Namra, Nāmrā: 18 definitions
Introduction:
Namra means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi, Hindi, biology. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Namr.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (shaktism)Namrā (नम्रा) refers to “she is slightly bent (like a young elephant)”, according to the King Vatsarāja’s Pūjāstuti called the Kāmasiddhistuti (also Vāmakeśvarīstuti), guiding one through the worship of the Goddess Nityā.—Accordingly, “[...] Her body is beautiful and bears the hue of vermillion. Its middle part is slim, [and] she is the repository of beauty (kāntyāśrayā). She is slightly bent like a young elephant because of her pitcher-like breasts (kuca-kumbha-namrā), resembling the temples of a young elephant. Her eyes are moving and wide like those of a deer. She is moon-faced, her smiles are gentle, and she serves as the felicitous banner of the Love-god. [...]”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationNamra (नम्र) refers to “humbly (talking)”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.51 (“The resuscitation of Kāma”).—Accordingly, after Śiva spoke to Kāma: “On hearing these words of Śiva, Kāma was highly delighted. Humbly (namra) and in faltering accents he spoke with palms joined in reverence”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan BuddhismNāmrā (नाम्रा) refers to one of the female Śrāvakas mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa: one of the largest Kriyā Tantras devoted to Mañjuśrī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Mañjuśrī and were taught to and by Buddha Śākyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including Nāmrā).
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve ReflectionsNamra (नम्र) refers to “bent” (with the weight of fruit), according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Good conduct is said by one who is honourable [to be like a tree] whose roots are the five great vows, whose foliage is the [mendicant] rule of life which is faultless in a high degree, bent with the weight (bhāra-namra) of the fruit of restraint [of body, mind and speech]”.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsNamra in the Tangkhul language is the name of a plant identified with Allium tuberosum Rottler ex Spreng. from the Alliaceae (Onion) family having the following synonyms: Allium roxburghii, Allium sulvia. For the possible medicinal usage of namra, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
Namra [ꯅꯝꯔꯥ] in the Manipuri language is the name of a plant identified with Zingiber kangleipakense Kishor & korničk. from the Zingiberaceae (Ginger) family.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarynamra (नम्र).—a (S) Crooked, curved, bent, bowed; but in this literal signification it is little used. 2 fig. Humble, lowly, obedient, submissive.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishnamra (नम्र).—a Bent, bowed. Humble, lowly, obedient, submissive.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNamra (नम्र).—a. [nam-ra]
1) Bowing, bowing down, bent, inclined, hanging down; भवन्ति नम्रास्तरवः फलागमैः (bhavanti namrāstaravaḥ phalāgamaiḥ) Ś.5.12. स्तोकनम्रा स्तनाभ्याम् (stokanamrā stanābhyām) Meghadūta 84; Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.16; Ratnāvalī 1.19.
2) Bowing down, making a low obeisance; अभूत् च नम्रः प्रणिपातशिक्षया (abhūt ca namraḥ praṇipātaśikṣayā) R.3.25; इत्युच्यते ताभिरुमा स्म नम्रा (ityucyate tābhirumā sma namrā) Kumārasambhava 7.28.
3) Lowly, submissive, humble, reverential; as in भक्तिनम्रः (bhaktinamraḥ) Meghadūta 57.
4) Crooked, curved.
5) Worshipping.
6) Devoted or attached to.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNamra (नम्र).—mfn.
(-mraḥ-mrā-mraṃ) Crooked, curved, bent, bowed. E. nam to bow, affix ra.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryNamra (नम्र).—[nam + ra], adj., f. rā. 1. Bent, [Bhartṛhari, (ed. Bohlen.)] 2, 62. 2. Bowed, Bhāg. P.6, 17, 16. 3. Crooked, [Ṛtusaṃhāra] 6, 10. 4. Addicted, [Kathāsaritsāgara, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 17, 56.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNamra (नम्र).—[adjective] bowing, bent, curved, humble; [abstract] tā† [feminine], tva† [neuter], the latter also = suppleness, nimbleness.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Namra (नम्र):—[from nam] mf(ā)n. bowing, inclining
2) [v.s. ...] bowed, bent, curved
3) [v.s. ...] hanging down, sunk
4) [v.s. ...] bowing to ([compound])
5) [v.s. ...] submissive, reverential, humble, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.
6) Namrā (नम्रा):—[from namra > nam] f. Name of 2 verses addressed to Agni, [???]
7) Nāmra (नाम्र):—[varia lectio] for namra, [Āśvalāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNamra (नम्र):—[(mraḥ-mrā-mraṃ) a.] Crooked, bent, curved bowed; humble.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Namra (नम्र) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ṇamira, Ṇisuḍhara.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryNamra (नम्र) [Also spelled namr]:—(a) modest, humble; polite; meek, submissive; ~[tā] modesty, humility, politeness; meekness, submissiveness; —[nivedana] humble submission.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNamra (ನಮ್ರ):—
1) [adjective] that is bent.
2) [adjective] that is made to bend, turn inward, downward, etc.
3) [adjective] being humble; modest.
4) [adjective] obeying or willing to obey; submissive; obedient.
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Namra (ನಮ್ರ):—
1) [noun] anything that is is bent.
2) [noun] he who is bowed (before another or a deity) in reverence or worship.
3) [noun] (dance.) a slight bending of the arms, one of the sixteen poses of the arms.
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: Namrabhava, Namrabuddhi, Namraka, Namramukha, Namramurti, Namramurtti, Namranasika, Namranga, Namraprakriti, Namrasta, Namraste, Namrata, Namrate, Namratva, Namravacana, Namravaktra, Namravitapa.
Ends with: Abhinamra, Anamra, Avanamra, Avanata, Bhaktinamra, Bharanamra, Manjarinamra, Padanamra, Pranamra, Sanamra, Stokanamra, Sunamra, Unnamra, Upanamra, Vanamra, Vinamra, Vyanamra.
Full-text (+27): Vinamra, Namranga, Anamra, Namramukha, Manjarinamra, Abhinamra, Namrata, Namranasika, Namratva, Namramurtti, Namramurti, Unnamra, Namraka, Bhaktinamra, Stokanamra, Unnamrata, Namraprakriti, Vinamrakamdhara, Sanamra, Prajina.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 10.49.5 < [Sukta 49]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 4.53 < [Chapter 4 - First-rate Poetry]
Text 11.18 < [Chapter 11 - Additional Ornaments]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.13.10 < [Chapter 13 - Defeating Digvijayī]
Verse 1.7.8 < [Chapter 7 - Śrī Viśvarūpa Takes Sannyāsa]
Verse 1.13.170 < [Chapter 13 - Defeating Digvijayī]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 4.1.17 < [Chapter 1 - The Story of the Personified Vedas]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.4.153 < [Part 4 - Transient Ecstatic Disturbances (vyābhicāri-bhāva)]
Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 6.26 - Influx of Karmas leading to low-status (ucca-gotra) < [Chapter 6 - Influx of Karmas]