Nirihara, Niṛhāra, : 12 definitions
Introduction:
Nirihara means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Niṛhāra can be transliterated into English as Nirhara or Nirihara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā(निर्हा�) refers to “accomplishing (the dharma)�, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, as the Lord said to Brahmā Prabhāvyūha: “[...] (6) Further, ‘the root of good� is seeking the dharma, ‘merit� is teaching the dharma without a view to profit, and ‘knowledge� is without secrecy of teachers concerning the dharma. (7) Further, ‘the root of good� is listening to the dharma, ‘merit� is thorough reflection, and ‘knowledge� is accomplishing the dharma (-Ծ). [...]�.

Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā ūٰ.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryniṛhāra (निऱ्हा�).�& Ծṛhī Properly Ծ & Ծī.
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(निर्हा�).�1 Taking away, removing, removal.
2) Drawing out, extracting.
3) Rooting up, destruction; कर्मणा कर्मनिर्हारो � ह्यात्यन्तिक इष्यते (karmaṇ� karmanirhāro na hyātyantika iṣyate) Bhāgavata 6.1.11.
4) Carrying out a dead body to be burnt; एव� विलपतीना� वै परिगृह्य मृतं पतिम� � अनिच्छतीना� निर्हारमर्कोऽस्त� संन्यवर्तत (eva� vilapatīnā� vai parigṛhya mṛta� patim | anicchatīnā� nirhāramarko'sta� saṃnyavartata) || Bhāgavata 7.2.35.
5) Accumulation of a private store of wealth, private hoard; � निर्हारं स्त्रियः कुर्यु� कुटुम्बाद्बहुमध्यगात� (na nirhāra� striya� kuryu� kuṭumbādbahumadhyagāt) Manusmṛti 9.199.
6) Evacuation of the natural excrements of the body (opp. ).
7) Putting forth or out.
8) Setting aside, excluding, leaving.
9) Deduction.
1) Diffusive fragrance.
Derivable forms: Ծ� (निर्हारः).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary(निर्हा�).�(m.; = Pali nīhāra, which certainly some- [Page305-b+ 71] times has this meaning, e.g. in nīhāra-bhatto Vin. i.13.3; see s.v. nirharati; this entire group of words in Pali needs serious study), Tibetan (b)sgrub pa, production, accom- plishment, bringing to pass: Ѳ屹ܳٱ貹ٳپ 6865, see āṇ�-praty- āṇ�-; samādhi-vikrīḍita-śatasahasra-nirhāra-kuśala� Ѳ屹ܳٱ貹ٳپ 863; (catu�-)saṃgrahavastu-prayoga-nirhāra-viśuddhi� ca nāma dharmamukham Lalitavistara 182.7; samādher…guṇānu- śaṃsanirhārapadāni śrutvā Ჹūٰ 19.1; citta-carita- caryānupraveśa-nirhāra-ceṣṭita� jñātu� (Āⲹ-)Ѳñśīū첹貹 6.2; tathā- gata-nirhāra- 6.3; tena raśmi-dhātu-maṇḍalī-samuddyo- tita-nirhāreṇa 7.8.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary(निर्हा�).—m.
(-�) 1. Extracting, drawing out, rooting up, &c. 2. Putting forth or out. 3. Evacuation of any of the natural excrements of the fæces, urine, sweat, &c. 4. Burning, combustion. 5. Giving away, selling, exchanging, &c. 6. Diffusive fragrance. 7. Accumulation of wealth, a hoard, a private purse. E. nir out, � to take, affix ñ.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary(निर्हा�).—i. e. nis-� + a, m. 1. Carrying a corpse to the funeral pyre, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 7, 2, 35. 2. A hoard, [Բśٰ] 9, 199. 3. Rooting up, destruction, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 3, 29, 10. 4. Evacuation of excrements, Mahābhārata 13, 1796.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary(निर्हा�).—[masculine] nirṛti [feminine] = Ծṇa.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) (निर्हा�):—[=Ծ-] [from nir-�] m. = ṇa, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] setting aside or accumulation of a private store, a hoard, [Manu-smṛti ix, 199]
3) [v.s. ...] evacuation or voiding of excrement (opp. to -), [Mahābhārata xiii, 1796]
4) [v.s. ...] deduction, [Śulba-sūtra]
5) [v.s. ...] completion, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] diffusive fragrance, [Horace H. Wilson] (cf. ).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary(निर्हा�):—[Ծ-] (�) 1. m. Extracting; evacuation; burning, giving away; fragrance; accumulation of wealth.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpus(ನಿರ್ಹಾ�):—[noun] = ನಿರ್ಹರ� [nirharana].
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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Full-text: Karmanirhara, Nihara, Dharmanirhara, Pratyani, Bahumadhyaga, Bahimadhyaga, Nirharin, Nirhada, Abhinirharana, Anipratyaninirharayoga, Vithapana, Dharmamukha, Abhinirhara.
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