Nirvishesha, 狈颈谤惫颈艣别峁, Nir-vishesha: 18 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 狈颈谤惫颈艣别峁 can be transliterated into English as Nirvisesa or Nirvishesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Nirvishesh.
In Hinduism
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
: Pure Bhakti: Bhagavad-gita (4th edition)狈颈谤惫颈艣别峁 (啶ㄠた啶班啶掂た啶多啶�) refers to 鈥渄evoid of variety, featureless, without distinction鈥�. (cf. Glossary page from 艢谤墨尘补诲-叠丑补驳补惫补诲-骋墨迟腻).
: Pure Bhakti: Bhajana-rahasya - 2nd Edition狈颈谤惫颈艣别峁 (啶ㄠた啶班啶掂た啶多啶�) refers to:鈥擠evoid of variety; featureless impersonal aspect of the Absolute. (cf. Glossary page from Bhajana-Rahasya).
Vaishnava (啶掂啶粪啶｀さ, vai峁ａ箛ava) or vaishnavism (vai峁ａ箛avism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (鈥榯en avatars of Vishnu鈥�).
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation狈颈谤惫颈艣别峁 (啶ㄠた啶班啶掂た啶多啶�) refers to 鈥渢hat which has no special traits鈥� and is used to describe Sad腻艣iva (i.e., the Supreme Brahman), according to the 艢ivapur腻峁嘺 2.3.8.鈥擜ccordingly, Himavat said to N腻rada:鈥斺�淸...] The supreme Brahman is great and imperishable. It is like the streak of a lamp. It is termed Sad腻艣iva. It is without aberration. It is beyond Brahm腻. It is both full and devoid of qualities. It has no special traits [i.e., 苍颈谤惫颈艣别峁], no desires. It sees within and not without. O sage, from the Kinnaras who come here, such are the things heard about Him. Can it be untrue?鈥�.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur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.
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
: Google Books: Sannyasa Upanishad狈颈谤惫颈艣别峁 (啶ㄠた啶班啶掂た啶多啶�) refers to 鈥�(Brahman) without attributes鈥�, according to the commentary on the Ku峁囜笉ika-upani峁d verse 28.鈥擳he worshippers of the pure, resplendent Brahman (艣补产补濒补-产谤补丑尘补) enter the world of Brahma (brahmaloka), that is, the sphere of Hira峁噛agarbha, along the path of the Sun (蝉奴谤测补尘腻谤驳补, or 耻迟迟补谤腻测补峁嘺-尘腻谤驳补) by exiting from the crown of the head (brahma-randhra) through the 蝉耻峁尘峁嚹� canal; and there they are engaged in their quest for the attributeless Brahman till the end of the kalpa (till pralaya, or great dissolution, takes place). Having lived there till such time, they ultimately merge with Brahman on the attenuation of their subtle desires and attractions (惫腻蝉补苍腻-办峁测补). Thereafter they never return to the plane of relative existence. This is the gradual liberation (krama-mukti) attained by the knowers of Brahman with attributes (sa惫颈艣别峁 brahmaj帽腻n墨). On the other hand, the knowers of the attributeless, absolute Brahman (苍颈谤惫颈艣别峁 brahmaj帽腻n墨) will attain direct, instant liberation (sadyo-mukti), here and now (ihaiva).
: Wikisource: Ashtavakra Gita狈颈谤惫颈艣别峁 (啶ㄠた啶班啶掂た啶多啶�) refers to 鈥渙ne who is free from individual characteristics鈥�, according to the A峁ａ弓腻vakrag墨迟腻 (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Ved腻nta topics.鈥擜ccordingly, [as Janaka says to A峁ａ弓avakra]: 鈥淚n my unblemished nature there are no elements, no body, no faculties, no mind. There is no void and no anguish. [...] For him who is always free from individual characteristics (苍颈谤惫颈艣别峁) there is no antecedent causal action, no liberation during life, and no fulfilment at death. [kva tadvidehakaivalya峁� 苍颈谤惫颈艣别峁sya sarvad腻] For me, free from individuality, there is no doer and no reaper of the consequences, no cessation of action, no arising of thought, no immediate object, and no idea of results. [...]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).
General definition (in Hinduism)
: Vaniquotes: Hinduism狈颈谤惫颈艣别峁 means without any varieties or impersonalist.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganaga帽japarip峁沜ch腻狈颈谤惫颈艣别峁 (啶ㄠた啶班啶掂た啶多啶�) [=狈颈谤惫颈艣别峁迟腻?] refers to the 鈥�(one who is) without distinction鈥�, according to the Gaganaga帽japarip峁沜ch腻: the eighth chapter of the Mah腻sa峁僴ip腻ta (a collection of Mah腻y腻na Buddhist S奴tras).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭hen the Bodhisattva Gaganaga帽ja, having praised the Lord with these verses, addressed himself to the Lord: 鈥榌...] The Lord, who is without distinction (苍颈谤惫颈艣别峁), practices (prayoga) sameness (蝉补尘补迟腻) of all living beings since he is purified just like open space. Since the Lord has no desire, he is satisfied with insight (辫谤补箩帽补迟峁沺迟补) and free from gain, honor and fame. Since the Lord is omniscient (蝉补谤惫补箩帽补), his mode of five eyes is purified and sees everything鈥�. [...]鈥欌��.
Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, mah腻y腻na) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many 蝉奴迟谤补蝉 of which some of the earliest are the various Praj帽腻p腻rami迟腻 蝉奴迟谤补蝉.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary狈颈谤惫颈艣别峁 (啶ㄠた啶班啶掂た啶多啶�).鈥�a. showing or making no difference, indiscriminating, without distinction; 啶ㄠた啶班啶掂た啶多啶粪ぞ 啶掂く啶� 啶む啶掂く啶� (nirvi艣e峁Ｄ� vaya峁� tvayi) Mb.; 啶ㄠた啶班啶掂た啶多啶粪 啶掂た啶多啶粪 (nirvi艣e峁 惫颈艣别峁岣�) 叠丑补谤迟峁沨补谤颈 3.5. 'a difference without distinction'.
2) having no difference, same, like, not differing from (oft. in comp.); 啶ㄠた啶班啶掂た啶多啶粪ぞ啶曕啶むた (苍颈谤惫颈艣别峁Ｄ錵峁泃颈) 'having the same form'; 啶啶班さ啶距い啶ㄠ啶侧- 啶む啶げ啶ㄠた啶班啶掂た啶多啶粪ぎ啷� (prav腻tan墨lo- tpala苍颈谤惫颈艣别峁尘) Kum腻rasambhava 1.46; 啶� 啶ㄠた啶班啶掂た啶多啶粪お啷嵿ぐ啶むた啶い啷嵿い啶苦ぐ啶距じ啷�啶む (sa 苍颈谤惫颈艣别峁pratipattir腻s墨t) R.14.22.
3) indiscriminate, promiscuous.
-峁岣� absence of difference. (苍颈谤惫颈艣别峁尘 and 苍颈谤惫颈艣别峁峁嘺 are used adverbially in the sense of 'without difference', 'equally', indiscriminately'; kruddhena vipramukto'ya峁� 苍颈谤惫颈艣别峁峁� priy腻priye 搁腻尘.7.22.41. svag峁沨a苍颈谤惫颈艣别峁尘atra sth墨ya迟腻m H.1; R.5.6.).
狈颈谤惫颈艣别峁 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nir and 惫颈艣别峁 (啶掂た啶多啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary狈颈谤惫颈艣别峁 (啶ㄠた啶班啶掂た啶多啶�).鈥攎fn.
(-峁岣�-峁Ｄ�-峁峁�) 1. Undiscriminating, making no difference. 2. Same, like, indiscriminate. E. nir neg. 惫颈艣别峁 difference.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary狈颈谤惫颈艣别峁 (啶ㄠた啶班啶掂た啶多啶�).鈥擨. m. want of difference, [贬颈迟辞辫补诲别艣补] 113, 11. Ii. adj. 1. having no discrimination, [贬颈迟辞辫补诲别艣补] ii. [distich] 68. 2. not different. 3. equal. 4. acc. 峁尘, adv. a. without difference, [贬颈迟辞辫补诲别艣补] 84, 5, M.M. b. alike, [贬颈迟辞辫补诲别艣补] 128, 10. c. exceedingly, [Uttara R腻macarita, 2. ed. Calc., 1862.] 99, 6.
狈颈谤惫颈艣别峁 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nis and 惫颈艣别峁 (啶掂た啶多啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary狈颈谤惫颈艣别峁 (啶ㄠた啶班啶掂た啶多啶�).鈥擺adjective] making or showing no difference, not differing from (鈥斅�); equal, similar; [neuter] as [adverb] or as [abstract] = 迟腻 [feminine], tva [neuter]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 狈颈谤惫颈艣别峁 (啶ㄠた啶班啶掂た啶多啶�):鈥擺=nir-惫颈艣别峁] [from nir > ni岣�] mf(腻)n. showing or making no difference, undiscriminating, without distinction, [Mah腻bh腻rata; R腻m腻ya峁嘺] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] not different from, same, like ([compound]), [K腻lid腻sa]
3) [v.s. ...] (with 惫颈艣别峁 m. not the least difference, [叠丑补谤迟峁沨补谤颈 iii, 54])
4) [v.s. ...] unqualified, absolute, [Sarvadar艣ana-sa峁僩raha]
5) [=nir-惫颈艣别峁] [from nir > ni岣�] n. absence of difference, indiscriminateness, likeness, [Mah腻bh腻rata vi, 5519]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary狈颈谤惫颈艣别峁 (啶ㄠた啶班啶掂た啶多啶�):鈥擺nir-惫颈艣别峁] (峁岣�-峁Ｄ�-峁峁�) a. Same, not different, indiscriminate.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)狈颈谤惫颈艣别峁 (啶ㄠた啶班啶掂た啶多啶�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: 峁唅惫惫颈蝉别蝉补.
[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 dictionary狈颈谤惫颈艣别峁 (啶ㄠた啶班啶掂た啶多啶�) [Also spelled nirvishesh]:鈥�(a) without distinction, having no attributes; invariable; (nm) the Transcendental Reality.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNirvi艣膿峁 (嗖ㄠ部嗖班硩嗖掂部嗖多硣嗖�):鈥擺adjective] = 嗖ㄠ部嗖班硩嗖掂部嗖多部嗖粪硩嗖� [nirvishishta].
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Nirvi艣膿峁 (嗖ㄠ部嗖班硩嗖掂部嗖多硣嗖�):鈥�
1) [noun] the quality of being exactly same as another; perfect similarity which can be termed as oneness.
2) [noun] he who is not different from another.
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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Partial matches: Vishesha, Nir, Nikaya.
Starts with: Nirvisheshabrahma, Nirvisheshajnana, Nirvisheshakriti, Nirvishesham, Nirvisheshana, Nirvisheshanirasa, Nirvisheshasvarupa, Nirvisheshata, Nirvisheshatva, Nirvisheshavada, Nirvisheshavant, Nirvisheshavat.
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