Nirriti, 狈颈谤峁泃颈, Nirrti: 18 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 狈颈谤峁泃颈 can be transliterated into English as Nirrti or Nirriti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) 狈颈谤峁泃颈 (啶ㄠた啶班啶むた).鈥擜 Deva. The Pur膩峁嘺s contain the following information about him.
(i) He is one of the A峁ａ弓adikp膩las (guards of the eight quarters). He is in charge of the south-western corner. (See under A峁ａ弓adikp膩las).
(ii) He is one of the Ek膩da艣arudras. (膧di Parva, Chapter 66, Verse 2).
(iii) Brahm膩 was his grand-father and Sth膩峁噓 his father. (膧di Parva, Chapter 66, Verse 2).
(iv) He attended the birth-day celebrations of Arjuna. (膧di Parva, Chapter 129, Verse 63).
(v) In temples his idols are installed with sword in hand and seated on an ass. (Agni Pur膩峁嘺, Chapter 51).
2) 狈颈谤峁泃颈 (啶ㄠた啶班啶むた).鈥擶ife of the Deva called Adharma. She had three sons called Bhaya, Mah膩bhaya and Antaka. These R膩k峁sas are known as Nair峁泃as. (膧di Parva, Chapter 66, Verse 54).
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation狈颈谤峁泃颈 (啶ㄠた啶班啶むた) refers to one of the eight guardians of the quarters, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.2.22. Accordingly as 艢iva said to Sit膩:鈥斺�淸...] the different parts of the mountain Meru seem to be echoing the pleasing sweet sounds of bees etc. which cause the incitement of love of the guardians of the quarters viz. Indra, Kubera, Yama, Varu峁嘺, Agni, 狈颈谤峁泃颈, Marut (Wind) and the Supreme lord (莫艣a). Heaven, the abode of the Devas is stationed on the summits of the Meru wherein the cities of the guardians of the quarters are also situated. They are brilliant. Beautiful celestial damsels, Rambh膩, 艢ac墨, Menak膩 and others heighten their glory鈥�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) 狈颈谤峁泃颈 (啶ㄠた啶班啶むた).鈥擟hildless, adopted the twins of Adharma;1 with his vehicle drawn by men went against K峁涐梗峁嘺 taking P膩rij膩ta; but soon felt he could not fight K峁涐梗峁嘺 and went away quietly;2 his town was visited by Arjuna in search of the dead child of the Dv膩rak膩 Brahmana.3
- 1) Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺 IV. 8. 2; Vi峁ａ箛u-pur膩峁嘺 3. 14.
- 2) Ib. X. [65 (v) 42]; [66 (v) 36].
- 3) Ib. X. 89. 44.
1b) One of the western entrances to the city of Pura帽jana, leading to the country of Vai艣asa; allegorically guda.*
- * Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺 IV. 25. 53; 29. 14.
1c) A 尘耻丑奴谤迟补 of the day.*
- * Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 III. 3. 40, 70; V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 66. 41; 111. 40.
1d) One of the eleven Rudras with sword;1 lord of a dik and a R膩k峁sa who came and worshipped Lal墨t膩, along with others.2
1e) Found Kubera overwhelmed by Kujambha and took his sword for war; when he was about to be vanquished, Varu峁嘺 tied down with noose the two hands of Kujambha; Mahi峁 defeated both 狈颈谤峁泃颈 and Varu峁嘺, released Kujambha; reported to Indra;1 beaten by T膩raka.2
1f) A Vasu; a son of Dharma and Sudev墨.*
- * Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 171. 47.
1g) As a lokap膩la.*
- * Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 266. 22.
1h) The God of the South-west.*
- * V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 108. 31.
1i) Worshipped for the destruction of the foe; issued from the arms of Brahm膩.*
- * Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺 II. 3. 9; III. 12. 26.
狈颈谤峁泃颈 (啶ㄠた啶班啶むた) is a name mentioned in the 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (cf. I.60.2) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (mentioning 狈颈谤峁泃颈) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 艣濒辞办补蝉 (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺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.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Wisdom Library: 艢膩ktism狈颈谤峁泃颈 (啶ㄠた啶班啶むた) refers to one of the 53 gods to be worshipped in the western quarter and given 辫腻测补蝉补 (rice boiled in milk) according to the 痴腻蝉迟耻测腻驳补 rite in 艢aktism (cf. 艢膩rad膩tilaka-tantra III-V). The worship of these 53 gods happens after assigning them to one of the 64 compartment while constructing a 叠补濒颈尘补峁囜笉补辫补. V膩stu is the name of a prodigious demon, who was killed by 53 gods (e.g., 狈颈谤峁泃颈).
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) 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.
Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩ya峁嘺)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts1) 狈颈谤峁泃颈 (啶ㄠた啶班啶むた) (seated on a corpse) is associated with the third court (腻惫补谤补峁嘺) of the temple, as discussed in the ninth chapter of the 莫艣varasa峁僪it膩 (printed edition), a P膩帽car膩tra work in 8200 verses and 24 chapters dealing with topics such as routines of temple worship, major and minor festivals, temple-building and initiation.鈥擠escription of the chapter [dv膩r腻惫补谤补峁嘺-devat膩lak峁峁嘺-膩di-vidhi]: This chapter concerns the daily ritual obligations owed to the deities whose abodes are fixed in the temple doorways鈥擺...] In the third court [腻惫补谤补峁嘺] will be found, in due order, the ten deities: Indra on his elephant, Agni on his goat, Yama on his buffalo, R膩k峁se艣vara (=狈颈谤峁泃颈) on a corpse, Varu峁嘺 on the makara-whale, V膩yu on a deer. Moon on his rabbit, 艢iva on his bull, Ananta on his tortoise, and Brahm膩 on his swan (89-105a). In the entrance to this third courtyard, at the gopura, will be found Sudar艣ana (105b-115).
2) 狈颈谤峁泃颈 (啶ㄠた啶班啶むた) or 狈颈谤峁泃颈mudr膩 refers to one of the 81 Mudr膩s (hand-gestures) described in chapter 2 of the 峁氠梗ir膩tra section of the 厂补苍补迟办耻尘腻谤补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: an encyclopedic Sanskrit text written in over 3500 verses dealing with a variety of topics such as yoga, temple-building, consecration ceremonies, initiation and dhanurveda (martial arts).鈥擺Cf. the chapter 尘耻诲谤腻-濒补办峁峁嘺].
Pancaratra (啶ぞ啶炧啶氞ぐ啶距い啷嵿ぐ, p膩帽car膩tra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Shilpashastra (iconography)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts (shilpa)狈颈谤峁泃颈 (啶ㄠた啶班啶むた) refers to one of the 鈥渄irectional deities鈥� (濒辞办别艣补), whose iconographic details are discussed in chapter 28 of the 膧dik膩峁囜笉a of the 贬补测补艣墨谤峁蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: a large P膩帽car膩tra 膧gama consisting of roughly 6500 verses dealing primarily with architecture, temple-building and consecration rituals and iconography.鈥擠escription of the chapter [濒辞办别艣补-pratim膩-lak峁峁嘺]: The iconography for the following eight directional deities are given [e.g., 狈颈谤峁泃颈 (7)] [...].
Shilpashastra (啶多た啶侧啶ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 艣ilpa艣膩stra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Hinduism狈颈谤峁泃颈 (啶ㄠた啶班啶むた):鈥擨n Vedic hinduism, she is the regent of the south-western direction (sometimes as 苍颈谤峁泃补). She represents the Goddess of misery and represents suffering, poverty, disease, and death. As a deity, she resides in the sacred fig tree (pipal) where Lak峁墨 visits her every satury.
She is the wife of Adharma (鈥榮in鈥�) and they have three sons:
- Adharma,
- 惭峁泃测耻,
- Bhaya
- and Mah膩bhaya
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary狈颈谤峁泃颈 (啶ㄠた啶班啶むた).鈥�f.
1) Decay, destruction, dissolution; 啶掂た啶︵啶ぞ啶� 啶侧啷嵿し啷嵿ぎ啷�啶曕い啶 啶溹え啶距え啶距 啶啶栢 啶ㄠた啶う啷嵿ぇ啶距 啶ㄠた啶班啶嬥い啶苦 啶掂す啶ㄠ啶むぎ啷� (vidy膩da lak峁墨katama峁� jan膩n膩峁� mukhe nibaddh膩峁� nir峁泃颈峁� vahantam) 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (Bombay) 1.87.9;5.36.8.
2) A calamity, evil, bane, adversity; 啶灌た啶傕じ啶距く啶� 啶ㄠた啶班啶嬥い啷囙ぐ啷嵿ぎ啷冟い啷嵿く啷�- 啶班啶ㄠた啶班く啶膏啶� 啶椸啶︵ 啶膏啶啶む (hi峁僺膩y膩 nir峁泃erm峁泃yo- rnirayasya guda岣� sm峁泃a岣�) Bh膩gavata 2.6.9; 啶膏ぞ 啶灌た 啶侧啶曕じ啷嵿く 啶ㄠた啶班啶嬥い啶苦 (s膩 hi lokasya 苍颈谤峁泃颈岣�) U. 5.3.
3) An imprecation, a curse.
4) Death or destruction personified, the goddess of death or destruction, the regent of the south-western quarter; Bh膩g. 1.19.4; 啶ぞ啶曕く啶溹啶炧さ啶苦ぇ啶距え啷囙え 啶啷囙い 啶ㄠた啶班啶嬥い啶苦 啶ㄠた啶多た (p膩kayaj帽avidh膩nena yajeta nir峁泃颈峁� ni艣i) Manusm峁泃颈 11.119.
5) The bottom of the earth.
6) The asterism M奴la. -m.
1) Death or genius of death; 啶班ぞ啶溹啶啶距ぎ啷� 啶え啷傕え啷� 啶︵啶掂ぞ啶ㄠ啶ㄠた啶班啶嬥い啶苦 啶む啶掂き啶�- 啶氞ぐ啶ㄠ 啶啷囙い啷� (r膩jyak膩mo man奴n dev膩nnir峁泃颈峁� tvabhi- caran yajet) Bh膩gavata 2.3.9.
2) Name of one of the 8 Vasus.
3) Name of a Rudra.
Derivable forms: 苍颈谤峁泃颈岣� (啶ㄠた啶班啶むた啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary狈颈谤峁泃颈 (啶ㄠた啶班啶むた).鈥攎fn. (-迟颈岣�-迟颈岣�-迟颈) Free from violence, tyranny, &c. m.
(-迟颈岣�) A demi-god and ruler of the south-west quarter: see 苍补颈谤峁泃颈 f.
(-迟颈岣�) 1. Misfortune, calamity. 2. Security, prosperity, immunity from tyranny or violence. E. nir implying reverse, 峁泃颈 good fortune, &c.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary狈颈谤峁泃颈 (啶ㄠた啶班啶むた).鈥攊. e. nis-峁� + ti, 1. m. Imprecation, [Bh膩gavata-Pur膩峁嘺, (ed. Burnouf.)] 1, 19, 4. 2. f. A demigod, patroness of the southwest, [惭腻苍补惫补诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补] 11, 118.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary狈颈谤峁泃颈 (啶ㄠた啶班啶むた).鈥擺feminine] decay, destruction ([often] personif. as the goddess of death); depth, abyss.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 狈颈谤峁泃颈 (啶ㄠた啶班啶むた):鈥擺=苍颈谤-峁泃颈] [from 苍颈谤-峁�] f. (nir-) dissolution, destruction, calamity, evil, adversity, [峁歡-veda] etc. etc. (personified as the goddess of death and corruption and often associated with 惭峁泃测耻, A-r膩ti etc., [峁歡-veda; Atharva-veda; V膩jasaneyi-sa峁僪it膩]; variously regarded as the wife of A-dharma, mother of Bhaya, Mah膩-bhaya and M峁泃yu [惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补] or as a daughter of A-dharma and Hi峁僺膩 and mother of Naraka and Bhaya [M膩rka峁囜笉eya-pur膩峁嘺]; binds mortals with her cords, [Atharva-veda; Br膩hma峁嘺] etc.; is regent of the south [Atharva-veda] and of the asterism M奴la [Var膩ha-mihira])
2) [v.s. ...] the bottom or lower depths of the earth (as the seat of putrefaction), [Atharva-veda; V膩jasaneyi-sa峁僪it膩; 艢atapatha-br膩hma峁嘺]
3) [v.s. ...] m. death or the genius of death, [Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺]
4) [v.s. ...] Name of a Rudra, [惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补; Hariva峁兣沘; Pur膩峁嘺]
5) [v.s. ...] of one of the 8 Vasus, [Hariva峁兣沘] ([varia lectio] ni-k峁泃颈)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary狈颈谤峁泃颈 (啶ㄠた啶班啶むた):鈥擺苍颈谤-峁泃颈] (ti岣�-迟颈岣�-ti) a. Free from violence. m. A demi-god. f. Calamity; security.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)狈颈谤峁泃颈 (啶ㄠた啶班啶むた) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: 峁唅谤补颈.
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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狈颈谤峁泃颈 (嗖ㄠ部嗖班硩嗖嬥菠嗖�):鈥�
1) [noun] the south-west direction.
2) [noun] (myth.) the regent of this direction.
3) [noun] (myth.) the Death-God.
4) [noun] a reducing or being reduced to utter ruin or non-existence; annihilation.
5) [noun] the condition of being very poor; indigence; poverty.
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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