Nirahara, 狈颈谤腻丑腻谤补, Nir-ahara, Ni-ahara: 19 definitions
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Nirahara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, 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 Nirahar.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation狈颈谤腻丑腻谤补 (啶ㄠた啶班ぞ啶灌ぞ啶�) refers to 鈥渁bstinence from food鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur腻峁嘺 2.3.22 (鈥淒escription of P腻rvat墨鈥檚 penance鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, as P腻rvat墨 performed her penance: 鈥淸...] Different sorts of worries she did not mind at all. O sage, fixing her mind in 艢iva alone she remained firm and steady. The first year she spent in taking fruits, the second in taking leaves, in the course of her penance. She spent many years thus. Then 艢iv腻, the daughter of Himavat, eschewed even the leaves. She did not take any food [i.e., 苍颈谤腻丑腻谤补]. She was engrossed in the performance of penance. [...]鈥�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index狈颈谤腻丑腻谤补 (啶ㄠた啶班ぞ啶灌ぞ啶�).鈥擜 mountain kingdom.*
- * Matsya-pur腻峁嘺 114. 55.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary苍颈谤腻丑腻谤补 : (adj.) foodless; fasting.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary狈颈谤腻丑腻谤补, (adj.) (nis+腻丑腻谤补) without food, not eating, fasting J. IV, 225; Sdhp. 389. (Page 370)
[Pali to Burmese]
: Sutta: Tipi峁璦ka P腻岣穒-Myanmar Dictionary (醼愥��曖��嬦��-醼曖��犪��欋�坚�斸�横�欋�� 醼♂�樶��撫��斸��)苍颈谤腻丑腻谤补鈥�
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(Auto-Translation): A person who is free from food and nutrition, who is devoid of food and nutrition, and who neither eats nor drinks.
Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav腻da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary苍颈谤腻丑腻谤补 (啶ㄠた啶班ぞ啶灌ぞ啶�).鈥攎 (S) Abstinence from food, fasting. 2 Abstinence from the usual substantial or solid food.
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苍颈谤腻丑腻谤补 (啶ㄠた啶班ぞ啶灌ぞ啶�).鈥攁 S pop. 苍颈谤腻丑腻谤墨 a That observes the fast termed 苍颈谤腻丑腻谤补 or that fasts gen. Ex. mha峁嚹� maja nir腻h腻峁泍腻 h艒t膿峁� mara峁嘺 || h腻 ta峁僾a karit艒 pha岣穉- bhak峁峁嘺 ||.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English苍颈谤腻丑腻谤补 (啶ㄠた啶班ぞ啶灌ぞ啶�).鈥�m Abstinence from food, fasting.
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苍颈谤腻丑腻谤补 (啶ㄠた啶班ぞ啶灌ぞ啶�).鈥�a 苍颈谤腻丑腻谤墨 a That fasts.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary狈颈谤腻丑腻谤补 (啶ㄠた啶班ぞ啶灌ぞ啶�).鈥�a. 'foodless', fasting, abstaining from food.
-谤补岣� fasting; 啶曕ぞ啶侧啶洁啷嵿え啶苦 啶曕ぐ啷嵿ぎ 啶啶︵ 啶掂ぞ啶啶班啶え啷� 啶溹啶炧ぞ啶ㄠ 啶むお啷� 啶溹げ啶 啷� 啶ざ啷嵿啶距い啷嵿い啶距お啷� 啶ㄠた啶班ぞ啶灌ぞ啶班 啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙そ啶 啶多啶︵啶оた啶灌啶むさ啶� (k腻lo'gni岣� karma m峁沝 v腻yurmano j帽腻na峁� tapo jalam | pa艣c腻t迟腻po 苍颈谤腻丑腻谤补岣� sarve'm墨 艣uddhihetava岣�) || Y.3.31.
狈颈谤腻丑腻谤补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nir and 腻丑腻谤补 (啶嗋す啶距ぐ).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary狈颈谤腻丑腻谤补 (啶ㄠた啶班ぞ啶灌ぞ啶�).鈥攎fn.
(-谤补岣�-r腻-ra峁�) Fasting through necessity or choice. E. nir privative, 腻丑腻谤补 food.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary狈颈谤腻丑腻谤补 (啶ㄠた啶班ぞ啶灌ぞ啶�).鈥攁dj. without food, [搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺] 1, 48, 31.
狈颈谤腻丑腻谤补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nis and 腻丑腻谤补 (啶嗋す啶距ぐ).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary狈颈谤腻丑腻谤补 (啶ㄠた啶班ぞ啶灌ぞ啶�).鈥擺adjective] & [masculine] not eating, fasting; [abstract] 迟腻 [feminine]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 狈颈谤腻丑腻谤补 (啶ㄠた啶班ぞ啶灌ぞ啶�):鈥擺=nir-腻丑腻谤补] [from nir > ni岣�] m. want of food, fasting, [Y腻j帽avalkya]
2) [v.s. ...] mf(腻)n. having no food or abstaining from it, [Mah腻bh腻rata; Hariva峁兣沘] etc.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary狈颈谤腻丑腻谤补 (啶ㄠた啶班ぞ啶灌ぞ啶�):鈥擺nir腻+h腻ra] (谤补岣�-r腻-ra峁�) a. Fasting.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary狈颈谤腻丑腻谤补 (啶ㄠた啶班ぞ啶灌ぞ啶�) [Also spelled nirahar]:鈥�(a and adv) without food; fasting.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus狈颈谤腻丑腻谤补 (嗖ㄠ部嗖班簿嗖灌簿嗖�):鈥�
1) [noun] an abstaining from taking food; the act or an instance of fasting.
2) [noun] he who is fasting.
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N墨r腻丑腻谤补 (嗖ㄠ硛嗖班簿嗖灌簿嗖�):鈥擺noun] food in the form of liquid; liquid-diet.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary1) 狈颈谤腻丑腻谤补 (啶ㄠた啶班ぞ啶灌ぞ啶�):鈥攁dj. 1. hungry; not taking any food; 2. without taking food;
2) 狈颈谤腻丑腻谤补 (啶ㄠた啶班ぞ啶灌ぞ啶�):鈥攏. 1. fasting; fast; 2. 鈫� 啶呧え啶多え [补苍补艣补苍补] ; 3. starvation;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Nir, Ahara, Nish, Nikaya.
Starts with: Niraharata, Niraharavrata.
Full-text: Niraharata, Nishcakranirahara, Niraharavrata, Nirahar, Nirara, Nirihara, Anuppadanirodhakkhaya, Toya, 狈颈驳驳补丑补峁嘺, Uthatambasatam-Upasa, Kricchratikricchra, Nirakaram, Ahara, Diksa.
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