Nihshvasana, Niḥśvasana: 6 definitions
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Nihshvasana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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 Niḥśvasana can be transliterated into English as Nihsvasana or Nihshvasana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Niswasan.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNiḥśvasana (निःश्वसन).—Breathing out, sighing.
Derivable forms: niḥśvasanam (निःश्वसनम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiḥśvasana (निःश्वसन).—n.
(-naṃ) 1. Sighing, &c. 2. Breathing out. E. nir and śvasana breathing.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiḥśvasana (निःश्वसन):—[=niḥ-śvasana] [from niḥ-śvas] n. breathing out or sighing, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiḥśvasana (निःश्वसन):—[niḥ-śvasana] (naṃ) 1. n. Breathing out, sighing, groaning.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Niḥśvasana (निःश्वसन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇīsasaṇa.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryNiḥśvasana (निःश्वसन) [Also spelled niswasan]:—(nm) (the act or process of) expiration, breathing out.
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