"Nidhidhyasana"

[Guest guest]

Namaste, all members,

 

One of my friends, has broken the word “niddhyasana” as follows:-

 

“ni+dhi+dhi+asana”

 

ni=for nichaya, i.e. drudha or determined or committed

 

dhi=intellect

 

dhi=intellect

 

asana=seat or abode

 

= Dwelling of the intellect in that determined intellect.

 

It would be interesting if any scholar in Sanskrit, in our group, could kindly

let me know whether this “breaking” is okay.

 

Hari Om & Warm Regards

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

advaitin, "R.S.MANI" <r_s_mani> wrote:

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> Namaste, all members,

>

> One of my friends, has broken the word "niddhyasana" as follows:-

>

> "ni+dhi+dhi+asana"

>

> ni=for nichaya, i.e. drudha or determined or committed

>

> dhi=intellect

>

> dhi=intellect

>

> asana=seat or abode

>

> = Dwelling of the intellect in that determined intellect.

 

Namaste,

 

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English dictionary gives the 'split'

as : (excerpts only) -

 

http://www.uni-koeln.de/phil-fak/indologie/tamil/mwd_search.html

 

ni4

Entry ni

 

Meaning 1 ind. down , back , in , into , within .............

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Entry dhyai

 

Meaning cl. 1. P. %{dhyA4yati} (ep. also %{-te} , or cl. 2. %

{dhyAti} ; Impv. %{dhyAhi} ; Pot. %{dhyAyAt} Br. ; %{-yIta} Up. ;

perf. %{dadhyau}Br. &c. ; aor. %{a4dhyAsIt} Br. ; 3. pl. %{dhyAsur}

MBh. ; fut. %{dhyAsyati} ib. ; %{dhyAtA} Br. ; ind. p. %{dhyAtvA}

ib. ; %{-dhyAya} MBh. ; %{dhyAyam} Katha1s.)

 

******to think of , imagine , contemplate , meditate on , call to

mind , recollect (with or scil. %{manasA} or %{-si} , %{cetasA} , %

{dhiyA} , %{hRdaye} &c.) .....**************

 

*******Desid. %{didhyAsate} S3Br.:**************

 

Intens. %{dAdhyA7yate} , %{dAdhyAti} , %{dAdhyeti}

Gr. .................

 

 

ni = within

 

didhyAsana = (Desiderative of the verb) dhyai

 

 

Regards,

 

Sunder