Nirghata, 狈颈谤驳丑腻迟补, 狈颈谤驳丑补峁璦, Nir-ghata: 16 definitions
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In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Jyoti峁狈颈谤驳丑腻迟补 (啶ㄠた啶班啶樴ぞ啶�) refers to the 鈥渘atural destructions鈥� and is the name of the fifty-fourth chapter of the G腻rg墨ya箩测辞迟颈峁. It is similar to the 39th chapter of V腻rahamihira鈥檚 work known as the B峁沨atsa峁僪it腻. The G腻rg墨ya箩测辞迟颈峁 is one of the most comprehensive of Garga鈥檚 texts and written in the form of a dialogue between Krau峁ａ弓uki (峁氠梗iputra) and Garga discussing astral and other omens, comprising a total of sixty-two chapters (viz., 苍颈谤驳丑腻迟补), known as 补峁単补蝉 and summarized in the A峁単asamuddi艣a (鈥渆numeration of the divisions鈥�, introductory portion).
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira狈颈谤驳丑腻迟补 (啶ㄠた啶班啶樴ぞ啶�) refers to 鈥渢hunderbolts鈥�, according to the B峁沨atsa峁僪it腻 (chapter 2), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Var腻hamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyoti峁).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淎 true Astrologer is also one who has thoroughly mastered the Science of Sa峁僪it腻. [...] It treats of the prediction of immediate rain from surrounding phenomena; of judging the nature of the future crops from the growth of plants and flowers; of the halos round the sun and moon; of lines of clouds crossing the solar disc at rising and setting; of the winds; of meteoric falls; of false fires; of earthquakes; of the red sky immediately before sunrise and after sunset; of the fanciful shapes of clouds; of dust storms; of thunderbolts [i.e., 苍颈谤驳丑腻迟补]; of the price of food grains; of gardening; [...]鈥�.
Jyotisha (啶溹啶啶むた啶�, 箩测辞迟颈峁 or jyotish) refers to 鈥榓stronomy鈥� or 鈥淰edic astrology鈥� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: Kath腻sarits腻gara狈颈谤驳丑腻迟补 (啶ㄠた啶班啶樴ぞ啶�) is the name of a king whose strength is considered as equaling a half-power warrior (ardharatha), according to the Kath腻sarits腻gara, chapter 47. Accordingly, as the Asura Maya explained the arrangement of warriors in Sun墨tha鈥檚 army: 鈥�... [狈颈谤驳丑腻迟补, and others], are considered half-power warriors鈥�.
The story of 狈颈谤驳丑腻迟补 was narrated by the Vidy腻dhara king Vajraprabha to prince Narav腻hanadatta in order to relate how 鈥淪奴ryaprabha, being a man, obtain of old time the sovereignty over the Vidy腻dharas鈥�.
The Kath腻sarits腻gara (鈥榦cean of streams of story鈥�), mentioning 狈颈谤驳丑腻迟补, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Narav腻hanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the 惫颈诲测腻诲丑补谤补蝉 (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Gu峁嚹遽笉hya鈥檚 B峁沨atkath腻 consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
Kavya (啶曕ぞ啶掂啶�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or 鈥榚pic poetry鈥� and natya, or 鈥榙ramatic poetry鈥�.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation狈颈谤驳丑腻迟补 (啶ㄠた啶班啶樴ぞ啶�) refers to 鈥渢errifying sounds鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur腻峁嘺 2.3.15 (鈥淭he penance and reign of T腻rak腻sura鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, as Brahm腻 narrated: 鈥淸...] At the same time, several phenomena of evil portent forboding misery and distress happened, when the son of Var腻峁単墨 was born making the gods miserable. [...] O great Brahmin, the misty haloes around the sun and the moon in the grip of R腻hu became the harbingers of great fear and unhappiness. At that time terrifying sounds [i.e., 苍颈谤驳丑腻迟补鈥�nirgh腻t腻 bhayas奴cak腻岣�] that resembled those of the chariot issued forth from cracks and crevices in the mountains. [...]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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhism狈颈谤驳丑腻迟补 (啶ㄠた啶班啶樴ぞ啶�) refers to one of the various Grahas and Mah腻grahas mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Ma帽ju艣r墨m奴lakalpa: one of the largest Kriy腻 Tantras devoted to Ma帽ju艣r墨 (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Ma帽ju艣r墨 and were taught to and by Buddha 艢腻kyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including 狈颈谤驳丑腻迟补).
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra狈颈谤驳丑腻迟补 (啶ㄠた啶班啶樴ぞ啶�) is the name of a Vidy腻dhara-king from La峁卥腻, according to the Jain Ramayana and chapter 7.1 [origin of the 谤腻办峁蝉补惫补峁兣沘 and 惫腻苍补谤补惫补峁兣沘] of Hemacandra鈥檚 11th century Tri峁峁ａ弓i艣al腻k腻puru峁caritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly:鈥斺�淸...] When he had struck down [Andhaka鈥攈is son鈥檚 murderer], like an elephant a driver, the anger of the King of Rathan奴pura was appeased. Delighted with the destruction of his enemies, he, the authority for setting up kings, installed a Vidy腻dhara, named 狈颈谤驳丑腻迟补, on La峁卥腻鈥檚 throne. Then King A艣ani returned to his city Rathan奴pura on Vait腻岣峢ya, like the king of the gods to Amar腻vat墨. [...]鈥�.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary狈颈谤驳丑腻迟补 (啶ㄠた啶班啶樴ぞ啶�).鈥�
1) Destruction.
2) A whirlwind, a violent gust of wind, hurricane.
3) The noise of contending winds (vapours ?) &c. in the sky; 啶曕啶班啶曕啶侧え啶苦ぇ啶ㄠ啶む啶ぞ啶むえ啶苦ぐ啷嵿啶距い 啶掂ぞ啶む (kurukulanidhanotp腻ta苍颈谤驳丑腻迟补 v腻ta岣�) Ve.1.22; 啶ㄠた啶班啶樴ぞ啶む啶椸啶班啶� 啶曕啶炧啶溹げ啷�啶ㄠぞ啶炧 啶溹た啶樴ぞ啶傕じ啷佮ぐ啷嵿啷嵿く啶距え啶苦ぐ啷嵿啷嬥し啷堗 啶曕啶粪啶く啶�- 啶ぞ啶� 啶膏た啶傕す啶距え啷� (nirgh腻tograi岣� ku帽jal墨n腻帽 jigh腻峁僺urjy腻nirgho峁i岣� k峁bhay腻- m腻sa si峁僪腻n) R.9.64; Manusm峁泃i 1.38;4.15,7; Y.1.145; (v腻yun腻 nihato v腻yurgagan腻cca patatyadha岣� | praca峁囜笉aghoranirgho峁 苍颈谤驳丑腻迟补 iti kathyate ||.)
4) An earth-quake.
5) A thunderstroke; 啶ㄠた啶班啶樴ぞ啶むざ啷嵿 啶す啶距え啶距じ啷�啶む 啶膏ぞ啶曕 啶� 啶膏啶むえ啶た啶む啶ㄠ啶た啶� (苍颈谤驳丑腻迟补艣ca mah腻n腻s墨t s腻ka峁� ca stanayitnubhi岣�) Bh腻gavata 1.14.15.
6) A stroke in general; 啶呧す啶� 啶︵ぞ啶班啶｀ 啶︵啶掂え啶苦ぐ啷嵿啶距い啶� (ahaha d腻ru峁噊 daiva苍颈谤驳丑腻迟补岣�) Uttarar腻macarita 2.
7) An unusual event boding calamity (耻迟辫腻迟补); 啶むじ啷嵿ぎ啶苦え啷嵿ぎ啷佮す啷傕ぐ啷嵿い啷� 啶膏啶啶班ぞ啶啶む 啶ㄠた啶班啶樴ぞ啶むぞ啶多啶氞ぞ啶い啶ㄠ啶啶灌啶� (tasminmuh奴rte sa峁僷r腻pte nirgh腻t腻艣c腻patanmuhu岣�) Mah腻bh腻rata (Bombay) 3.4.23; Manusm峁泃i 1.38; Bh腻gavata 3.17.8.
Derivable forms: 苍颈谤驳丑腻迟补岣� (啶ㄠた啶班啶樴ぞ啶む).
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狈颈谤驳丑补峁璦 (啶ㄠた啶班啶樴).鈥�
1) a free market.
2) a crowded market.
Derivable forms: 苍颈谤驳丑补峁璦尘 (啶ㄠた啶班啶樴啶).
狈颈谤驳丑补峁璦 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nir and 驳丑补峁璦 (啶樴).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary狈颈谤驳丑补峁璦 (啶ㄠた啶班啶樴).鈥攎fn.
(-峁璦岣�-峁�-峁璦峁�) 1. A great collection of people, a fair, a market, &c. 2. A free market or wharf, one where no toll is levied. 3. A place where is no quay or stairs. E. nir prefixed to 驳丑补峁璦 to endeavour, affix, ac or nirgato gha峁璷 yasm腻t pra0 ba .
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狈颈谤驳丑腻迟补 (啶ㄠた啶班啶樴ぞ啶�).鈥攎.
(-迟补岣�) 1. A gust of wind, a hurricane, a whirlwind. 2. The noise of contending vapours in the heavens. 3. An earthquake. 4. Destruction. E. nir forth, han to drive, affix gha帽, gh腻ta substituted for the radical.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary狈颈谤驳丑腻迟补 (啶ㄠた啶班啶樴ぞ啶�).鈥攊. e. nis-han, [Causal.], + a, m. A gust of wind, a whirlwind, [惭腻苍补惫补诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补] 1, 38.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary狈颈谤驳丑腻迟补 (啶ㄠた啶班啶樴ぞ啶�).鈥擺masculine] removal, destruction; hurricane, whirlwind.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 狈颈谤驳丑补峁璦 (啶ㄠた啶班啶樴):鈥擺=nir-驳丑补峁璦] [from nir > ni岣�] n. a great fair, crowded market, free market
2) [v.s. ...] a place where there is no quay or steps, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal腻yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) 狈颈谤驳丑腻迟补 (啶ㄠた啶班啶樴ぞ啶�):鈥擺=苍颈谤-驳丑腻迟补] a m. ([from] [Causal] of 鈭�han) removal, destruction, [Taittir墨ya-sa峁僪it腻; 膧pastamba]
4) [v.s. ...] whirlwind, hurricane, thunderstorm, earthquake etc. (ifc. f(腻). ), [Gautama-dharma-艣腻stra; Manu-sm峁泃i; Mah腻bh腻rata] etc.
5) [v.s. ...] Name of a D腻nava, [Kath腻sarits腻gara]
6) [from nir-han] b ([from] [Causal]) See sub voce
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 狈颈谤驳丑补峁璦 (啶ㄠた啶班啶樴):鈥擺nir-驳丑补峁璦] (峁璦峁�) 1. n. A great collection of people, a fair, a market.
2) 狈颈谤驳丑腻迟补 (啶ㄠた啶班啶樴ぞ啶�):鈥擺苍颈谤-驳丑腻迟补] (迟补岣�) 1. m. A gust of wind, a whirlwind; a rumbling sound.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)狈颈谤驳丑腻迟补 (啶ㄠた啶班啶樴ぞ啶�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: 峁唅ggh腻ya.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus狈颈谤驳丑腻迟补 (嗖ㄠ部嗖班硩嗖樴簿嗖�):鈥�
1) [noun] a violent wind moving at a very high speed.
2) [noun] a shaking or trembling of the crust of the earth, caused by underground volcanic forces; earth-quake.
3) [noun] the sound that follows a flash of lightning, caused by the sudden heating and expansion of air by electrical discharge; thunder.
4) [noun] a heavy blow or its impact.
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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