Nirarthakam, Nir-arthakam: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Nirarthakam 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNirarthakam (निरर्थकम्):—[=nir-arthakam] [from nir-arthaka > nir > niḥ] ind., [Rāmāyaṇa; Bhartṛhari]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNirarthakaṃ (ನಿರರ್ಥಕಂ):—[adverb] = ನಿರರ್ಥ [nirartha]3.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Nir.
Starts with: Nirarttakam.
Ends with: Nirarttakam.
Full-text: Nirarthaka, Ajagalastana, Sambhinnapralapa, Aranyaka, Moksha, Katth, Tu, Paurusha, Alam.
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 10.145 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Text 7.23 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]
Text 7.48 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]
Malatimadhava (study) (by Jintu Moni Dutta)
Part 5.3a - Pada-doṣa (defects of word) < [Chapter 2 - Literary Study of the Mālatīmādhava]
Dasarupaka (critical study) (by Anuru Ranjan Mishra)
Part 12 - Society in the Mattavilāsa < [Chapter 3 - Prahasana (critical study)]
Bhagavati-sutra (Viyaha-pannatti) (by K. C. Lalwani)
Part 1 - On self-created misery < [Chapter 2]
Bhagavad-gita-rahasya (or Karma-yoga Shastra) (by Bhalchandra Sitaram Sukthankar)