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Nirjala, Ჹ, Nir-jala: 13 definitions

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Nirjala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Nirjal.

In Hinduism

Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

: Devotees Vaishnavas: Śrī Garga Saṃhit

Ჹ (निर्जल�) refers to the fourteenth of twenty-six 岹śī according to the Garga-saṃhit 4.8.9. Accordingly, “to attain Lord Kṛṣṇa’s mercy you should follow the vow of fasting on 岹śī. In that way You will make Lord Kṛṣṇa into your submissive servant. Of this there is no doubt�. A person who chants the names of these twenty-six 岹śī (e.g., Ჹ) attains the result of following 岹śī for one year.

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Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) 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 (‘ten avatars of Vishnu�).

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Nirjala in Marathi glossary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

nirjala (निर्जल).—a (S) Wholly wanting or having but little water--a country &c. 2 In which water even is not to be drunk--a fast.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

nirjala (निर्जल).�a Wholly wanting or having but little water. In which water even is not to be drunk.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Nirjala (निर्जल).�a.

1) waterless, desert, destitute of water.

2) not mixed with water.

- a waste, desert. °एकादशी (岹śī) Name of the eleventh day in the bright half of Jyeṣṭha.

Nirjala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nir and jala (जल).

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

Nirjala (निर्जल).—mfn.

(-�-l-la�) Dry, desart, void of water. m.

(-�) A desart, a waste. E. nir neg. and jala water.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nirjala (निर्जल).—[adjective] waterless, [substantive] such a land.

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

1) Nirjala (निर्जल):—[=nir-jala] [from nir > ni�] mf()n. waterless, dry (m. or n. a dry country, desert, waste, [Mahbhrata; Rmyaṇa])

2) [v.s. ...] not mixed with water (as buttermilk), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nirjala (निर्जल):—[nir-jala] (�) 1. m. A desert.

[Sanskrit to German]

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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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Hindi dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Nirjala in Hindi glossary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Nirjala (निर्जल) [Also spelled nirjal]:�(a) anhydrous; without water; dry; ~[īⲹ] non-aqueous; ~[la vrata] a fast wherein taking of even water is forbidden.

2) Ჹ (निर्जल�):�(a) see [nirjala]; —[岹śī] the eleventh day of the bright fortnight of the month of [ṣṭ] on which day Hindus, especially women, observe complete fast and do not take even water.

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Kannada-English dictionary

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

Nirjala (ನಿರ್ಜಲ):—[adjective] not having water, dampness, moisture, etc.; not wet or damp; dry.

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Nirjala (ನಿರ್ಜಲ):—[noun] the condition of being dry; aridness; aridity.

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Nirjaḷa (ನಿರ್ಜಳ):—[adjective] = ನಿರ್ಜಲ [nirjala]1.

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Nirjaḷa (ನಿರ್ಜಳ):—[noun] = ನಿರ್ಜಲ [nirjala]2.

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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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Nepali dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Nirjala in Nepali glossary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Nirjala (निर्जल):—adj. 1. waterless; arid; 2. (a process, a fast) not containing/involving water; n. an arid region; desert;

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