Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

nikāya निकाय – collection; group; body

substantive masculine · Word type unspecified

Dictionary sources

AYI dictionary substantive masculine

collection; group; body

Cappeller 1891 substantive masculine

Original text · English · substantive masculine

nikāya ·m. group, class, troop, assemblage, multitude.

Monier-Williams 1872 substantive masculine

Original text · English · substantive masculine

nikāya ni-kāya, as, m. (fr. rt. 1. ci with ni), a heap, an assemblage, a group, class, association or set of persons who perform like duties; a congre- gation, a school; a flock, multitude in general; a house, dwelling-place, habitation, hiding-place; the body; (according to Mahī-dhara) the air, wind (Ved.); a butt, aim, mark; the universal Soul, Supreme Being.

Petersburger 1855 Word type unspecified

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

nikāyá (von 1. ci mit ni); Accent eines auf nikāya ausgehenden comp. P. 6,2,94. 1〉 Gruppe, Klasse, Verein P. 3,3,42. AK. 2,5,42. TRIK. 3,3,314. H. 1413. H. an. 3,491. MED. y. 86. HALĀY. 4,1. de̱vāndevanikāyāṃśca (u. devanikāya falsch erklärt) M. 1,36. devanikāyānāṃ sendrāṇāṃ ca divaukasām MBH. 1,4804. MBH. 2,482. SUNDOP. 3,29. HARIV. 183. sarvadevanikāyāśca siddhāśca paramarṣayaḥ MBH. 4,1772. MBH. 9,2499. divaukasāṃ nikāyāśca śataśo 'nye samāgatāḥ HARIV. 7215. caturvidhāmartya˚ H. 63. nikāyā bhūtasaṃghānām MBH. 9,2473. MBH. 9,2497. bhūtanikāyāḥ MBH. 7,2409. MBH. 7,2420. sarvasattva˚ BHĀG. P. 3,5,8. sakalajīva˚ BHĀG. P. 5,1,27. bhikṣuka˚ P. 3,3,42, Sch. mauṇḍi˚, brāhmaṇa˚ P. 6,2,94, Sch. Schule HIOUEN-THSANG I, 204. ˚sabhāga VYUTP. 59. Haufe, Menge überh. MED. mahāngomayanikāyaḥ P. 3,3,41, Sch. taptahema˚ BHĀG. P. 4,24,25. — 2〉 Wohnort VOP. 26,174. TRIK. H. an. MED. kāśī˚ P. 3,3,41, Sch. H. 94. Schlupfwinkel: tasya sarvanikāyeṣu nirjhareṣu guhāsu ca . rāvaṇaḥ saha vaidehyā mārgitavyastatastataḥ R. 4,44,31. — 3〉 Körper (nach ŚAṂK.): yathānikāyam ŚVETĀŚV. UP. 3,7. — 4〉 Wind (nach MAHĪDH.) VS. 15,5. — 5〉 Ziel H. an. MED. — 6〉 die Allseele diess.

Böhtlingk 1879 substantive masculine

Original text · German · substantive masculine

nikāyá m. — 1〉 Gruppe, Klasse, Verein. — 2〉 *Schule (buddh.). — 3〉 Haufe, Menge. — 4〉 Schlupfwinkel. — 5〉 *Wohnort. — 6〉 der Körper. — 7〉 Wind. — 8〉 *Zeit. — 9〉 *die Allseele.

Apte 1890 substantive masculine

Original text · English · substantive masculine

nikāyaḥ [ni-ci-ghañ kutvam] 1 A heap, an assemblage, a class, multitude, flock, group in general; Mv. 1. 2 A congregation, school, an association of persons who perform like duties. 3 A house, ([Page 0618-a]) habitation, dwelling-place; kāśīnikāyaḥ &c. 4 The body. 5 Aim, butt, mark. 6 The Supreme Being. 7 Ved. Air, wind.

Cappeller 1887 substantive masculine

Original text · German · substantive masculine

nikāya m. Gruppe, Verein, Haufen, Menge.

Burnouf 1866 substantive masculine

Original text · French · substantive masculine

nikāya nikāya m. (ni; ci) assemblage, multitude; réunion de personnes, assemblée. Mire, but. Habitation, maison. L'Etre universel et suprême.

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SVU 1 occurrence
SVU 3.7-3.9: The Supreme Puruṣa 1 occurrence

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