Nirakara, Nirākāra, Nirākārā: 17 definitions

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Nirakara means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.

Nirakara has 15 English definitions available.

Alternative spellings of this word include Nirakar.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Nirākāra (निराकार):—(nis + ā) adj. f. ā gestaltlos, körperlos [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 4, 113.] [Medinīkoṣa t. 205.] brahman [Asiatick Researches 11, 103.] [Āryamañjuśrīnāmasaṃgīti 10, 3.] ohne äussere Erscheinung, dessen äussere Erscheinung Nichts verräth; Nichts vorstellend, kein Wesen von sich machend, anspruchslos: vidhvastā sāyodhyā na prakāśate . nirākārā nirānandā dīnā pratihatasvanā .. [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 113, 24 (124, 24 Gorresio).] iha yattairnirākārairvastavyam so v. a. unerkannt [Mahābhārata 1, 5787.] sa māṃ nirākāramiva prahasannidamabravīt als wenn er mich nicht gekannt hätte [5195.] kṣamāvanto nirākārāḥ kāṣṭhe gniriva śerate [5, 1395. 12, 5994. 6519.] Nach [ŚABDĀRTHAK.] bei [Wilson’s Wörterbuch] m.

1) der Himmel. —

2) Viṣṇu —

3) Śiva (auch [Śivanāmasahasra]). —

4) der göttliche Geist, Gott. —

5) Vorwurf, Tadel. — Die vier ersten Bedeutungen gehen auf die Grundbedeutung formlos zurück; in der letzten Bed. aber ist das Wort auf 1. kar mit nirā zurückzuführen.

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Nirākāra (निराकार):—, āvṛtti so v. a. eine Wiederholung von Nichts, von Null [Weber’s Indische Studien 8, 442. 446.] jñānavāda m. der philosophische Lehrsatz, dass die Erkenntniss der Aussenwelt nicht durch im Geiste sich abdrückende Bilder erfolge, [SARVADARŚANAS. 26, 21]; vgl. sākārajñānavāda 20.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

Nirākāra (निराकार):—1. —

1) Adj. (f. ā) — a) gestaltlos , körperlos. — b) ohne äussere Erscheinung , dessen äussere Erscheinung Nichts verräth , Nichts vorstellend , kein Wesen von sich machend , Nichts bedeutend — c) objectlos , auf ein Nichts sich beziehend locana n. ein in’s Leere sehendes Auge. Comm. zu [Mṛcchakaṭika 1,4.] —

2) m. — a) Beiname — α) Śiva's. — β) *Viṣṇu's. — b) *der Himmel. — c) *der göttliche Geist , Gott.

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Nirākāra (निराकार):—2. m. Vorwurf , Tadel.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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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