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Monier-Williams Search

10 results for nindaka

nindaka

mfn. blaming, abusive, censorious

mfn. (mostly in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound') a blamer or scorner (see brāhmaṇa--, veda--)

mfn. reviling brāhmaṇa-

devanindaka

mfn. idem or 'mfn. hating the gods, a god-hater '

mfn. atheist or atheism

m. a scorner or reviler of a kind

m. " veda--denier", any one who disbelieves in the veda-, an unbeliever, atheist, Buddhist, jaina-

mfn. blaming, censuring

mfn. scoffing, deriding

mfn. mocking id est surpassing

Apte Search

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nindaka	निन्दक a. [निन्द्-वुञ्] Blaming, censuring, abusing, defaming.

Macdonell Search

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nindaka	a. blaming; defaming; m. caviller, mocker, scorner, scoffer (gnly. --°ree;); -ana, n. blame; abuse; -&asharp;, f. defamation; cavilling; abuse; censure, blame, condemna tion; disgrace.

vedanindaka	m. scoffer at the Veda, infidel; -pâtha, m. recension of the Veda; -pâthin, a. studying the Veda; -pâraga, m. one thoroughly conversant with the Veda; -punya, n. merit acquired by Vedic study; -pradâna, n. imparting the Veda; -phala, n. reward resulting from Vedic study; -bâhya, m. unbeliever; -brahma-karya, n. Vedic apprenticeship; -brâhmana, m. Brâhman knowing the Veda, Brâhman in the true sense; -bhâshya, n. commentary on the Veda: -kâra, m. com poser of the commentary on the Veda, Sâya na; -maya, a. (î) consisting of or contain ing sacred knowledge; -mâtri, m. mother of the Veda, designation ofSarasvatî, Sâvitrî, and Gâyatrî; -mûla, a. having its root in the Veda; -yagña, m. sacrifice prescribed in the Veda.

Vedabase Search

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nindaka	blasphemer	CC Madhya 15.245

nindaka	blasphemers	CC Adi 17.260

		CC Madhya 1.154

		CC Madhya 1.30

nindaka	the blasphemers	CC Adi 7.29-30

nindaka-ādi	critics	CC Adi 7.36

nindaka-ādi	critics	CC Adi 7.36

amṛta-nindaka	defying nectar	CC Madhya 3.46

amṛta-nindaka	defying nectar	CC Madhya 3.46

sva-nindakam	a person who was criticizing Him	CC Madhya 15.1

sva-nindakam	a person who was criticizing Him	CC Madhya 15.1

DCS with thanks

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nindaka	adjective (mostly ifc.) a blamer or scorner (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) abusive (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) blaming (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) censorious (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 7566/72933

anindaka	adjective (country) not inhabited by disbelievers Frequency rank 42951/72933

mātṛnindaka	noun (masculine) a kind of bird Frequency rank 62018/72933

vinindaka	adjective mocking Frequency rank 22249/72933

vedanindaka	noun (masculine) an unbeliever (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) any one who disbelieves in the Veda (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) atheist (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Buddhist (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Jaina (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 66582/72933

Wordnet Search

"nindaka" has 4 results.


nindaka	nindaka yaḥ anyān nindati। nindakaḥ manuṣyaḥ yāvat anyān na nindati tāvat sukhaṃ na anubhavati।
nindaka	nindakaḥ, apavādī yaḥ anyān nindati। kabīraḥ kathayati nindakasya samīpe vasanaṃ kartavyam।
nindaka	devanindaka yaḥ devādayaḥ nindati। devanindakaḥ manuṣyaḥ dharmasya ālocanāṃ karoti।
nindaka	nāstikaḥ, anīśvaravādī, nāstikatāvādī, nirīśvaravādī, devanindakaḥ, devanindakā, laukāyatikaḥ, śūnyavādī yaḥ īśvarasya astitvaṃ na manyate। nāstikāya dharmavacanaṃ na spaṣṭīkartuṃ śakyate।