Nirartha, Nir-artha: 9 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchNirartha (निरर्थ):—1. (nis + artha) m.
1) Schaden: tenainaṃ saha nirarthaṃ gamayati [Taittirīyāraṇyaka 5, 8, 7. 4, 10, 3.] —
2) Unsinn: nirarthānpravadanti te [Rāmāyaṇa Gorresio 2, 109, 30.]
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Nirartha (निरर्थ):—2. (wie eben) adj. f. ā
1) besitzlos, arm [Mṛcchakaṭikā 63, 5.] [Rājataraṅgiṇī 5, 80.] —
2) unnütz, zwecklos: kalaha [Mahābhārata 5, 1428.] —
3) keinen vernünftigen Sinn habend, unsinnig: saṃjñā Name [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 26, 19.] —
4) ein Consonant heisst nirartha (vgl. nirarthaka) seinen Zweck nicht erfüllend, wenn kein Vocal auf ihn folgt, [Scholiast] zu [Prātiśākhya zur Vājasaneyisaṃhitā 4, 57.]
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Nirartha (निरर्थ):—2.
1) [Kathāsaritsāgara 54, 161.] [Mṛcchakaṭikā 63, 5] stellt man besser zu [2]); vgl. [Spr. 3180.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungNirartha (निरर्थ):—1. m. —
1) Schaden. —
2) Unsinn. Pl.
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Nirartha (निरर्थ):—2. Adj. (f. ā) —
1) zwecklos , unnütz. —
2) besitzlos , arm. —
3) sinnlos , unsinnig [215,16,19.] —
4) von einem Consonanten so v.a. ohne nachfolgenden Vocal.
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Partial matches: Artha, Nir, Nish.
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The Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 1148-1149 < [Chapter 16 - Examination of the Import of Words]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 29 - Bhakti Yoga Recapitulated: Departure of Uddhava to Badarikāśrama < [Book 11 - Eleventh Skandha]
Yajnavalkya-smriti (Vyavaharadhyaya)—Critical study (by Kalita Nabanita)
Chapter 2.2b - The Vyavahāramātṛkā Delineated in the Vyavahārādhyāya < [Chapter 2 - The Vyavahārādhyāya of the Yājñavalkyasmṛti]
Shukra Niti by Shukracharya (by Benoy Kumar Sarkar)