Naicashakha, Naicāśākha: 5 definitions
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Naicashakha 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 term Naicāśākha can be transliterated into English as Naicasakha or Naicashakha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Naichashakha.
In Hinduism
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and SubjectsNaicāśākha (नैचाशाख) is found in one passage of the Rigveda, where Sāyaṇa renders it as ‘of low origin’, but elsewhere he explains it as the name of a place. The former sense is accepted by Grassmann and Ludwig in their versions, and by Zimmer, but Hillebrandt points out that the reference is rather to the ‘low-branched’ Soma plant. Cf. Kīkaṭa and Pramaganda.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNaicāśākha (नैचाशाख).—a.
1) Ved. Relating to low castes such as those of the Sūdras.
-kham Low or common people.
2) What belongs to such men.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Naicāśākha (नैचाशाख):—m. [probably] Name of Pramagandha ([patronymic] [from] nīcā-ś?), [Ṛg-veda iii, 53, 14]
2) n. Name of a town, [Sāyaṇa]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text: Nicashakha, Pramaganda.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 3.53.14 < [Sukta 53]