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Nirananda, ԲԻ岹, Nir-ananda, Niranamda, Ni-ananda: 15 definitions

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Nirananda means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Jainism, Prakrit. 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.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Nirananda in Purana glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

ԲԻ岹 (निरानन्द).—The son of Vyghra, a destroyer of sacrifices.*

  • * Brahmṇḍa-purṇa III. 7. 96; Vyu-purṇa 69. 131.
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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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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Nirananda in Shaktism glossary
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

1) ԲԻ岹 (निरानन्द) refers to the “bliss of stillness�, according to the Śrīmatottara-tantra, an expansion of the Kubjikmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjik cult.—Stillness [i.e., Ծ峦] is the highest condition of the movement of the breath when it has reached the summit of existence beyond the End of the Twelve above the head. The Bliss of Stillness (ԾԲԻ岹) is the supreme bliss that is the ultimate end of all fettered existence. We are told below that this reality is the All—Pervasive Lord (prabhu) who is present in every state of being.

Note: The Śmbhava state, although dynamic and supremely powerful, is one of perfect stillness (Ծ峦). The bliss of that stillness is called ԾԲԻ岹.

2) ԲԻ岹 (निरानन्द) refers to one of the Nine Nthas according to verse 43.177ff of the Ṣaṭshasrasaṃhit.—The Nine Nthas (found in various Kubjik Tantras) generally represent a well-known group of Siddhas. According to the Kulakaulinīmata, these Nine Nthas originally resided in Ādintha’s body as his vital breaths from which they emerged and were born as men in nine places. ԲԻ岹 is associated with the following: Birth place: Ayodhya; Caste: Kṣatriya (belonged to royal family); Other names: Girintha, Kṛṣṇantha, Aparditya.

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Shakta (शाक्�, śkta) or Shaktism (śktism) 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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Nirananda in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ԲԻ岹 (निरानन्द).�a. cheerless, sad, sorrowful.

ԲԻ岹 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nir and ԲԻ岹 (आनन्�).

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

ԲԻ岹 (निरानन्द).—mfn.

(-Ի岹�-Ի-Ի岹�) Causing no pleasure, undelighting. E. nir neg. ԲԻ岹 happiness.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ԲԻ岹 (निरानन्द).—adj., f. , joyless, [峾ⲹṇa] 2, 47, 10.

ԲԻ岹 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nis and ԲԻ岹 (आनन्�).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ԲԻ岹 (निरानन्द).—[adjective] joyless, sorrowful.

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

ԲԻ岹 (निरानन्द):—[=nir-ԲԻ岹] [from nir > ni�] mf()n. joyless, sorrowful, sad, melancholy, [Mahbhrata; 峾ⲹṇa] etc.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ԲԻ岹 (निरानन्द):—[nir+nanda] (nda�-n-nda�) a. Without pleasure.

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

ԲԻ岹 (निरानन्द) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇirṇaṃda.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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Prakrit-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Nirananda in Prakrit glossary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Ṇirṇaṃda (णिराणं�) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: ԲԻ岹.

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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

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Nirananda in Kannada glossary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Nirnaṃda (ನಿರಾನಂ�):—[adjective] not happy; lacking joy, mirth; sad; dejected.

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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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Pali-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Nirananda in Pali glossary
: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary

ԾԲԻ岹 (နိရာနန္�) [(ti) (တ�)]�
[ni+ԲԻ岹�(nirnana-sa�,ṇirṇaṃda-pr)]
[န�+အာနန္ဒ။ (နိရာန�-သံ၊ ဏိရာဏံ�-ပြ�)]

[Pali to Burmese]

: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မ� အဘိဓာန�)

ԾԲԻ岹�

(Burmese text): ကင်းသေ� နှစ်သက်ခြင်းရှိသော၊ နှစ်သက�-ဝမ်းမြောက�-ခြင်းမရှိသော၊ သူ။

(Auto-Translation): A person who is free from attachment, neither loves nor is pleased.

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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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