Mahapurana of Puspdanta

SR No.: 001536
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Ratna N Shriyan
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad
Publication Year: 1969
Total Pages: 348
Language: English
Classification: Book_English & Literature
File Size: 21 MB

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DEŞYA WORDS FROM THE MAHĀPURĀŅA
nadia- in the sense of vancita- only (Tr. 3 4 72, 248); cf. nadiya- in the sense in JC. (1 29 12, 2 5 2 & 2 33 4), NC., KC., PC. II & CMC. (p. 268, line 10 ); cf. M. nad --ne= 'to cheat excessively' see
viņad-]
1025. Ņamera— 96 2 11 ‘a kind of tree, Elacocarpus Ganitras.'
[=kalpavşkşa- (gl.); cf. PSM. ņameru= vrkșa-višeşa -; cf. nameru occurring in Yaśastilaka, where it is glosset pārijāta-; cf. MW. nameru (L)= 'Elacocarpus Ganitrus.)
1026. Nahachodaa— 24 8 1 'crackling of fingers'.
[=nakhacchoţikā (gl.); cf. MW. chotika= 'snapping the thumb and forefinger': cf. Hi., G. cutki= 'a snap with the thumb and finger' See nak khachodi-]
1027. Nahala- 13 11 6, 15 1 9, 15 5 5, 15 20 4, 47 2 5, 73 13 7, 82 10
6, 83 9 9, 85 4 13, 90 17 11, 92 6 14, 92 18 6 'a barbarous tribe, an aboriginal tribe, a wild mountain race'.
[-sabara-, bhilla-, (gl.); cf. nahala= 'a tribe of mlecchas' (H. 1 256); cf. ņāhala- occurring in the same sense in JC., and nähala- occurring in Tri. I and nahala- v.1. nāhara in Br. K.; cf. MW. nahala (L) 'name of a non-Aryan people (=mleccha)')
» Ņiy- 'to see, to behold': niyahi (pres. 2. s.) 52 8 2; niyai (pres 3. s.) 4 1 10,5 15 9, 19 3 6, 28 19 4, 45 6 10, 48 6 3, 62 16 1, 101 16 7; niyanti (pres. 3. pl.) 9 21 15, 36 16 12, 83 1 11; niyanta (pres. p.) 2 20 10, 5 3 13, 61 13 2; nievi (abs.) 55 3 5, 74 8 1, 86 5 1, ņiyavi, (abs.) 60 20 14 (v.l, ņievi), 85 7 13.
[=paśyti, paśyan, avalokayan, drstvā (gl.) cf. » ņia= drs-, 'to see' (H.4 181) and (Tr. 2 4 153). Cf. Nņia- occurring in the same sense in JC., NC, KC., PC. I Kars-, Bh. & Vajjā (198). Tagare connects wnia - with Sk, ni- and compares netra-, nayana.)
1029. Nikkhatta - 11 9 7, 38 4 4, 98 15 11 definitely, certainly'.
f=niścitam (81.) PSM. notes ņikkhutta- in the same sense and quotes in support from Paumacariu of Vimalasuri. Perhaps connected with
Pk. khutta-= 'stuck, fixed' and hence 'certain'.) 1030. Nikkhabbhu- 20 1 7 (v.1. nikkhuttu v.l. nikkhuttu) 'constant', 'perpe
tual.' (=nirantaram:(gl.) PSM. does not note it. ]