Nirrita, Nirṛta, Nirṛtā: 6 definitions
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Nirrita 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.
Nirrita has 5 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit terms Nirṛta and Nirṛtā can be transliterated into English as Nirrta or Nirrita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchNirṛta (निरृत):—m. Nomen proprium eines Rudra [Vāyupurāṇa] in [Viṣṇupurāṇa 121, Nalopākhyāna 17.] — Vgl. 1. nirṛti .
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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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 1.119.7 < [Sukta 119]
Vaisheshika-sutra with Commentary (by Nandalal Sinha)
Sūtra 2.2.10 (Mark of Space) < [Chapter 2 - Of the Five Bhūtas, Time, and Space]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 16 - Mythological Geography—The Terrestrial Globe < [Book 5 - Fifth Skandha]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 4 - A Fight between Vīrabhadra and Viṣṇu and Others < [Section 1 - Kedāra-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 12 - The Worlds of Nirṛti and Varuṇa < [Section 1 - Pūrvārdha]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 20 - Worshipping an earthen phallic image by chanting Vedic mantras < [Section 1 - Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 7 - Different dynasties enumerated < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]