Indriyanigraha, aka: Indriya-nigraha; 1 Definition(s)
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Indriyanigraha (इन्द्रियनिग्रह).—restraint of senses.
Derivable forms: indriyanigrahaḥ (इन्द्रियनिग्रहः).
Indriyanigraha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms indriya and nigraha (निग्रह).
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family. 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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| Indriya | Indriya (इन्द्रिय).—n. (-yaṃ) 1. An organ of sense divided into three classes, Jananendriyas, K... | |
| Pancendriya | Pañcendriya (पञ्चेन्द्रिय) refers to “five sensed living beings” and represents one of the five... | |
| Jnanendriya | Jñānendriya (ज्ञानेन्द्रिय).—an organ of perception; (these are five tvac, rasanā, cakṣus, karṇ... | |
| Karmendriya | Karmendriya (कर्मेन्द्रिय).—an organ of action, as distinguished from ज्ञानेन्द्रिय (jñānendriy... | |
| Nigraha | Nigraha.—(EI 27), ‘reducer’. Cf. also koṭṭa-nigraha. Note: nigraha is defined in the “Indian ep... | |
| Jivitindriya | jīvitindriya : ((jīvita + indriya), nt.) the faculty of life; vitality. | |
| Jitendriya | Jitendriya (जितेन्द्रिय).—mfn. (-yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) Having subdued the senses, calm, unmoved. m. (-yaḥ... | |
| Ghranendriya | Ghrāṇendriya (घ्राणेन्द्रिय).—the organ or sense of smell; नासाग्रवर्ति घ्राणम् (nāsāgravarti g... | |
| Indriyagocara | Indriyagocara (इन्द्रियगोचर).—mfn. (-raḥ-rā-raṃ) Perceptible, capable of being ascertained by t... | |
| Indriyavipratipatti | Indriyavipratipatti (इन्द्रियविप्रतिपत्ति).—f. (-ttiḥ) Erroneous or vicious perception. E. indr... | |
| Upasthanigraha | Upasthanigraha (उपस्थनिग्रह).—m. (-haḥ) Continence. E. upastha an organ of generation, and nigr... | |
| Vikalendriya | Vikalendriya (विकलेन्द्रिय).—mfn. (-yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) Having any of the organs of sense impaired or d... | |
| Rasanendriya | Rasanendriya (रसनेन्द्रिय, “taste-sense-organ”) or simply rasana refers to one of the “five sen... | |
| Indriyagrama | Indriyagrāma (इन्द्रियग्राम).—the assemblage or collection of organs, the five organs of sense ... | |
| Nirindriya | Nirindriya (निरिन्द्रिय).—a. 1) having lost a limb or the use of it. 2) mutilated, maimed. 3) w... |
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 6.92 < [Section VIII - The Renouncer of the Veda (vedasaṃnyāsika)]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 4 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 2 - Dharma < [Chapter XXIV - The Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 8 - The Ethics of the Gītā and the Buddhist Ethics < [Chapter XIV - The Philosophy of the Bhagavad-gītā]