Nirvacana, Nir-vacana: 19 definitions
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Alternative spellings of this word include Nirvachana.
In Hinduism
Arthashastra (politics and welfare)
: Wisdom Library: Artha艣膩straNirvacana (啶ㄠた啶班啶掂啶�) refers to 鈥渄erivation鈥� and is the name of a yukti, or 鈥榯echnical division鈥�, according to which the contents of the Artha艣膩stra by C膩峁嘺kya are grouped. C膩峁嘺kya (4th-century BCE), aka Kau峁璱lya, was the chief minister of Chandragupta Maurya, the founder of the famous Maurya Empire.
Arthashastra (啶呧ぐ啷嵿ぅ啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�, artha艣膩stra) literature concerns itself with the teachings (shastra) of economic prosperity (artha) statecraft, politics and military tactics. The term arthashastra refers to both the name of these scientific teachings, as well as the name of a Sanskrit work included in such literature. This book was written (3rd century BCE) by by Kautilya, who flourished in the 4th century BCE.
M墨m膩峁僺膩 (school of philosophy)
: Srimatham: M墨m膩峁僺a: The Study of Hindu ExegesisNirvacana (啶ㄠた啶班啶掂啶�, 鈥渆xplanation鈥�) refers to one of the various tools used by authors displaying their skill in the art of writing.鈥擡xplanation (nirvacana) refers to a detailed account wherein one may use any literary device to explain or elucidate a vidhi or prescription, or an incident etc.
Mimamsa (啶啶ぞ啶傕じ啶�, m墨m膩峁僺膩) refers to one of the six orthodox Hindu schools of philosophy, emphasizing the nature of dharma and the philosophy of language. The literature in this school is also known for its in-depth study of ritual actions and social duties.
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarNirvacana (啶ㄠた啶班啶掂啶�).鈥擨nterpretation by means of etymology as found in the Nirukta works; the act of fully uttering the meaning hidden in words that are partially or wholly unintelligible in respect of their derivation, by separating a word into its component letters; cf. 啶ㄠた啶粪啶曕啶粪啶� 啶掂た啶椸啶灌啶� 啶ㄠた啶班啶掂啶ㄠぎ啷� (ni峁峁涐梗ya vig峁沨ya nirvacanam), Durgavrtti on Nir. II. 1.For details see Nirukta II.1.
Vyakarana (啶掂啶ぞ啶曕ぐ啶�, vy膩kara峁嘺) 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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the HindusNirvacana (啶ㄠた啶班啶掂啶�) refers to the 鈥渆tymologies鈥� or 鈥渆tymological interpretation鈥� (of elephant names), according to the 15th century 惭腻迟补峁単补濒墨濒腻 composed by N墨laka峁囜弓ha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.鈥擺Cf. chapter 1, 鈥渙n the origin of elephants鈥漖: 鈥淸...] The creation of elephants was holy, and for the profit of sacrifice to the Gods, and especially for the welfare of kings. Therefore it is clear that elephants must be zealously tended. [...] Because they are provided with an excellent 鈥榟and鈥� (trunk), they are called karin, and also dantin (tusked; not explained as being obvious); sindhura, because they delight in rivers; thus we have the list of etymologies (of their names) (nirvacana-krama)鈥�.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsNirvacana (啶ㄠた啶班啶掂啶�):鈥擺nirvacanam] Specific description with such example which could be understood by experts only
膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra TantraNirvacana (啶ㄠた啶班啶掂啶�) refers to 鈥渟emantic analysis鈥� (of a mantra), according to the Netratantra of K峁mar膩ja: a 艢aiva text from the 9th century in which 艢iva (Bhairava) teaches P膩rvat墨 topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.鈥擳he 尘峁泃测耻帽箩补测补尘补苍迟谤补 of the Netratantra, o峁� ju峁� sa岣�, appears in the text in an encoded form. The Netra-tantra and K峁mar膩ja use semantic analysis (nirvacana) to linguistically correlate the deity with his role as a protector. It then connects the mantra to the deity through the same etymological evidence. This demonstrates the divinity of the mantra and explains the purpose of its use. [...] Each change in sound furthers cosmological ideation. Again, the text uses nirvacana to demonstrate the inherent meaning and power that permeates the Mantra.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarynirvacana (啶ㄠた啶班啶掂啶�).鈥攏 S Definition, delineation, close and exact description.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishnirvacana (啶ㄠた啶班啶掂啶�).鈥�n Definition, delineation.
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 dictionaryNirvacana (啶ㄠた啶班啶掂啶�).鈥�
1) Utterance, pronunciation.
2) A proverbial expression, proverb; 啶� 啶ㄠた啶班啶え啷嵿く啷佮 啶曕啶粪い啷嵿ぐ啶苦く啷嬥そ啶膏啶むた 啶侧啶曕 啶ㄠた啶班啶掂啶ㄠ 啶膏啶啶むぎ啷� (na nirmanyu岣� k峁triyo'sti loke nirvacana峁� sm峁泃am) Mah膩bh膩rata (Bombay) 3.27.37.
3) Etymological interpretation, etymology. 啶ㄠぞ啶え啶苦ぐ啷嵿さ啶氞え啶� 啶むじ啷嵿く 啶多啶侧啶曕ぎ啷囙え啶� 啶膏啶班ぞ 啶溹啷佮 (n膩manirvacana峁� tasya 艣lokamena峁� sur膩 jagu岣�) Mah膩bh膩rata (Bombay) 9.2.37.
4) A vocabulary, an index.
5) Praise (辫谤补艣补峁僺腻); 啶啶班え啶粪啶熰 啶多ぞ啶ㄠ啶むえ啷嬥ぐ啷嵿さ啶傕ざ啶� 啶膏ぎ啷�啶曕啶粪啶� 啶啶ㄠぐ啷佮う啷嵿ぇ啷冟い啶 啷� 啶むい啷� 啶ㄠた啶班啶掂啶ㄠ 啶侧啶曕 啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啶班ぞ啶粪啶熰啶班啶粪啶掂さ啶班啶むい (prana峁ａ弓a峁� 艣膩ntanorva峁兣沘峁� sam墨k峁a punaruddh峁泃am | tato nirvacana峁� loke sarvar膩峁ａ弓re峁avartata) || Mah膩bh膩rata (Bombay) 1.19.23.
Derivable forms: nirvacanam (啶ㄠた啶班啶掂啶ㄠぎ啷�).
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Nirvacana (啶ㄠた啶班啶掂啶�).鈥�a.
1) not speaking, silent.
2) unobjectionable, blameless; (for other senses see the word separately).
Nirvacana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nir and vacana (啶掂啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryNirvacana (啶ㄠた啶班啶掂啶�).鈥攊. e. I. nis-vac + ana, n. 1. A proverb, Mah膩bh膩rata 1, 4359. 2. Etymological explanation, 5, 2561. Ii. nis-vacana, adj. 1. Silent. 2. Blameless, Mah膩bh膩rata 3, 13389. 潞苍补尘, adv. Silently, [Kum膩rasa峁僢hava, (ed. Stenzler.)] 7, 19.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNirvacana (啶ㄠた啶班啶掂啶�).鈥�1. [neuter] speaking out, utterance, saying, proverb, explanation, etymology.
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Nirvacana (啶ㄠた啶班啶掂啶�).鈥�2. [adjective] not speaking, silent; unobjectionable, blameless.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Nirvacana (啶ㄠた啶班啶掂啶�):鈥擺=nir-vacana] [from nir > ni岣�] a mfn. not speaking, silent, [艢ukasaptati]
2) [v.s. ...] unobjectionable, blameless, [Mah膩bh膩rata]
3) [=nir-vacana] [from nir-vac] b n. speaking out, pronouncing, [艢膩峁卥h膩yana-艣rauta-s奴tra]
4) [v.s. ...] a saying or proverb, [Mah膩bh膩rata]
5) [v.s. ...] interpretation, explanation, etymology, [Mah膩bh膩rata]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNirvacana (啶ㄠた啶班啶掂啶�):鈥擺nir-vacana] (na岣�-n膩-na峁�) a. Silent. n. Explanation; index.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Nirvacana (啶ㄠた啶班啶掂啶�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: 峁唅惫惫补测补峁嘺.
[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 dictionary1) Nirvacana (啶ㄠた啶班啶掂啶�) [Also spelled nirvachan]:鈥�(nm) interpretation; explanation; etymology; (a) speechless; ~[苍墨测补] fit to be explained/interpreted.
2) Nirv膩cana (啶ㄠた啶班啶掂ぞ啶氞え) [Also spelled nirvachan]:鈥�(nm) election; -[办峁迟谤补] constituency.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNirvacana (嗖ㄠ部嗖班硩嗖掂矚嗖�):鈥�
1) [noun] something that is spoken; an utterance; speech.
2) [noun] a concise, compact statement containing the essence of a passage, speech, etc.
3) [noun] an explanatory note or statement; an accurate description.
4) [noun] the knowledge of the origin and development of a word, affix, phrase, etc.; etymology.
5) [noun] the act of consolidating different, statements, works, ideas etc. together taking into consideration their essence, similarities.
6) [noun] the state or fact of not talking; absence of speech; silence.
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Nirv膩cana (嗖ㄠ部嗖班硩嗖掂簿嗖氞波):鈥�
1) [noun] a choosing or being chosen for a particular office by vote; election.
2) [noun] a voting to elect members for a municipality, legislature, etc.; election.
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 Dictionary1) Nirvacana (啶ㄠた啶班啶掂啶�):鈥攁dj. lacking utterance; silent; n. etymological interpretation; etymology;
2) Nirv膩cana (啶ㄠた啶班啶掂ぞ啶氞え):鈥攏. 1. election; ballot; 2. choice; selection;
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.
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