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Nirvrita, ±·¾±°ù±¹á¹›t²¹: 12 definitions

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Nirvrita means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.

The Sanskrit term ±·¾±°ù±¹á¹›t²¹ can be transliterated into English as Nirvrta or Nirvrita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

±·¾±°ù±¹á¹›t²¹ (निरà¥à¤µà¥ƒà¤�) refers to “feeling delightedâ€�, according to the ÅšivapurÄṇa 2.3.48 (“Description of Marriage of Åšiva and PÄrvatÄ«â€�).—Accordingly, as BrahmÄ narrated to NÄrada: “[...] Then the Brahmins were requested by Himavat ‘May the rite be formally started after narrating the Tithi etc. The auspicious hour has comeâ€�. After saying ‘So be itâ€�, the excellent Brahmins who knew the proper time proclaimed the Tithi etc. very delightedly (±è²¹°ù²¹³¾²¹-²Ô¾±°ù±¹á¹›t²¹). Then HimÄcala mentally urged with pleasure by lord Åšiva, the cause of great enjoyment, smilingly spoke to Åšiva. ‘O Åšiva, please do not delay. Please mention your genealogy, saintly lineage, family, name and your Veda along with your branch of the Vedas’â€�.

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The Purana (पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤�, purÄṇas) 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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Vedanta (school of philosophy)

: Wikisource: Ashtavakra Gita

±·¾±°ù±¹á¹›t²¹ (निरà¥à¤µà¥ƒà¤�) refers to “finding peaceâ€�, according to the AṣṭÄvakragÄ«tÄ (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-VedÄnta topics.—Accordingly, [as Aṣṭavakra says to Janaka]: “[...] The stupid does not attain cessation (²Ô¾±°ù±¹á¹›t¾±) whether he acts or abandons action, while the wise man find peace (²Ô¾±°ù±¹á¹›t²¹) within simply by knowing the truth [tattvaniÅ›cayamÄtreṇa prÄjño bhavati ²Ô¾±°ù±¹á¹›t²¹á¸�]. People cannot come to know themselves by practices—pure awareness, clear, complete, beyond multiplicity and faultless though they are. [...]â€�.

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Vedanta (वेदानà¥à¤�, vedÄnta) 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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In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipá¹›cchÄ

±·¾±°ù±¹á¹›t²¹ (निरà¥à¤µà¥ƒà¤�) refers to “extinguishedâ€�, according to the Gaganagañjaparipá¹›cchÄ: the eighth chapter of the MahÄsaṃnipÄta (a collection of MahÄyÄna Buddhist SÅ«tras).—Accordingly, “Then on that occasion the Lord uttered these verses: [...] (107) Since all living beings are originally extinguished (praká¹›ti-²Ô¾±°ù±¹á¹›t²¹), they are never born. His patience shining like this is not carelessness about this teaching. (108) Seeing all parts of personality as an illusion, knowing all spheres as the sphere of the dharma, considering the six sense organs as an empty town, this is to transcend the MÄra inherent in the parts of personality. [...]â€�.

: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture

±·¾±°ù±¹á¹›t²¹ (निरà¥à¤µà¥ƒà¤�) refers to “having departedâ€�, according to the ³Õ²¹Âá°ù²¹³Ù³ÜṇḲ¹²õ²¹³¾²¹²â²¹°ì²¹±ô±è²¹°ùÄåÂá²¹, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly, [After the Brahmin Viṣṇudatta summoned and enraged a NÄga]: “Then VajrapÄṇi, the great leader of Yaká¹£as, addressed the BhagavÄn, ‘Look, BhagavÄn, clearly all crops have been destroyed by the harmful NÄga. How will there be shelter for all beings in the last time, in the last age, after you have departed (²Ô¾±°ù±¹á¹›t²¹)? Therefore let the BhagavÄn speak about the protection of crops and the averting of NÄgas for the sake of all crops. [Thus] all crops will be provided, protected and increased’â€�.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahÄyÄna) 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 ²õÅ«³Ù°ù²¹²õ of which some of the earliest are the various PrajñÄpÄramitÄ ²õÅ«³Ù°ù²¹²õ.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

±·¾±°ù±¹á¹›t²¹ (निरà¥à¤µà¥ƒà¤�).â€�p. p.

1) Satisfied, contented, happy; निरà¥à¤µà¥ƒà¤¤à¥Œ सà¥à¤µà¤ƒ (²Ô¾±°ù±¹á¹›t²¹u svaá¸�) Åš.2;4; 5.1.

2) Free from care or anxiety, secure, at ease.

3) Ceased, ended. तीरà¥à¤£à¥‡ भीषà¥à¤®à¤®à¤¹à¥‹à¤¦à¤§à¥� कथमपà¤� दà¥à¤°à¥‹à¤£à¤¾à¤¨à¤²à¥� निरà¥à¤µà¥ƒà¤¤à¥‡ (tÄ«rṇe bhīṣmamahodadhau kathamapi droṇÄnale nir±¹á¹›te) Ve.6.1.

-tam A house.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

±·¾±°ù±¹á¹›t²¹ (निरà¥à¤µà¥ƒà¤�).â€�(ppp. to Sanskrit nir-var-, but even in Sanskrit used in ways which suggest secondary association with nir-vÄ-; so in Sanskrit extinguished, of fire, also [Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit], ²Ñ²¹³óÄå±¹²¹²õ³Ù³Ü i.66.1; ¶Ù¾±±¹²âÄå±¹²¹»åÄå²Ô²¹ 157.12; ´¡±¹²¹»åÄå²Ô²¹-Å›²¹³Ù²¹°ì²¹ i.48.8; and especially often happy, blissful, in worldly sense, also [Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit], ³§²¹»å»å³ó²¹°ù³¾²¹±è³ÜṇḲ¹°ùÄ«°ì²¹ 106.13; ²Ñ²¹³óÄå±¹²¹²õ³Ù³Ü i.131.14), (1) like Pali nibbuta functioning as ppp. to nirvÄṇa and its relatives, released, entered into nirvÄṇa (oftener pari-nir°; see also ²Ô¾±°ù±¹á¹›t²¹ka and ²Ô¾±°ù±¹á¹›t¾±): ³§²¹»å»å³ó²¹°ù³¾²¹±è³ÜṇḲ¹°ùÄ«°ì²¹ 392.9; 393.2, etc.; (2) in ²Ñ²¹³óÄå±¹²¹²õ³Ù³Ü iii.214.6, 13 (verse) = Pali DÄ«ghanikÄya (Pali) ii.242.18, 243.6, ²Ô¾±°ù±¹á¹›t²¹- (Senart with mss. unmetrical(ly) °tÄ; Pali nÄ«vuta-, text with Cambodian sources, others nivuta-, ni- being unmetrical(ly))- brahmalokaá¹� (adv.; Pali °lokÄ, n. sg. f. adj.); (in such a way that the brahma-world is) cut off; shut out, excluded (from the br. world). So DÄ«ghanikÄya (Pali) commentary ii.665.19 ff., nivuto pihito (and later paá¹­icchanno) brahmaloko assÄ ti. This implies Sanskrit ni±¹á¹›ta; the Pali nÄ«vuta, adopted by ed., must have Ä« m.c.; ²Ñ²¹³óÄå±¹²¹²õ³Ù³Ü ²Ô¾±°ù±¹á¹›t²¹ also, directly or indirectly, m.c., perhaps directly derived from a misunderstood MIndic nÄ«vuta with false Sanskritization.

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

±·¾±°ù±¹á¹›t²¹ (निरà¥à¤µà¥ƒà¤�).—mfn.

(-³Ù²¹á¸�-³ÙÄå-³Ù²¹á¹�) Ended, terminated. 2. Happy, content. 3. Emancipated. 4. Free from occupation or interest. n.

(-³Ù²¹á¹�) A house. E. nir, and ±¹á¹� to choose. kta affix: see ni±¹á¹›tta.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

±·¾±°ù±¹á¹›t²¹ (निरà¥à¤µà¥ƒà¤�).—[adjective] extinct, allayed; satisfied, happy.

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

1) ±·¾±°ù±¹á¹›t²¹ (निरà¥à¤µà¥ƒà¤�):—[=nir-±¹á¹›ta] [from nir > niá¸�] a with âˆ�²ú³óÅ«, [Parasmaipada] -bhavati, to attain NirvÄṇa, [SukhÄvatÄ«-vyÅ«ha i]

2) [=nir-±¹á¹›ta] [from nir-±¹á¹�] b mfn. satisfied, happy, tranquil, at ease, at rest, [Manu-smá¹›ti; MahÄbhÄrata; KÄvya literature] etc.

3) [v.s. ...] extinguished, terminated, ceased, Veá¹�, [vi, 1; MÄrkaṇá¸eya-purÄṇa]

4) [v.s. ...] emancipated, [Horace H. Wilson]

5) [v.s. ...] n. a house, [Horace H. Wilson]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

±·¾±°ù±¹á¹›t²¹ (निरà¥à¤µà¥ƒà¤�):—[nir-±¹á¹›ta] (taá¸�-tÄ-³Ù²¹á¹�) a. Ended; free from; happy. 1. n. A house.

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

±·¾±°ù±¹á¹›t²¹ (निरà¥à¤µà¥ƒà¤�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ṇi±¹±¹²¹²â²¹, Ṇi±¹±¹³Ü²¹, Ṇi±¹±¹³Üá¸a.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), 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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

±·¾±°ù±¹á¹›t²¹ (ನಿರà³à²µà³ƒà²�):—[adjective] satisfied; contented; pleased.

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±·¾±°ù±¹á¹›t²¹ (ನಿರà³à²µà³ƒà²�):â€�

1) [noun] a completely satisfied, contented man; a happy man.

2) [noun] the normal place of one’s dwelling; a house.

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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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