Nirbhara, Nir-bhara: 18 definitions
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Nirbhara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Nirbhar.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramNirbhara (啶ㄠた啶班啶ぐ) means 鈥渇ull of鈥� (e.g., full of the bliss of love games), according to the second recension of the Yogakha峁囜笉a of the Manth腻nabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjik腻.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭hus (the goddess) was delighted in 艢a峁僰ara and full of the bliss of (love) games [i.e., nirbhara鈥�办谤墨岣峚苍腻苍补苍诲补苍颈谤产丑补谤腻]. The goddess who bestows boons (to all) and to 艢a峁僰ara, spoke: 鈥業n (this my) eighth birth having enjoyed pleasure (bhoga), with me, this is the debt that remains. We have mutually enjoyed the false object of enjoyment as it is (in the world and created) by M腻y腻. [...]鈥欌��.
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣腻kta) or Shaktism (艣腻ktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationNirbhara (啶ㄠた啶班啶ぐ) refers to 鈥�(that which is) full with鈥�, according to the 艢ivapu谤腻峁嘺 2.3.25 (鈥淭he seven celestial sages test P腻rvat墨鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, as Brahm腻 narrated to Narad腻: 鈥淸...] Immediately on being remembered, the seven sages came there with faces beaming with delight and praising their good fate. Bowing to Him with folded arms and bent shoulders they eulogised lord 艢iva with extreme pleasure [i.e., 丑补谤峁-苍颈谤产丑补谤补] by means of words choked with devotional feelings鈥�.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pu谤腻峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 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.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric TraditionsNirbhara (啶ㄠた啶班啶ぐ) refers to 鈥渙verflowing (with joy)鈥�, consisting of four stages, according to Abhinava鈥檚 Tant谤腻loka verse 10.278.鈥擜ccordingly, while defining 迟耻谤测腻迟墨迟补: 鈥淭hat [state] whose beautiful nature is full and undivided, overflowing with joy (腻苍补苍诲补-苍颈谤产丑补谤补), is called Beyond the Fourth; that alone is the supreme state鈥�.
Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) 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.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchNirbhara (啶ㄠた啶班啶ぐ) refers to 鈥渄eeply (immersed)鈥�, according to the 艢ivasa峁僪it腻 5.44.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淲hen the Yogin concentrates on that sound and remains deeply (nirbhara) immersed in it, there arises success in laya, which is dear to me鈥�.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as 腻sanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
: Wikisource: Ashtavakra GitaNirbhara (啶ㄠた啶班啶ぐ) refers to 鈥渇ormless鈥� and is used to describe the 膧tman (one鈥檚 own self), according to the A峁ａ弓腻vakrag墨t腻 (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Ved腻nta topics.鈥擜ccordingly, [as A峁ａ弓avakra says to Janaka]: 鈥淸...] You are the one witness of everything, and are always totally free. The cause of your bondage is that you see the witness as something other than this. [...] You are unconditioned and changeless, formless (nirbhara) and immovable [nirapek峁 nirvik腻ro nirbha谤补岣� 艣墨tal腻艣aya岣�], unfathomable awareness and unperturbable, so hold to nothing but consciousness. Recognise that the apparent is unreal, while the unmanifest is abiding. Through this initiation into truth you will escape falling into unreality again. [...] 鈥�.
Vedanta (啶掂啶︵ぞ啶ㄠ啶�, ved腻nta) 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).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarynirbhara (啶ㄠた啶班啶ぐ).鈥攁 (S Poetry.) Filled with; as 腻nanda- nirbhara, 艣艒kanirbhara, l艒bhanirbhara.
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nirbhara (啶ㄠた啶班啶ぐ).鈥攎 (S Much, excessive.) Intent and pertinacious pursuit or purpose; determined bent or bearing (of the mind or affections); fullness of delight in or appetency for. v dhara, 峁環膿va, 谤腻kha. 2 Complete conversancy with. 3 Reliance, trust, resting upon.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishnirbhara (啶ㄠた啶班啶ぐ).鈥�a Filled with.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNirbhara (啶ㄠた啶班啶ぐ).鈥�a.
1) excessive, vehement, violent, much, strong; 啶む啶班お啶距き啶班え啶苦ぐ啷嵿き啶�- 啶膏啶ぐ啶多ぐ (trap腻bharanirbhara- smara艣ara) &c. G墨tagovinda 12; 啶むえ啷嵿さ啷嵿く啶距じ啷嵿い啶苦し啷嵿啶む 啶ㄠた啶班啶ぐ啶啶班ぃ啶た啶むぞ 啶ぞ啶ㄠ啶洁お啶� 啶班ぎ啷嵿く啷�- 啶︵く啶� (tanvy腻sti峁ａ弓hatu nirbharapra峁嘺yit腻 m腻no'pi ramyo- daya岣�) Amaru艣ataka 47.
2) ardent.
3) fast, close (as embrace); 啶曕啶氞啷佮ぎ啷嵿き啶ㄠた啶班啶ぐ啶ぐ啷�啶班ぎ啷嵿き啶距ぎ啷冟い啶� 啶掂ぞ啶炧啶涏い啶� (kucakumbhanirbharapar墨rambh腻m峁泃a峁� v腻帽chati) 骋墨迟.; 啶ぐ啶苦ぐ啶啶� 啶ㄠた啶班啶ぐ啶 (parirabhya nirbharam) G墨tagovinda 1.
4) sound, deep (as sleep).
5) full of, filled with (at the end of comp.); 啶嗋え啶ㄠ啶β�, 啶椸ぐ啷嵿さ掳 (腻nanda掳, garva掳) &c.
-谤补岣� a servant receiving no wages.
-ram excess.
-ram ind.)
Nirbhara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nir and bhara (啶ぐ).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNirbhara (啶ㄠた啶班啶ぐ).鈥攎fn.
(-谤补岣�-谤腻-谤补峁�) 1. Much, excessive. 2. Fearless. 3. A servant employed without a pay. n. adv.
(-谤补峁�) Much, excessively, subs. Pith, essence. E. nir before, 产丑峁� to fill, affix ap.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryNirbhara (啶ㄠた啶班啶ぐ).鈥擨. adj., f. 谤腻. 1. excessive, violent, ardent, B枚htl. Ind. Spr. 396. 2. deep (as sleep), [贬颈迟辞辫补诲别艣补] 85, 8. 3. latter part of comp. adj. full of, [笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补] 259, 3; [Kath腻sarits腻gara, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 6, 126. Ii. 潞谤补尘, adv. much, excessively, [贬颈迟辞辫补诲别艣补] 86, 8; 10; [贬颈迟辞辫补诲别艣补] 50, 2 (deeply).
Nirbhara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nis and bhara (啶ぐ).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNirbhara (啶ㄠた啶班啶ぐ).鈥擺adjective] excessive, violent, full of (鈥斅�); 掳鈥� & [neuter] [adverb]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Nirbhara (啶ㄠた啶班啶ぐ):鈥擺=nir-bhara] [from nir > ni岣�] mf(腻)n. 鈥榳ithout weight or measure鈥�, excessive, vehement, violent
2) [v.s. ...] deep, sound (as sleep), ardent (as an embrace), [K腻vya literature] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] full of, abounding in [Kath腻sarits腻gara; Pu谤腻峁嘺] etc. (also rita with [instrumental case] [Catalogue(s)])
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNirbhara (啶ㄠた啶班啶ぐ):鈥擺nir-bhara] (谤补峁�) 1. n. Pith, essence. a. Much; fearless. adv. Excessively.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryNirbhara (啶ㄠた啶班啶ぐ) [Also spelled nirbhar]:鈥�(a) dependent; based (on); subject or subordinate (to), depending (on), relying (on); ~[t腻] dependence; subjection/subordination; reliance; —[hon腻] to depend, to be dependent; to rely; to base; to be subject or subordinate (to).
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNirbhara (嗖ㄠ部嗖班硩嗖舶):鈥�
1) [adjective] too much or too great.
2) [adjective] filled with; full.
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Nirbhara (嗖ㄠ部嗖班硩嗖舶):鈥�
1) [noun] the quality of being characterised by inensity, force; vehemence.
2) [noun] the quality of being cruel or brutal; brutality; barbarity; cruelty.
3) [noun] the condition of being filled with; fullness; abundance; plentifulness.
4) [noun] earnest and all-out effort (putforth in achieving something).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryNirbhara (啶ㄠた啶班啶ぐ):鈥攁dj. 1. dependent; 2. full of; filled; 3. enough; much; plenty;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Nir, Bhara, Nish, Nikaya.
Starts with: Nirbharam, Nirbharanidra, Nirbharaparirambha, Nirbharapranayita, Nirbhararahahkrida, Nirbharasambhoga, Nirbharata, Nirbharate.
Full-text (+6): Nirbharam, Anirbhara, Utkanthanirbharam, Nirbharanidra, Nirbharapranayita, Nirbharasambhoga, Nirbharaparirambha, Harshanirbhara, Nirbhar, Nirdara, Nirbhararahahkrida, Nipparam, Nirbharita, Anandanirbhara, Amritanirbhara, Karunyanirbhara, Abhinavavayaska, Premanirbhara, Shitalashaya, Nirapeksha.
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati D腻sa)
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