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Nirashaka, Nir-ashaka, ś첹, 첹: 7 definitions

Introduction:

Nirashaka 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.

The Sanskrit term ś첹 can be transliterated into English as Nirasaka or Nirashaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Nirashaka in Kavya glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Kathāsaritsāgara

첹 (निरासक) was a soldier in Sunītha and Sūryaprabha’s army whose strength is considered as equaling a tripple-power warrior (ٰṇaٳ), according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 47. Accordingly, as the Asura Maya explained the arrangement of warriors in Sunītha’s army: �... [첹, and others], these princes are of triple power�.

In chapter 48, 첹 fought with Kumbhīraka. Accordingly: �... then a fight took place between those Vidyādhara princes on the one side and Prabhāsa and his comrades on the other, in which there was a great slaughter of soldiers. And in the single combats between the two hosts many warriors were slain on both sides, men, Asuras and Vidyādharas... But Kumbhīraka and 첹 fought with their teeth, after their arms were cut off, and so did Kharva and the mighty Suśarman�.

The story of 첹 was narrated by the Vidyādhara king Vajraprabha to prince Naravāhanadatta in order to relate how “Sūryaprabha, being a man, obtain of old time the sovereignty over the Vidyādharas�.

The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story�), mentioning 첹, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the 󲹰 (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.

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Kavya (काव्�, 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 ‘epic poetry� and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry�.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Nirashaka in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ś첹 (निराशक).�a. hopeless; अद्य दुर्योधन� राज्याज्जीविताच्� निराशक� (adya duryodhano rājyājjīvitācca nirś첹�) (󲹱ṣyپ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 8.74.13.

ś첹 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nir and ś첹 (आश�). See also (synonyms): Ծś.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ś첹 (निराशक).—i. e. Ծ-ś (see ś) + ka, adj. Desponding of (abl.), Mahābhārata 8, 3761.

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

1) ś첹 (निराशक):—[=Ծ-ś-첹] [from nir-āśa > nir > ni�] mfn. despairing of ([ablative]), [Mahābhārata viii, 3761]

2) 첹 (निरासक):—[=Ծ-첹] [from nir-as] mfn. refusing, turning off, [Naiṣadha-carita [Scholiast or Commentator]]

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

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

ś첹 (ನಿರಾಶಕ):�

1) [noun] a man having no desire; a desireless man.

2) [noun] the Supreme Being.

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첹 (ನಿರಾಸಕ):�

1) [adjective] = ನಿರಾ� [nirasa]1.

2) [adjective] rejecting; refusing; not accepting.

3) [adjective] that can destroy, prevent.

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첹 (ನಿರಾಸಕ):—[noun] he who has renounced worldly attachments, possessions, etc.

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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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