nitya

Dictionary meanings for nitya from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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nitya

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a. [niyamena niyataṃ vā bhavaṃ ni-tya- p; cf. P. IV. 2. 104 Vārt.] 1 (a) Continual, perpetual, con- stant, ever-lasting, eternal, uninter- rupted; yadi nityamanityena labhyate H. 1. 48; nityajyotsnāḥ pratihatamovṛttiramyāḥ pradoṣāḥ Me. (regarded by Malli. as [Page0621-a+ 56] an interpolation); Ms. 2. 206. (b) Imperishable, indestructible; pṛthivī dvividhā nityā'nityā ca Tarka K.

2 Invariable, regular, fixed, not...

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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

mf (A) n. (fr. ni; cf. ni-ja) innate, native MBh. iii, 13941 547,2 108337 mf (A) n. one's own (opp. to araṇa) RV. 547,2 108338 mf (A) n. continual, perpetual, eternal RV. &c 547,2 108339 mf (/A) n. ifc. constantly dwelling or engaged in, intent upon, devoted or used to (cf. tapo-n, dharma-n, dhyāna-n, śastra-n) Mn.; MBh. &c 547,2 108340

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