निवीत

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Puranic Encyclopaedia

NIVĪTA   Brahmin's wearing upper cloth or the sacred thread on the left shoulder and under the right hand is called Upavīta; the same on the right shoulder and under the left hand is called prācīnāvīta and the same worn as a garland around the neck is called Nivīta.

A dictionary, Marathi and English

   nivīta n S The Bráhminical thread as suspended around the neck.

Aryabhushan School Dictionary

 n   The Bra'hminical thread as suspended around the neck.

महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश

  न. माळेसारखे सोडलेले जानवे ( सव्य किंवा अपसव्य नव्हे असे ). [ सं . ]

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

नि-वीत    a °तिन् See नि-व्ये.

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नि वीत

नि-°वीत  mfn.  b mfn. hung or adorned with ( instr.), ib.

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नि °वीत

   having the Brāhmanical thread round the neck, [ṢaḍvBr.]; [Lāṭy.]
नि-°वीत  n.  n. wearing the Br° th° like a necklace round the neck

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नि °वीत

   the th° so worn, [TS.]; KātyŚr.
नि-°वीत  mfn.  mf( आ, or ई ?)n. a veil, mantle, wrapper ( cf. नि-वृत).

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नि °वीत

Shabda-Sagara

निवीत  mfn.  subst. ( -तः-ता-तं) A veil, a mantle, a wrapper.
  n.  ( -तं) The Brahmanical thread suspended round the neck, in which manner it is worn on some occasions.
    E. नि before, व्ये to cover, aff. क्त. or नि + अज क्त व्यादेशः .

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नि व्ये क्त नि + अज क्त व्यादेशः .