Irina, Īriṇa, Iriṇa: 12 definitions
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Irina means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Jainism, Prakrit. 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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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryirina : (nt.) great forest; desert; barren soil.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryIriṇa, (nt.) (Vedic iriṇa, on etym. see Walde, Lat. Wtb. under rarus) barren soil, desert J. VI, 560 (= niroja C.). Cp. īriṇa. (Page 122)
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Īriṇa, (nt.) (= iriṇa, q. v. & cp. Sk. īriṇa) barren soil, desert D. I, 248; A. V, 156 sq.; J. V, 70 (= sukkha-kantāra C.); VI, 560; VvA. 334. (Page 123)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryIriṇa (इरिण).—[ṛ-inac-kidicca Uṇādi-sūtra 2.51.]
1) A salt-ground, saline soil; यथेरिणे बीजमुप्त्वा न वप्ता लभते फलम् (yatheriṇe bījamuptvā na vaptā labhate phalam) Manusmṛti 3.142; Y.1.151.
2) Hence, a bare or barren soil, desert, dreary region.
3) Non-support.
4) A rivulet, well (Ved.).
5) A hollow, hole.
6) A dice-board; प्रवातेजा इरिणे वर्वृताना (pravātejā iriṇe varvṛtānā) Ṛgveda 1.34.1.
-ṇaḥ Calamus Scriptorious (Mar. borū), Mahābhārata (Bombay) 2.
Derivable forms: iriṇam (इरिणम्).
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Īriṇa (ईरिण).—a. [īr-inan] Desert, barren.
-ṇam A desert, barren soil; मुहूर्तमिव निःशब्दमासीदीरिणसंनिभम् (muhūrtamiva niḥśabdamāsīdīriṇasaṃnibham) Rām.1.55.24.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryIriṇa (इरिण).—n.
(-ṇaṃ) 1. A desert, an inhospitable region. 2. Salt or barren soil. E. ṛ to go, inan Unadi affix, and the initial changed to i.
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Īriṇa (ईरिण).—mfn.
(-ṇaḥ-ṇā-ṇaṃ) 1. Desert. 2. Saline and barren (soil.) E. ṛ to go, and iran aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryIriṇa (इरिण).—i. e. irā + in + a, n. Barren soil, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 3, 142.
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Īriṇa (ईरिण).— (cf. iriṇa), n. A desert, Mahābhārata 13, 7257.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryIriṇa (इरिण).—[neuter] water-course, rivulet; a hollow or hole, desert land; gaming board.
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Īriṇa (ईरिण).—[neuter] salt and barren soil.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Iriṇa (इरिण):—n. (√ṛ, ‘to go’ [Uṇādi-sūtra ii, 51]; connected with irā), a water-course
2) a rivulet, well, [Ṛg-veda]
3) any excavation in the ground, a hollow, hole, [Atharva-veda; Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
4) a dice-board, [Ṛg-veda x, 34, 1]
5) a desert, an inhospitable region
6) a bare plain, barren soil
7) salt soil, [Manu-smṛti; Yājñavalkya; Mahābhārata etc.]
8) Īriṇa (ईरिण):—mfn. desert
9) n. salt and barren soil (See iriṇa), [Mahābhārata]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Iriṇa (इरिण):—(ṇaṃ) 1. n. Desert or salt soil.
2) Īriṇa (ईरिण):—[(ṇaḥ-ṇā-ṇaṃ) a.] Desert, saline.
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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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryIriṇa (इरिण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Ṛṇa.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusIriṇa (ಇರಿಣ):—
1) [noun] the soil not producing crops or fruit; a piece or extent of land having no vegetation; barren2) [noun] land; a dry, barren, sandy region, naturally incapable of supporting almost any life; a desert.
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Īriṇa (ಈರಿಣ):—
1) [noun] a piece of land unsuitable for vegetation.
2) [noun] a vast expanse of uncultivable, sandy land; a desert.
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)
Starts with: Irinaloshta, Irinam, Irinastha.
Ends with (+1): Airina, Anirina, Birina, Diirina, Durbirina, Ghirina, Gilasirina, Lauhavairiṇa, Mahitsoririna, Nirina, Nirvairina, Pichirina, Pitririna, Rishirina, Sharirina, Shirina, Soranjana Shirina, Suravairina, Tirina, Vairina.
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