Niruttara, Ni-uttara, Nir-uttara: 24 definitions
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Niruttara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, 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 Niruttar.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramNiruttara (啶ㄠた啶班啶む啶むぐ) refers to the 鈥渟upreme absolute鈥�, according to Ar峁嘺si峁僪a鈥檚 Mah膩nayaprak膩艣a verse 134.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭he 艢膩mbhava (state) is the one in which the power of consciousness (citi) suddenly (蝉补丑补蝉腻) dissolves away into the Great Void called the Inactive (苍颈岣辫补苍诲补) that is profound and has no abode. Cognitive awareness (箩帽腻苍补) arises here in the form of a subtle wave of consciousness out of that ocean of emptiness , which is the perfectly peaceful condition of the dissolving away of destruction. [...] Again, that same (principle) free of the cognitive process (蝉补峁僾颈迟迟颈办补濒补苍腻) is the supreme absolute (niruttara) said to be the 艢膩mbhava state of emptiness (惫测辞尘补艣腻尘产丑补惫补)鈥�.
: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts: Volume 12 (1898) (shak)Niruttara (啶ㄠた啶班啶む啶むぐ) or Niruttaratantra is the name of a Sanskrit manuscript collected in volume 1 of the catalogue 鈥淣otices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (first series)鈥� by Rajendralal Mitra (1822鈥�1891), who was one of the first English-writing historians dealing with Indian culture and heritage.鈥擳he Niruttara-Tantra manuscript is an original Tantra, attributed to Mah膩deva and contains roughly 2,000 艣濒辞办补蝉. The contents are as follows: 1, praise of Dak峁峁嚹乲膩l墨; 2, the cult of that divinity; 3, charms, bearing her name; etc. [...]
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.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationNiruttara (啶ㄠた啶班啶む啶むぐ) refers to 鈥渂eing unable to say anything (in reply)鈥�, according to the 艢ivapu谤腻峁嘺 2.3.48 (鈥淒escription of Marriage of 艢iva and P膩rvat墨鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, as Brahm膩 narrated to N膩rada: 鈥淸...] On hearing these words of Himavat, 艢iva of sweet face, turned His face away. He without sorrow attained a pitiable plight. When lord 艢iva stood thus unable to say anything in reply (niruttara) and was seen so by the gods, sages, Gandharvas, Yak峁s, and Siddhas, O N膩rada, you did something laughable. Urged by 艢iva mentally O N膩rada, you, the knower of Brahman with mind fixed in 艢iva, played on your V墨峁嚹�. [...]鈥�.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pu谤腻峁嘺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.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts: Volume 12 (1898) (shai)Niruttara (啶ㄠた啶班啶む啶むぐ) or Niruttaratantra refers to one of the Tantras mentioned in the 惭补丑腻尘辞办峁-罢补苍迟谤补, a Sanskrit manuscript collected in volume 12 of the catalogue 鈥淣otices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (second series)鈥� by Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad Shastri.鈥擳he Mah膩mok峁tantra manuscript, consisting of 3,024 艣濒辞办补蝉 (metrical verses), is deposit: Dhaka, Vikramapura Majhapada, Babu Rasavihari Raya. It deals with the salvation, cosmogony (i.e., the order of cosmic regions) and contains a bibliography of Tantric literature.鈥擳he catalogue includes the term鈥擭iruttara in its 鈥榮ubject-matter list鈥� or Vi峁ya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms).
Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
India history and geography
: Baba Updravinath's blog: Tantra Yoga Sadhana1) Niruttara (啶ㄠた啶班啶む啶むぐ) or Niruttaratantra is the name of a Tantra categorized as 鈥淰i峁ａ箛uk谤腻nta鈥�, and is mentioned in a (further unknown) book in the possession of Kamlesh Punyark [=艢r墨 Kamale艣a Pu峁噛膩rka or 啶多啶班 啶曕ぎ啶侧啶� 啶啶｀啶ぞ啶班啶昡.鈥擳his book contains a detailed discussion of the basics of Tantra and opens with a list of three times sixty-four Tantras. One such text is the 啶ㄠた啶班啶む啶むぐ-啶むえ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ啶 [niruttara-tantram] or 啶ㄠた啶班啶む啶むぐ [niruttara].
2) Niruttara (啶ㄠた啶班啶む啶むぐ) or Niruttaratantra is another Tantra mentioned in association with the Saundaryalahar墨 and V膩make艣vara-tantra鈥�.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryniruttara : (adj.) not answerable; making no reply; one who has no superior; the most noble.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryNiruttara, (adj.) (nis+uttara) making no reply PvA. 117. (Page 370)
: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionaryniruttara (醼斸��涐��愥�贯�愥��) [(ti) (醼愥��)]鈥�
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[Pali to Burmese]
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(Auto-Translation): (1) There is no truth that surpasses oneself, no falsehood that is supreme, the utmost truth, and such. (2) (a) There are no words to speak, (b) no answer that transcends oneself, and (c) no need to respond again, in terms of answers.
Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav膩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 Dictionaryniruttara (啶ㄠた啶班啶む啶むぐ).鈥攁 (S) That is at a loss for an answer; silenced, posed, dumfounded.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishniruttara (啶ㄠた啶班啶む啶むぐ).鈥�a That is at a loss for an answer; silenced, posed.
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 dictionaryNiruttara (啶ㄠた啶班啶む啶むぐ).鈥�a.
1) answerless, without a reply.
2) unable to answer, silenced.
3) having no superior.
Niruttara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nir and uttara (啶夃い啷嵿い啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiruttara (啶ㄠた啶班啶む啶むぐ).鈥攎fn.
(-谤补岣�-谤腻-谤补峁�) Non-plussed, without an answer. E. nir, and uttara an answer.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiruttara (啶ㄠた啶班啶む啶むぐ).鈥攁dj., f. 谤腻, unable to answer, [笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补] 112, 18. P谤腻guttare峁嘺, i. e.
Niruttara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nis and uttara (啶夃い啷嵿い啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiruttara (啶ㄠた啶班啶む啶むぐ).鈥擺adjective] having no superior, having or making no reply.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Niruttara (啶ㄠた啶班啶む啶むぐ):鈥擺=nir-uttara] [from nir > ni岣�] mfn. having no superior, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] answerless, silenced, [Hariva峁兣沘; Kath膩sarits膩gara] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] n. = -tantra n. Name of a Tantra
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiruttara (啶ㄠた啶班啶む啶むぐ):鈥擺niru+ttara] (ra岣�-谤腻-ra峁�) a. Without an answer, speechless.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Niruttara (啶ㄠた啶班啶む啶むぐ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: 峁唅谤耻迟迟补谤补.
[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 dictionaryNiruttara (啶ㄠた啶班啶む啶むぐ) [Also spelled niruttar]:鈥�(a) silenced, rendered wordless; unable to answer back; hence ~[迟腻] (nf).
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Prakrit-English dictionary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary峁唅谤耻迟迟补谤补 (啶｀た啶班啶む啶むぐ) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Niruttara.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNiruttara (嗖ㄠ部嗖班硜嗖む硩嗖む舶):鈥�
1) [noun] the condition of not being able to give an answer.
2) [noun] he who cannot answer or reply.
3) [noun] the most excellent, unsurpassable man.
4) [noun] a figure of speech in the form of a question or riddle that cannot be answered or solved.
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 DictionaryNiruttara (啶ㄠた啶班啶む啶むぐ):鈥攁dj. 1. speechless; having no answer; 2. unable to respond; 3. unanswerable (a question);
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, Uttara, Nish, Nikaya.
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