Nivita, Nivīta: 12 definitions
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Nivita means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaNivīta (निवीत).—Brahmin’s wearing upper cloth or the sacred thread on the left shoulder and under the right hand is called Upavīta; the same on the right shoulder and under the left hand is called prācīnāvīta and the same worn as a garland around the neck is called Nivīta.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s 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.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryNivīta.—cf. s-oṣara-avaṣkara-sthāna-nivīta-lavaṇākara (EI 22). Note: nivīta is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarynivīta (निवीत).—n S The Brahminical thread as suspended around the neck.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishnivīta (निवीत).—n The Bra'hminical thread as suspended around the neck.
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 dictionaryNivīta (निवीत).—
1) Wearing the sacred thread round the neck (making it hang down like a garland); निवीतं मनुष्याणां प्राचीनावीतं पितॄणामुपवीतं देवानाम् (nivītaṃ manuṣyāṇāṃ prācīnāvītaṃ pitṝṇāmupavītaṃ devānām) J. N. V.; निवीतं हि मनुष्याः प्रायशः स्वार्थं कुर्वन्ति (nivītaṃ hi manuṣyāḥ prāyaśaḥ svārthaṃ kurvanti) ŚB. on MS.3.4.2.
2) The thread so worn.
-taḥ, -tam A veil, mantle.
Derivable forms: nivītam (निवीतम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNivīta (निवीत).—mfn. subst.
(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) A veil, a mantle, a wrapper. n.
(-taṃ) The Brahmanical thread suspended round the neck, in which manner it is worn on some occasions. E. ni before, vye to cover, aff. kta. or ni + aja kta vyādeśaḥ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNivīta (निवीत).—[adjective] = seq.; also [neuter] as subst.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Nivīta (निवीत):—[=ni-vīta] a tin See ni-vye.
2) [=ni-vīta] [from ni-vye] b mfn. hung or adorned with ([instrumental case]), [ib.]
3) [v.s. ...] having the Brāhmanical thread round the neck, [ṢaḍvBr.; Lāṭyāyana]
4) [v.s. ...] n. wearing the Br° th° like a necklace round the neck
5) [v.s. ...] the th° so worn, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
6) [v.s. ...] mf(ā, or ī ?)n. a veil, mantle, wrapper (cf. ni-vṛta).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNivīta (निवीत):—[ni-vīta] (taṃ) 1. n. The brāhmanical thread. a. Covered. n. A veil.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusNivīta (ನಿವೀತ):—
1) [noun] a wearing of the sacrificial thread round one’s neck (like a garland, as different from the normal wearing of it over the left shoulder and under the right arm).
2) [noun] the sacrificial thread worn in that manner.
3) [noun] a lose, upper garment.
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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