Nikocana, Nikocaka: 5 definitions

Introduction:

Nikocana 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Nikochana.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Nikocana (निकोचन).—Contraction, compression.

Derivable forms: nikocanam (निकोचनम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nikocana (निकोचन):—[=ni-kocana] [from ni-koca] n. = nikoca, [Manvarthamuktāvalī, kullūka bhaṭṭa’s Commentary on manu-smṛti]

[Sanskrit to German]

Nikocana in German

context information

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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Nikōcaka (ನಿಕೋಚಕ):—

1) [noun] the deciduous tree Alangium decapetalum of Alangiaceae family, that grows in rocky places, the juice of the root of which is used as an anthelmintic and the root as an antidote to snake bite.

2) [noun] another tree of the same family Alangium lamarckii (-= A. salvifolium).

context information

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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