṅgiṇī; Siṃhāsana-dvātriṃśikā or vikramāditya-caritra, jaina recension]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNistuṣa (निस्तुष):—[ni-stuṣa] (ṣaḥ-ṣā-ṣaṃ) a. Free from chaff.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Nistuṣa (निस्तुष) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇittusa.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNistuṣa (ನಿಸ್ತುಷ):—[adjective] hulled; husked; peeled.
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Nistuṣa (ನಿಸ್ತುಷ):—
1) [noun] hulled corn (as rice).
2) [noun] (fig.) the quality or condition of being perfectly clean or irreproachable.
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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