Nirucchvasa, Nir-ucchvasa, ܳ: 6 definitions
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Nirucchvasa means something in 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryܳ (निरुच्छ्वा�).�a.
1) breathless, without breathing; निरुच्छ्वासं हरिं चक्रुः (nirܳ� hari� cakru�) 峾.7.7.6.
2) narrow, contracted; उपेयुष� वर्त्म निरन्तराभिरस� निरुच्छ्वासमनीकिनीभि� (upeyuṣo vartma nirantarbhirasau nirܳmanīkinībhi�) Śiśuplavadha 3.32.
3) dead; निरुच्छ्वासा� पुनः केचित् पतित� जगतीतल� (nirucchv� puna� kecit patit jagatītale) 峾.6.58.13.
-� absence of breath; लोका निरुच्छ्वासनिपीडिता भृशम� (lok nirܳnipīḍit bhṛśam) Bhgavata 4. 8.8.
ܳ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nir and ܳ (उच्छ्वास).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionaryܳ (निरुच्छ्वा�).—adj., f. , without breathing, [峾ⲹṇa] 5, 25, 48.
ܳ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nis and ܳ (उच्छ्वास).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ܳ (निरुच्छ्वा�):—[=nir-ܳ] [from nir > ni�] mf()n. not breathing, breathless, [Mahbhrata; Suśruta] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] narrow, contracted, crowded, [Horace H. Wilson]
3) [v.s. ...] m. breathlessness (-Ծīḍiٲ mfn. afflicted by b°)
4) [v.s. ...] m. or n. Name of a [particular] hell where the wicked cannot breathe, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusܳ (ನಿರುಚ್ಛ್ವಾ�):—[adjective] preventing from breathing; choking; suffocating; smothering; stifling.
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ܳ (ನಿರುಚ್ಛ್ವಾ�):—[noun] (myth.) name of a hell.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Nir, Ucchvasa, Nish, Nikaya.
Starts with: Nirucchvasanipidita.
Full-text: Nirucchvasanipidita, Niruccuvacam, Nirussasa, Ucchvasa.
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