Sanskrit Dictionary

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Grammar Search

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niyoga: masculine vocative singular stem: niyoga

Monier-Williams Search

4 results for niyoga"

niyoga

m. tying or fastening to (see -pāśa-below)

niyoga

m. employment, use, application

niyoga

m. injunction, order, command ( niyogāt gāt- ind.,or niyogena gena- ind.by order of, in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound'), commission, charge, appointed task or duty, business (especially the appointing a brother or any near kinsman to raise up issue to a deceased husband by marrying his widow)

etc.

niyoga

m. necessity ( niyogena gena- ind.necessarily, certainly, surely

), obligation, fate, destiny

Macdonell Search

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niyoga	m. fastening; appointed duty, function; employment, appointment, commission, business; order, injunction; neces sity, certainty; destiny: in. necessarily, certainly; -krit, a. acting in one's behalf, agent; -samsthita, pp. being in office; -stha, a. being under the orders of (g.); -½artha, m. commission.

Dictionary of Sanskrit Search

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niyoga	an obligatory order or command, such as that of a preceptor, as contrasted with स्वभाव; cf धातोः परः अकारोऽकशब्दो वा नियोगतःकर्तारं ब्रुवन्कृत्संज्ञश्च भवति ......... स्वभावतः कर्तारं ब्रुवन्कृत्संज्ञश्च भवति et cetera, and others Mahābhāṣya of Patañjali on the Sūtras of Pāṇini (Dr. Kielhorn's edition ). on P. III. 4.67 Vart. 8 where Kaiyata explains नियोग as अाचार्यनियोग.

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niyoga	noun (masculine) application (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) appointed task or duty (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) business (esp. the appointing a brother or any near kinsman to raise up issue to a deceased husband by marrying his widow) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) charge (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) command commission (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) destiny (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) employment (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) fate (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) injunction (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) obligation (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) order (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) tying or fastening to (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) use (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 2262/72933

Ayurvedic MedicalDictionary Dr. Potturu with thanks

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niyoga	one of tantrayuktis, injunction, mandate.

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