Nyasana: 10 definitions
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Nyasana 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNyasana (न्यसन).—
1) Depositing, lying down.
2) Delivering, giving up.
3) Bringing forward, mentioning.
Derivable forms: nyasanam (न्यसनम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryNyasana (न्यसन).—(nt., or m.; compare prec.), one of the arts, pre-sumably = nyāsa, and perhaps also nikṣepa, qq.v.; at least seems clearly mathematical; perhaps solving math- ematical problems (? according to Wogihara Lex. 31, rendered [Page314-b+ 22] measuring by Hiuen-thsang): lipi-gaṇana-nyasana-saṃ- khyā-mudrā- Bodhisattvabhūmi 7.4; 103.3; 210.13.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNyasana (न्यसन).—n.
(-naṃ) 1. Delivering, Giving up. 2. Depositing. E. ni before, as to throw lyuṭ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNyasana (न्यसन).—[neuter] casting down; putting, placing, mentioning.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Nyasana (न्यसन):—[=ny-asana] [from ny-as] n. putting down, depositing, placing, arranging, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] bringing forward, mentioning, [Kāvyādarśa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNyasana (न्यसन):—(naṃ) 1. n. Giving up; depositing.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Nyasana (न्यसन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ṇasaṇa, Ṇāsaṇa.
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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 corpusNyasana (ನ್ಯಸನ):—
1) [noun] the act of placing in a certain position, place, etc.
2) [noun] a delivering, shooting of an arrow or other weapon.
3) [noun] the act of submitting, handing over something.
4) [noun] a giving up; abandonment.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Asana.
Ends with: Chitrakaranyasana, Citrakaranyasana, Dvipadakaundinyasana, Ekapadakaundinyasana, Indranyasana, Kaundinyasana, Padanyasana, Paroshnyasana, Samnyasana, Sannyasana, Sanyasana, Upanyasana, Vanyashana, Vinyasana, Yonyasana.
Full-text: Nasana, Samnyasana, Vinyasana, Nyasa, Nikshepa, Mudra.
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