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Nishad
निषादSay it ni-SHAAD
- Meaning today
- Seventh musical note
- Original meaning
- "the seventh (or first) musical note; an ancient forest people" Monier-Williams, p. 561
- Say it
- ni-SHAAD
- Written
- निषाद
- Other spellings
- Nishadh
Nishad
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Nishad meaning
Nishad (निषाद) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin.
The seventh (or first) musical note; an ancient forest people
Also used to mean: seventh musical note
Nishad (निषाद) is Sanskrit niṣāda, the full name of ni, the seventh note of the Indian scale sa re ga ma pa dha ni; Monier-Williams notes it is counted as the first or the seventh note. The same word names an ancient forest people of hunters and fishers in the epics: Guha, the Nishada chief who ferries Rama across the Ganga, and Ekalavya, the archer of the Mahabharata, were Nishadas. Name lists give "the seventh musical note", matching the dictionary. Nishad is also a community name and surname in North India.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 561 · entry ni-ṣāda · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, ni-ṣāda, p. 561 · Wikipedia, Svara
Fits your syllable
First sound नि
Anuradha nakshatra, pada 2 · Vrishchik rashi
This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is नी, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Nishad · Nishadh