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Nara, , , Ṇara, Ñaṟ�, Naṟa, Naṟ�: 42 definitions

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Nara means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi, biology, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata Purana

1) Nara (नर):—Son of Sudhṛti (son of Rjyavardhana). He had a son named Kevala. He had a son named Saṅkṛti. (see Bhgavata Purṇa 9.2)

2) Nara (नर):—One of the five sons of Manyu (son of Vitatha, another name for Bharadvja). He had a son named Saṅkṛti. (see Bhgavata Purṇa 9.21.1)

: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

1) Nara (नर).—A hermit of divine power. Birth. Brahm created Dharmadeva from his breast. Truthful and righteous Dharma married ten daughters of Dakṣa. Several sons were born to Dharma of his ten wives. But foremost among them were Hari, Kṛṣṇa, Nara and yṇa. Hari and Kṛṣṇa became great yogins and Nara and yṇa became great hermits of penance. The Nara-yṇas lived in the holy Asylum of Badarikśrama in the vicinity of the Himlayas for a thousand years performing penance to Brahm. (Devī Bhgavata. Skandha 4). (See full article at Story of Nara from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)

2) Nara (नर).—A Gandharva (semigod). It is stated in Mahbhrata, Sabh Parva, Chapter 10, stanza 14 that this Nara stays in the presence of Kubera.

3) (ना�).—A King of Ancient India. He never tasted meat in his life. (Mahbhrata Anuśsana Parva, Chapter 115, Stanza 64).

4) (नर�).—One of the wives of Uśīnara, a King of the family of the Aṅga Kings. Uśīnara had several wives such as Nṛg, , Kṛmī, Daś. Dṛṣadvatī and so on. Nṛga was born from Nṛg, Nara from , Kṛmi from Kṛmī, Suvrata from Daś and Śibi from Dṛṣadvatī. All these sons became Kings. (Agni Purṇa, Chapter 277).

5) Nara (नर).—An ancient place in South India. (Mahbhrata Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 9, Stanza 60).

: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Nara (नर) refers to the “good people�, which Śiva was asked to protect (together with Satī), according to the Śivapurṇa 2.2.19. Accordingly as Brahm narrated to da:—“[...] then Viṣṇu stood up. Approaching Śiva with palms joined in reverence [viz., ṛtñᲹ] and accompanied by Lakṣmī, the Garuḍa-vehicled God Viṣṇu spoke thus: ‘[...] O Śiva, along with this Satī, protect (ṣ�) the good people (nara) and the Devas. Similarly always bestow auspicious goodness upon the people of this world’�.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) Nara (नर).�(ⲹṇa)—a of Viṣṇu, born of Dharma and Mūrtī, a daughter of Dakṣa; Ādiśeṣa form of Hari, distinguished for tapas;1 a friend and associate of yṇa said to have performed tapas at Badaī;2 seeing the sage's penance Indra got afraid and sent the God of Love and the Apsarasas to disturb his contemplation. Nara invited him and was hospitable by creating a number of beautiful women who served them; Nara asked them to choose one among them as an ornament of Heaven. So they took Ūrvaśi and narrated to Indra the superior powers of the sage;3 was seen with yṇa by Mrkṇḍeya and was praised by him.4

  • 1) Bhgavata-purṇa I. 2. 4; 3. 9; II. 7. 6-7; XII. 8. 32, 35. Brahmṇḍa-purṇa II. 35-93; Matsya-purṇa 1. 2.
  • 2) Bhgavata-purṇa III. 4. 22; IV. 1. 52; VII. 6. 27.
  • 3) Ib. XI. 4. 6-16; 7. 18.
  • 4) Ib. XII. 8. 32, 35, 40-49; 9. 1.

1b) A son of Tmasa Manu.*

  • * Bhgavata-purṇa VIII. I. 27; Brahmṇḍa-purṇa II. 36. 49. Viṣṇu-purṇa III. 1. 19.

1c) A son of Sudhṛti and father of Kevala (Candra Viṣṇu-purṇa).*

  • * Bhgavata-purṇa IX. 2. 29. 30; Brahmṇḍa-purṇa III. 8. 35; 61. 9; Viṣṇu-purṇa IV. 1. 40-1; Vyu-purṇa 86. 13-14.

1d) A son of Manyu and father of Samkṛti.*

  • * Bhgavata-purṇa IX. 21. 1.

1e) A son of Gaya and father of Virt.*

  • * Brahmṇḍa-purṇa II. 14. 68; Viṣṇu-purṇa II. 1. 38; Vyu-purṇa 33. 58.

1f) One of the ten horses of the moon's chariot.*

  • * Brahmṇḍa-purṇa II. 23. 35; Matsya-purṇa 126. 52.

1g) A sdhya; is satya in the Svrociṣa epoch.*

  • * Brahmṇḍa-purṇa III. 3. 16-7; Matsya-purṇa 203. 11; 251; 24-5; Vyu-purṇa 66. 15; Brahmṇḍa-purṇa II. 36. 50.

1h) A son of Bhuvamanyu.*

  • * Matsya-purṇa 49. 36; Vyu-purṇa 99. 159.

1i) The riding vehicle of Naiṛti and drawer of Kubera's chariot.*

  • * Matsya-purṇa 261. 15 and 22.

1j) A son of Tmasa Manu.*

  • * Vyu-purṇa 62. 43.

1k) A devaṛṣi.*

  • * Vyu-purṇa 61. 83.
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The Purana (पुरा�, purṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Ṣaṭshasra-saṃhit

(नारा):—One of the twelve ṇa associated with Gola, the sixth seat of the ṣṭԲ-󲹰. According to tantric sources such as the Śīmatottara-tantra and the Gorakṣasaṃhit (Kdiprakarṇa), these twelve ṇa are represented as female deities. According to the Ṣaṭshasrasaṃhit however, they are explained as particular syllables. They (e.g. ) only seem to play an minor role with regard to the interpretation of the Devīcakra (first of five chakras, as taught in the ܲᾱ峾ٲ-ٲԳٰ).

: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra

Nara (नर) refers to �(climbing) a man� (in a dream), according to the Svacchanda-tantra.—Accordingly, [verse 4.8-13, while describing auspicious dreams]—“[The dreamer] crosses over the ocean and river. Likewise sunrise and indeed blazing fire [are auspicious. Also auspicious is when the dreamer] sees planets, constellations, stars and the disk of the moon. [When the dreamer] ascends the palace or a turret of the palace, climbs a mountain top, tree, elephant, young animal, bull, horse, or man (nara). [In auspicious dreams one] sees a chariot and also sees the siddhamantra, obtains the perfected oblation and sees the gods, etc. [...]�

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Shaiva (शै�, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

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Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

: archive.org: Natya Shastra

Nara (नर).—Description of a women of human (nara) type;—A woman who loves uprightness, is always clever and very virtuous, has regular features (󲹰ṅgī), is grateful to her benefactors, disposed to worship the elders and gods, always careful about duty (dharma) as well as material gain, and is free from pride and fond of friends and has good habits is said to have the nature of a human being (nara or Գṣa).

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Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, ṭyśٰ) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).

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Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Nara (नर).—Person; personal ending; the term is used in connection with (the affixes of) the three persons प्रथ�, मध्य� (prathama, madhyama), and उत्त� (uttama) which are promiscuously seen sometimes in the Vedic Literature cf. सुतिङुपग्र�-लिङ्गनराणा� (ܳپṅu貹-ṅgԲṇṃ) ... व्यत्ययमिच्छति (vyatyayamicchati) ... M. Bh. on III.1.85.

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Vyakarana (व्याकर�, vykarṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

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Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)

: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literature

Nara (नर) refers to one of the 23 types of dz metres (a part of ٰ type) described in the 1st chapter of the ṛtٲܰپ첹 by 䲹Իś󲹰 (17th century): author of many metrical compositions and the son of Lakṣmītha Bhaṭṭa and Lopmudr.

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Chandas (छन्दस्) refers to Sanskrit prosody and represents one of the six Vedangas (auxiliary disciplines belonging to the study of the Vedas). The science of prosody (chandas-shastra) focusses on the study of the poetic meters such as the commonly known twenty-six metres mentioned by Pingalas.

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Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

: Wikibooks (hi): Sanskrit Technical Terms

Nara (नर).—Gnomon. Note: Nara is a Sanskrit technical term used in ancient Indian sciences such as Astronomy, Mathematics and Geometry.

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Jyotisha (ज्योति�, dzپṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy� or “Vedic astrology� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.

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Pancaratra (worship of yṇa)

: archive.org: Isvara Samhita Vol 1

Nara (नर) refers to one of the various Vibhava manifestations according to the Īśvarasaṃhit 24.331-333.—Accordingly, “Nara is of the splendor of the coral, has His eyes half-closed, his feelings (knowledge) are kept within, His mind is fixed only on Śabdabrahman, uttering the mantra of the Pada kind unnoticed (by others) shining with the garland of rosaries made of crystal in His hand and counting of the rotation of the rosaries with the left hand�. These Vibhavas (e.g., Nara) represent the third of the five-fold manifestation of the Supreme Consciousness the Pñcartrins believe in.

: University of Vienna: Sudarśana's Worship at the Royal Court According to the Ahirbudhnyasaṃhit

Nara (नर) (Cf. Mnava) refers to a “man�, according to the Ahirbudhnyasaṃhit, belonging to the Pñcartra tradition which deals with theology, rituals, iconography, narrative mythology and others.—Accordingly, “A ruler who is a Universal Sovereign is entitled to the first, a Provincial Governor to the second and a District Governor to the third [level of] Creative Energy. [To the same are entitled] a chief minister or a twice-born, provided he is in charge of the protection of many people. No single man (naraim� naiko Բ�) is entitled to [deploy] Her for [just] another man (Բekasmai mnavya tu)�.

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pñcartra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

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Vedanta (school of philosophy)

: Wikisource: Ashtavakra Gita

Nara (नर) refers to “man� (as opposed to Nī—woman), according to the Aṣṭvakragīt (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vednta topics.—Accordingly, [as Aṣṭavakra says to Janaka]: “[...] There is no distinction between pleasure and pain, man (nara) and woman (ī), success and failure [sukhe duḥkhe nare ry� saṃpatsu vipatsu ca] for the wise man who looks on everything as equal. There is no aggression or compassion, no pride or humility, no wonder or confusion for the man whose days of running about are over. [...]�.

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Vedanta (वेदान्�, vednta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).

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General definition (in Hinduism)

: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and Subjects

Nara (नर), N�.—The general name for ‘man� in the Rigveda1 and later is N�, while Nara is found occasionally in the later Saṃhits and the Brhmṇas.

: Apam Napat: Indian Mythology

Nara is the primordial man. He is also said to be one of the divine twins Nara and Naryana, who represent Man and God respectively. They are shown as great sages, who once performed a great penance. Indra sent his Apsaras to disract them. However, the sages created Urvashi from their thighs. Urvashi was more beautiful than all the Apsaras put together. When they beheld her flawless beauty, they ran away. Indra realized the power of the sages and begged their forgiveness.

Arjuna is said to be an incarnation of Nara.

: WikiPedia: Hinduism

Nara (नर): Arjuna or Dhananjaya.

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

: academia.edu: A Critical Study of the Vajraḍkamahtantrarja (II)

Nara (नर) is the name of a Vkchom (‘verbal secrect sign�) which has its meaning defined as ‘samgama� according to chapter 8 of the 9th-century Vajraḍkamahtantrarja, a scripture belonging to the Buddhist Cakrasaṃvara (or Saṃvara) scriptural cycle. These Vkchoms (viz., nara) are meant for verbal communication and can be regarded as popular signs, since they can be found in the three biggest works of the Cakrasaṃvara literature.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (Բ) are collected indepently.

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In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

Nara (नर) refers to “men�, according to the 11th century Jñrṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Yama’s noose, which cannot be resisted even by the chiefs of gods, demons, men and the lord of snakes (īԻܰܰԲīԻⲹ첹�), in half a moment binds the world of living souls. Yama is clearly the one and only chief conqueror of the three worlds [and] by the mere wish of whom do the 30 gods die�.

Synonyms: Manuṣya, N�, Martya.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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India history and geography

: Shodhganga: Vernacular architecture of Assam with special reference to Brahmaputra Valley

Nara is an Assamese term referring to “Paddy stubble�.—It appears in the study dealing with the vernacular architecture (local building construction) of Assam whose rich tradition is backed by the numerous communities and traditional cultures.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Biology (plants and animals)

: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Nara in the Telugu language is the name of a plant identified with Persea macrantha (Nees) Kosterm. from the Lauraceae (Laurel) family having the following synonyms: Machilus macrantha. For the possible medicinal usage of nara, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

Nara in the Telugu language is the name of a plant identified with Litsea monopetala (Roxb.) Pers. from the Lauraceae (Laurel) family having the following synonyms: Litsea polyantha, Tetranthera monopetala, Tetranthera alnoides.

Nara in the Malayalam language is the name of a plant identified with Syzygium caryophyllatum from the Myrtaceae (Bottlebrush) family having the following synonyms: Myrtus caryophyllata, Syzygium caryophyllaeum, Eugenia corymbosa.

: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Nara in English is the name of a plant defined with Acanthosicyos horridus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Acanthosicyos horrida Welw..

2) Nara in Ghana is also identified with Pennisetum glaucum It has the synonym Setaria lutescens (Weigel ex Stuntz) F.T. Hubb. (etc.).

3) Nara in India is also identified with Arundo donax It has the synonym Aira bengalensis (Retz.) J.F. Gmel. (etc.).

4) Nara is also identified with Ehretia acuminata It has the synonym Cordia thyrsiflora Hort. ex Dippel (etc.).

5) Nara is also identified with Litsea glutinosa It has the synonym Sebifera glutinosa Lour. (etc.).

6) Nara is also identified with Pteris biaurita It has the synonym Litobrochia galeottii Fée (etc.).

7) Nara is also identified with Syzygium caryophyllatum It has the synonym Myrtus caryophyllata L. (etc.).

8) Nara in Philippines is also identified with Pterocarpus indicus It has the synonym Lingoum saxatile Rumph. (etc.).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Flora Brasiliensis (1878)
· Econ. Bot. (1977)
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1997)
· Cytologia (1991)
· Selectarum Stirpium Americanarum Historia (1763)

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

nara : (m.) man; a human being.

: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Nara, (Ved. nara, cp. ṛtu; Idg. *ner to be strong or valiant =Gr. a)nήr, a)g-ήnwr (valiant), drw/y (*nrw/y); Lat. neriosus (muscuḷar), Nero (Sabinian, cp. Oscan ner= Lat. vir); Oir. nert) man (in poetry esp. a brave, strong, heroic man), pl. either “men� or “people� (the latter e.g. at Sn. 776, 1082; Pv. I, 1112).�A. I, 130; II, 5; III, 53; Sn. 39, 96, 116, 329, 591, 676, 865 etc.; Dh. 47, 48, 262, 309, 341; J. III, 295; Nd1 12=Nd2 335 (definition); VvA. 42 (popular etymology: narati netī ti naro puriso, i.e. a “leading� man); PvA. 116=Dh. 125.

: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary

1) nara (န�) [(pu) (ပ�)]�
[nī+ara.nī naye,netīti naro�,ṭī.227.nara+ṇa.nariyati sakena kammena niyyatīti naro.nīti,dh�151-2.nara+a.narati netīti naro,puriso.vimna,ṭṭha�36.sa�,ṭ�,1�93�(nara-sa�,ṇara-pr)]
[န�+အရ။ န� နယေ၊ နေတီတ� နရော။ ဓာန်၊ဋီ။၂၂၇။န�+ဏ။ နရိယတ� သကေ� ကမ္မေ� နိယျတီတ� နရော။ နီတိ၊ဓာ။၁၅�-၂။န�+အ။ နရတ� နေတီတ� နရော၊ ပုရိသော။ ဝိမာန၊ဋ္ဌ။၃၆� သံ၊ဋီ၊၁။၉၃� (န�-သံ၊ ဏ�-ပြ�)]

2) ra (နာ�) [(pu,na) (ပု၊�)]�
[nara+ṇa.narasy .thoma�(nara-sa�,ṇrapr)]
[န�+ဏ။ နရသျာယမ� အဏ်။ ထောမ။ (န�-သံ၊ ဏာရပြ�)]

3) r (နာရ�) [(thī) (ထ�)]�
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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Marathi-English dictionary

: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

nara (नर).—m (S) Man, individually or generally. Pr. nar harahunnar Man has a thousand busy schemes and devices. 2 The male or he of any species; and, laxly, the larger, stronger, better one of any pair or couple (of things). 3 fig. The spike which fits into the ring (ī) of the other portion; forming together a hinge (naraī); a male screw; and similar things. 4 The middle or (if but two) the larger beam-screw of a sugarmill. 5 A man or piece at chess, draughts &c. 6 A horse. 7 The divine male or spirit pervading the universe. 8 The sine of the altitude of a heavenly body. 9 R A hangnail. Hind. Pr. nara karē tō narak ⲹṇa hōig If Man please to act, Man may become God. (A sentiment in unison with the present estimate of Man in Europe!) nara mōḍūna ⲹṇa ghaḍṇē� To break up (the image of) man, and make (the image of) God; to make and make again; to break up, and form and fashion (continually or with absolute arbitrariness). See Jer. xviii. 3, 4.

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ra (ना�).—f (Poetry. ī S) A woman or female.

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ra (ना�).—m The heart or core of wood. 2 The core of a horn.

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r (नारा).—m ( or hī� No.) No-ing, negativing. Used of a denying or a dissenting which is constant. v kara, lva, clava.

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r (नारा).—m A boy-dancer in female attire. Hence r cṇēṃ g. of s. To be publicly exposed and disgraced. r caviṇēṃ To wanton in wild acts of wilfulness; to raise an uproar; to make a riot or disturbance; to kick up a row. 2 Husband. Only in the Pr. mī ṇi gjh r dusaṛyc na lagē vr.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

nara (नर).�m Man, individually or generally. The male of any species. The spike which fits into the ring (ī) of the other portion, forming together a hinge (naraī) a male screw; and similar things.

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ra (ना�).�f A woman or female.

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ra (ना�).�m The heart or core of wood. The core of a horn.

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r (नारा).�m A boy-dancer in female attire. Hence ?Bcṇēṃ To be publicly exposed and disgraced. r caviṇēṃ To wan- ton in wild acts of wilfulness; to kick up a row. Husband. Only in the Pr. mī ṇi mjh r dusaṛyc na lgē vr.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Nara (नर).—[�-Բ-]

1) A man, male person; संयोजयति विद्यै� नीचगाप� नर� सरित� � समुद्रमि� दुर्धर्ष� नृपं भाग्यमतः परम् (saṃyojayati vidyaiva nīcagpi nara� sarit | samudramiva durdharṣa� ṛpa� bhgyamata� param) || H. Pr.5; Manusmṛti 1.96;2.213.

2) A man or piece at chess.

3) The pin of a sun-dial.

4) The Supreme Spirit, the original or eternal man.

5) Man's length (= ܰṣa. q. v.).

6) Name of a primitive sage.

7) Name of Arjuna; see नरनारायण (naraⲹṇa) below.

8) A horse.

9) (In gram.) A personal termination.

1) The individual soul (īٳ); Mahbhrata (Bombay) 12.28.5.

Derivable forms: Բ� (नर�).

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(ना�).�a. (-ī f.) [नरस्येदम�-अण� (Բ岹-�)]

1) Human, mortal.

2) Spiritual; आप� नारा इत� प्रोक्ता� (po r iti prokt�) Manusmṛti 1.1.

-� 1 A calf.

2) Water.

- Water; cf. Manusmṛti 1.1.

-ram 1 A multitude or assemblage of men.

2) Dry ginger.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nara (नर).—m.

(-�) 1. Man, individually or generally. 2. The Eternal, the divine imperishable spirit pervading the universe. 3. A name of Arjuna. 4. Vishnu. 5. A gnomon. 6. A man or piece at chess, draughts, &c. 7. A Muni, an incarnation of Vishnu. n.

(-�) A fragrant grass, commonly Ramkappur. f. (-rau) Woman in general: see ī. E. or to lead or guide, affix naye-ac . gṇitaśstrokte chypramṇa jñnopayogini śaṅkau ca .

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(ना�).—mfn.

(-�-ī-�) 1. Relating to men, human, mortal, &c. 2. Spiritual. nf.

(-�-) Water. m.

(-�) A calf. n.

(-�) A multitude of men. E. nara, and affix or na negative, to go, ap aff.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nara (नर).—i. e. � + a, m. 1. A man; pl. Men, [Բ󲹰śٰ] 1, 96. 2. The Eternal, the divine imperishable spirit pervading the universe, [Բ󲹰śٰ] 1, 10. 3. pl. Certain fabulous beings, Mahbhrata 2, 396. 4. A proper name, [Bhgavata-Purṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 8, 1, 27.

� Cf. [Latin] Nero, Neriene.

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(ना�).�1. i. e. or nara + a, adj. Belonging to a man, [Բ󲹰śٰ] 5, 87. Ii. m. Water (cf. ī, ), [Բ󲹰śٰ] 1, 10. Iii. f. ī ī, i. e. � + ī, 1. A woman, [Բ󲹰śٰ] 1, 32. 2. A proper name, [Bhgavata-Purṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 5, 2, 22.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nara (नर).—[masculine] man, husband, hero; the primal man or spirit (always connected with ⲹṇa) person or personal ending ([grammar]).

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(ना�).—adj. belonging to a man, human; [masculine] man, [plural] water; [feminine] ī woman, wife.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Nara (नर):�m. (cf. ) a man, a male, a person ([plural] men, people), [Taittiīya-saṃhit] etc. etc.

2) husband, [Manu-smṛti ix, 76]

3) hero, [Varha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhit iv, 31; Blarmyṇa viii, 56]

4) a man or piece at chess or draughts etc., [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amaraṃh, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) the pin or gnomon of a sun-dial, [Sūryasiddhnta] (cf. -yantra)

6) person, personal termination, [Kśik-vṛtti on Pṇini 3-1, 85] (cf. ܰṣa)

7) the primeval Man or eternal Spirit pervading the universe (always associated with yṇa, ‘son of the pr° man� ; both are considered either as gods or sages and accordingly called devau, ṛṣī, etc.; in [Epic] poetry they are the sons of Dharma by Mūrti or A-hiṃs and emanations of Viṣṇu, Arjuna being identified with Nara, and Kṛṣṇa with yṇa), [Manu-smṛti] (cf. -ūԳ), [Mahbhrata; Harivaṃśa; Purṇa]

8) ([plural]) a class of [mythology] beings allied to the Gandharvas and Ki�-naras, [Mahbhrata; Purṇa]

9) Name of a son of Manu Tmasa, [Bhgavata-purṇa]

10) of a s° of Viśvmitra, [Harivaṃśa]

11) of a s° of Gaya and father of Virj, [Viṣṇu-purṇa]

12) of a s° of Su-dhṛti and f° of Kevala, [Purṇa]

13) of a s° of Bhavan-manyu (Manyu) and f° of Saṃkṛti, [ib.]

14) of Bhradvja (author of [Ṛg-veda vi, 35 and 36]), [Anukramṇik]

15) of 2 kings of Kaśmīra, [Rjataraṅgiṇī]

16) of one of the 10 horses of the Moon, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amaraṃh, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

17) n. a kind of fragrant grass.

18) (ना�):—mf(ī)n. ([from] nara) relating to or proceeding from men, human, mortal, [Manu-smṛti; Kvya literature]

19) spiritual (?), [Horace H. Wilson]

20) m. a man, [Taittiīya-rṇyaka] ([varia lectio])

21) m. ([plural]) water (also sg. n. and f(). , [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amaraṃh, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]), [Manu-smṛti i, 10] ([probably] invented to explain ⲹṇa)

22) m. = ⲹṇa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amaraṃh, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

23) a calf, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amaraṃh, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

24) n. a multitude of men, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amaraṃh, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

25) dry ginger, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amaraṃh, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Nara (नर):�(�) 1. m. Man; the supreme Spirit; Arjuna; Vishnu; a gnomon; a chessman. f. (ī) A woman. n. Fragrant grass.

2) (ना�):—[(ra�-ī-�) a.] Belonging to men; mortal. m. A calf. (r-�) f. n. Water. n. A multitude.

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Nara (नर) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ṇa, Ṇra.

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Hindi dictionary

: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Nara (नर) [Also spelled nar]:�(nm) a man; male; (a) male; ~[kapla] human skull; ~[kesaī/kehaī/śrdūla] a lion-hearted/lion-like man; incarnation of Lord Vishnu; see [ṛṃh; ~tva] manhood; ~[tha] a king; -[ī] man and woman; ~[pati] a king; ~[貹ś] a beastly man; ~[piśca] a devilish man, cruel man, atrocious; ~[ṃg] foremost amongst men; an outstanding man; ~[bali] human sacrifice; ~[󲹰ṣ�] a man-eater; cannibal; ~[medha] human sacrifice, killing of man; •[ⲹñ] a sacrifice ([ⲹñ]) involving killing of a human being; ~[loka] this world; -[vadha] slaughter of human being(s); ~[ṃh] see [ṛṃh; -haty] see [naravadha; ~hari] see [ṛṃh]; —[cetī nahī� hota hai prabhu cetī tatkla] man doth what he can and God what He will.

2) (नारा):�(nm) a slogan; ~[rebja] a slogan-monger; ~[rebjī] slogan-mongering.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Ṇa (णर) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Nara.

2) Ṇra (णा�) also relates to the Sanskrit word: .

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Ṇara (णराअ) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: ca.

Ṇara has the following synonyms: Ṇarca.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Nara (ನರ):�

1) [noun] any of the inelastic cords of tough, fibrous connective tissue in which muscle fibres end and by which muscles are attached to bones or other parts; sinew; tendon.

2) [noun] any of the cordlike fibres or bundles of fibres connecting the body organs with the central nervous system (the brain and the spinal cord) and parts of the nervous system with each other, and carrying impulses to and from the brain or a nerve centre; a nerve.

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Nara (ನರ):�

1) [noun] the human individual as representing the species, without reference to sex; a man.

2) [noun] a male human being.

3) [noun] the height of a normal man.

4) [noun] Arjuna, the Pṇḍava hero the Indian epic Mahbhrata.

5) [noun] name of a mythological sage, a companion of another sage yṇa.

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(ನಾ�):�

1) [adjective] of, belonging to man (Homo sapiens) or consisting of or produced by people; human.

2) [adjective] having or showing human qualities.

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(ನಾ�):�

1) [noun] water.

2) [noun] a just-born calf of a cow.

3) [noun] a group of persons, collectively, people, in general.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Tamil dictionary

: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Ñaṟ� (ஞற�) noun Peacock's cry; மயிற்குரல். (சதுராகராதி) [mayirkural. (sathuragarathi)]

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(நர�) noun Hardness in fruit through blight or injury; கன்றுக�. பழமலையந்தாதி� நராப்பிடித்துப� போயிற்று. [kanrugai. pazham narappidithup poyirru.] (J.)

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Naṟa (நற) noun < நற�. [nara.] See நறவு [naravu], 1, 2. கொழுநீர் நறப்பருகும� பெருநீர்மை யளிகுலமே [kozhunir narapparugum perunirmai yaligulame] (திருக்கோவ໾யார் [thirukkovaiyar] 123).

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Naṟ� (நற�) noun < நற�-மை. [naru-mai.]

1. Honey; தேன். [then.] (W.)

2. Toddy; கள�. அடுநறாக் காமம்போற� கண� டார் மகிழ்செய்த லின்று [kal. adunarag kamambor kan dar magizhseytha linru] (திருக்குறள� [thirukkural], 1090).

3. Odour, fragrance; வாசன�. [vasanai.] (W.)

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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Nepali dictionary

: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

1) Nara (नर):—adj. masculine; n. 1. mankind; 2. any male being; male animal; 3. Mythol. one of the twenty incarnations of Vishnu; 4. a device used in carving spiral ridge inside the nut (of a bolt);

2) (नारा):—n. 1. slogan; striking word; 2. loud sound; shout; cry; yell;

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