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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. निश्चयniścaya1 Ascertainment, investigation, inquiry.
    1. 1 Ascertainment, investigation, inquiry.
    2. A fixed opinion, settled or firm conviction, firm belief.
    3. A determination, resolution, resolve; एष मे स्थिरो निश्चयः Mu.1.
    4. Certainty, positiveness, positive conclusion.
    5. Fixed intention, design, purpose, aim; कैकेयी क्रूरनिश्चया R.12.4; Ku.5.5.
    6. Name of a figure in Rhetoric.

    In the Gita6·2318·4

    स निश्चयेन योक्तव्यो योगोऽनिर्विण्णचेतसा ॥

    sa niścayena yoktavyo yogo'nirviṇṇacetasā, — It is the putting away of the contact with pain, the divorce of the mind’s marriage with grief. The firm winning of this inalienable spiritual bliss… 6·23
    • निश्चयेनniścayenara instrumental singular of the masculine noun niścaya (ascertainment, fixed opinion, conviction).
    • निश्चयम्niścayamaccusative singular of the masculine noun niścaya (ascertainment, fixed opinion, conviction).
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  2. अवनिश्चयavaniścayaDeduction, ascertainment.

    Deduction, ascertainment.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. निश्चयniścaya[nis-kaya] m. ascertainment; con viction; exact knowledge, certainty; actual state of the case; decision…

    [nis-kaya] masculine ascertainment; con viction; exact knowledge, certainty; actual state of the case; decision, decided opinion; settled purpose, fixed intention, determina tion, resolve: -m kri, firmly resolve on (dative, locative, infinitive); instrumental, ablative certainly.

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  2. अनिश्चयaniścaya[a-nis-kaya] a. undecided; m. inde cision; -kita, pp. irresolute; uncertain; -ki tya, gd. without having…

    [a-nis-kaya] adjective undecided; masculine inde cision; -kita, perfect passive participle irresolute; uncertain; -ki tya, gerund (indeclinable participle) without having ascertained.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. निश्चयniścaya&c. see निश्-चि .
    1. etc. see निश्-चि .
    2. masculine gender inquiry, ascertainment, fixed opinion, conviction, certainty, positiveness (इति निश्चयः, "this is a fixed opinion"; that the rest of a word is to be suppliedयं-√ज्ञा, "to ascertain the certainty about anything"; 610607 that the rest of a word is to be suppliedयेन indeclinable or 610607.1 that the rest of a word is to be suppliedयात् indeclinable certainly) Mn. MBh. R. etc.
    3. masculine gender resolution, resolve fixed intention, design, purpose, aim (that the rest of a word is to be suppliedयं-√कृ, to resolve upon, determine to [dative case locative case or inf]) MBh. Ka1v. etc.
    4. masculine gender (in rhetoric) Name of a particular figure Sa1h.
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  2. अर्थनिश्चयarthaniścayam. decision of a matter R. iv, 31, 32
    1. masculine gender decision of a matter R. iv, 31, 32
    2. masculine gender determinate view of a matter Lexicographers
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  3. अर्थविनिश्चयarthaviniścayam. "a disquisition treating of the objects", N. of a, Buddhist Buddhist text.

    masculine gender "a disquisition treating of the objects", Name of a, Buddhist Buddhist text.

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  4. अवनिश्चयavaniścayam. inference, deduction, ascertainment L.

    masculine gender inference, deduction, ascertainment Lexicographers

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  5. इतिनिश्चयitiniścayamfn. one who has thus resolved, Bcar. xii, 104

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective one who has thus resolved, Bcar. xii, 104

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  6. एकनिश्चयekaniścayam. one and the same resolution, common resolution MBh. i, 7625
    1. masculine gender one and the same resolution, common resolution MBh. i, 7625
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective having the same intention or resolution MBh. i, 7624.
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