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Results for निम्न

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. निम्नnimnaa.Deep (lit. and fig.); चकितहरिणीप्रेक्षणा निम्न- नाभिः Me.84; Ṛs.5.12; Śi.1.58.
    1. Deep (Literal and Figurative); चकितहरिणीप्रेक्षणा निम्न- नाभिः Me.84; Ṛs.5.12; Śi.1.58.
    2. Low, depressed.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -म्न

      1. Depth, low ground, low land; (कः) पयश्च निम्नाभिमुखं प्रतीपयेत् Ku.5.5; न च निम्नादिव सलिलं निवर्तते मे ततो हृदयम् Ś.3.2. (Vartious reading); Y.2.151; Ṛs.2.13.
      2. A slope, declivity.
      3. A gap, chasm in the ground; यो नेमिनिम्नैरकरोच्छायां घ्नन् सप्त वारिधीन् Bhāg.5.1.39.
      4. A depression, low part; जलनिबिडितवस्त्रव्यक्तनिम्नोन्नताभिः Māl.4.1.
      5. A mean act (हीनकर्म); निम्नेष्वीहां करिष्यन्ति हेतुवादविमोहिताः Mb.3.19.26.
    • -अभिमुख Adjective flowing downwards; क ईप्सितार्थस्थिरनिश्चयं मनः पयश्च निम्ना- भिमुखं प्रतीपयेत् Ku.5.5.

    • -उन्नत Adjective low and high, depressed and elevated, uneven.

    • -गतम् a low place.

    • -गा a river, a mountain-stream; उदधेरिव निम्नगाशतेष्व- भवन्नास्य विमानना क्वचित् R.8.8.

    • -नाभि Adjective slender, thin.

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. निम्नnimna[ni-mná] n. low ground, hollow; a. concave; low-lying, depressed, deep: -gata, pp. situated in hollows; n. low…

    [ni-mná] neuter low ground, hollow; adjective concave; low-lying, depressed, deep: -gata, perfect passive participle situated in hollows; neuter low ground; -gâ, feminine; also equal for (going to the lowlands), river: -pati, masculine lord of rivers, sea, -suta, perfect passive participle masculine Bhîshma (son of the river, i. e. of the Ganges); - ͜ un nata, perfect passive participle depressed and elevated; neuter plural hill and dale.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. निम्नnimnan. (fr. नि, or √नम् ?) depth, low ground, cavity, depression RV. &c. (609059 ˚न्/ऐस् ind. downwards, x, 78, 5…
    1. neuter gender (from नि, or √नम् ?) depth, low ground, cavity, depression fg-veda etc. (609059 that the rest of a word is to be suppliedन्/ऐस् indeclinable downwards, x, 78, 5; 148, 5)
    2. mf(आ)neuter gender deep (literally and figuratively), low, depressed, sunk Var. Ka1v. etc.
    3. mf(आ)neuter gender (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound') inclined towards Lexicographers
    4. masculine gender Name of a prince BhP.
  2. कुलनिम्नगाkulanimnagāf. a principal river Ra1jat. iv, 308.

    feminine a principal river Ra1jat. iv, 308.

  3. गिरिनिम्नगाgirinimnagāf. = -णदी R. ii, 97, 1.

    feminine Equivalent to -णदी R. ii, 97, 1.

  4. नगनिम्नगाnaganimnagāf. "m mountain-river", torrent S3is3. ii, 104.

    feminine "m mountain-river", torrent S3is3. ii, 104.

  5. निम्नगतnimnagatamfn. going in deep or low places Ma1rkP.
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective going in deep or low places Ma1rkP.
    2. neuter gender a low place Inscriptions
  6. निम्नगाnimnagāf. "going downwards, descending", a river, mountain-stream Mn. MBh. &c.

    feminine "going downwards, descending", a river, mountain-stream Mn. MBh. etc.

  7. निम्नगापतिnimnagāpatim. "lord of rivers", the ocean S3is3.

    masculine gender "lord of rivers", the ocean S3is3.

  8. निम्नगासुतnimnagāsutam. "river-born", N. of Bhi1shma भीष्म ib.

    masculine gender "river-born", Name of Bhi1shma भीष्म ibidem