Nihshreyasa, Niḥśreyasa, Nis-shreyasa, Niśreyasa, Nishshreyasa: 14 definitions
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Nihshreyasa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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.
The Sanskrit terms Niḥśreyasa and Niśreyasa can be transliterated into English as Nihsreyasa or Nihshreyasa or Nisreyasa or Nishreyasa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Nisreyas.
In Hinduism
Shyanika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting)
Niḥśreyasa (निःश्रेयस) refers to the “highest (object of desire)”, according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, “[...] If one’s merit is so great that one can aim at the attainment of the highest (niḥśreyasa) object of desire, one should give up all activities [yadi niḥśreyase saṅgajihāsā karmaṇāmbhavet] and practise complete renouncement. It is known from the Śāstras that even the enjoyment of the fruits of action causes annihilation of the fruits of activity, as in the case of the wise Saubhari, who enjoyed the objects of his senses for the release from bondage. [...]”.
Shyanika-shastra (श्यैनिकशास्त्र, śyainikaśāstra) deals with ancient Indian skill of hawking/falconry (one of the ways of hunting) which were laid down in a systematic manner in various Sanskrit treatises. It also explains the philosophy behind how the pleasures derived from sense-experience could lead the way to liberation.
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Niḥśreyasa (निःश्रेयस) refers to one of the topics dealt with in the (reconstructed) Devalasmṛti, a lost text dealing with Dharmaśāstra authored by Devala—one of the most famous personalities in the ancient Sanskrit literature renowned as a Vedic Seer and a highly celebrated sage.—The original and complete text of Devalasmṛti, is no longer existing. About 2500 prose and verse quotations, of the reconstructed text were thus collected, from numerous printed and manuscript works on Dharmaśāstra. After minute and repeated study of topics, treated in the collected quotations, they were classified even into the following twenty-two different prakaraṇas (divisions) [e.g., the niḥśreyasam], of the three main adhyāyas (chapters).
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Niḥśreyasa (निःश्रेयस).—[niścitaṃ śreyaḥ ni°]
1) Final beatitude, absolution; स स्थाणुः स्थिरभक्तियोगसुलभो निःश्रेयसायास्तु वः (sa sthāṇuḥ sthirabhaktiyogasulabho niḥśreyasāyāstu vaḥ) V.1.1; समुत्कर्षनिःश्रेयसस्यैकमुग्रं परं साधनं नाम वीरव्रतम् (samutkarṣaniḥśreyasasyaikamugraṃ paraṃ sādhanaṃ nāma vīravratam) Subhāṣ; Ki. 11.19.
2) Happiness; Manusmṛti 1.16.
3) Faith, belief.
4) Apprehension, conception.
Derivable forms: niḥśreyasam (निःश्रेयसम्).
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Niḥśreyasa (निःश्रेयस).—a. the best, most excellent.
-saḥ an epithet of Śiva.
-sam final beatitude, absolution; यः करोति वधोदर्का निःश्रेयसकरीः क्रियाः (yaḥ karoti vadhodarkā niḥśreyasakarīḥ kriyāḥ) Kirātārjunīya 11.19; see निःश्रेयस (niḥśreyasa) also.
Niḥśreyasa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nis and śreyasa (श्रेयस).
Niśreyasa (निश्रेयस).—n.
(-yaḥ) 1. Final beatitude, the release of the soul from the body, and its reunion with the primary and universal spirit. 2. Happiness, welfare. 3. Knowledge, learning. 4. Belief, faith, devotedness. 5. Apprehension, conception. m.
(-yāḥ) A name of Siva. E. niḥ for nir implying eternity or certainty, śreyas best, ac added; also niśśreyasa.
Niśśreyasa (निश्श्रेयस).—n.
(-saṃ) Final emancipation: see niḥśreyasa.
Niḥśreyasa (निःश्रेयस).—[feminine] ī best, most excellent (lit. having no better or superior); [neuter] bliss, deliverance, final beatitude, happiness, welfare.
1) Niḥśreyasa (निःश्रेयस):—[=niḥ-śreyasa] [from niḥ] mf(ī)n. ‘having no better’, best, most excellent, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of Śiva, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] n. the best id est. ultimate bliss, final beatitude, or knowledge that brings it, [Kauṣītaki-upaniṣad; Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.
4) [v.s. ...] belief, faith, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] apprehension, conception, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Niśśreyasa (निश्श्रेयस):—[niś-śreyasa] (saṃ) 1. n. Final bliss.
Niḥśreyasa (निःश्रेयस):—(nis + śreyas) [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 4, 77.] [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 6, 80.] = niścitaṃ (!) śreyaḥ [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher, Scholiast] adj. f. ī kein Besseres über sich habend, der allerbeste, vorzüglichste; n. Jemandes Bestes, Heil, Glückseligkeit, Erlösung; = kalyāṇa [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 4, 328.] [Medinīkoṣa s. 55.] = mokṣa [Amarakoṣa 1, 1, 4, 15.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 74.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] [Halāyudha 1, 124.] niḥśreyasādāna [Kauṣītakyupaniṣad] in [Weber’s Indische Studien 1, 408.] [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 1, 106.] prajñā niḥśreyasī loke [Mahābhārata 12, 6691.] paṇḍito hyarthakṛcchreṣu brūyānniḥśreyasaṃ vacaḥ (kuryānniḥśreyasaṃ param [Mahābhārata 2, 169]) [Rāmāyaṇa Gorresio 2, 109, 17. 5, 1, 93. 82, 8.] sarvataścintayantyā me tava niḥśreyasam [3, 13, 11.] nūnaṃ na te janaḥ kaścidasti niḥśreyase paraḥ . nivārayati yo na tvāṃ karmaṇo smādvigarhitāt [5, 24, 13.] [Mahābhārata 3, 5566. 13699. 15, 252.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 1, 3, 40. 2, 3, 11.] kara [Bhagavadgītā 5, 2.] [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 12, 83. 104, 16. - 1, 117.] [KAṆ. 1, 2. 4.] [Vikramorvaśī 1.] [] zu [Bṛhadāranyakopaniṣad S. 199.] [Prabodhacandrodaja 19, 9.] Erlösung bringendes Wissen [Sânkhya Philosophy 52] nach [BALLANT.] m. Beiname Śiva’s [Medinīkoṣa Nalopākhyāna] = vidyā, anubhāva, bhakti [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma]
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Niḥśreyasa (निःश्रेयस):—[SARVADARŚANAS. 112, 3. 115, 7. fg. 119, 3. 147, 2. 156, 17. 19.] vākya ein frommendes Wort [Spr. 4840.] [Z. 11 lies 104. 116 Stenzler 104, 16.]
Niḥśreyasa (निःश्रेयस):——
1) Adj. f. ī) nichts Besseres über sich habend , der allerbeste , vorzüglichste , den grössten Segen bringend. —
2) n. Jmds Bestes , Heil , Glückseligkeit , Erlösung , Heilswahrheit. Nach den Lexicographen auch = anubhāva und bhakti.
Niḥśreyasa (निःश्रेयस) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇisseyasa.
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
Niḥśreyasa (निःश्रेयस) [Also spelled nisreyas]:—(nm) the summun bonum, highest good.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Niḥśrēyasa (ನಿಃಶ್ರೇಯಸ):—[noun] the everlasting freedom and joy, which the virtuous souls are believed to attain after getting emancipated from the worldly life.
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Niśśrēyasa (ನಿಶ್ಶ್ರೇಯಸ):—[noun] = ನಿಶ್ರೇಯಸ್ಸು [nishreyassu].
Niśrēyasa (ನಿಶ್ರೇಯಸ):—[noun] = ನಿಶ್ರೇಯಸ್ಸು [nishreyassu].
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 (+0): Shreyasa, Nih, Nish, Nikaya.
Starts with (+0): Nihshreyasakara, Nihshreyasaprakarana.
Full-text (+0): Nihshreyasakara, Nishshreyasakara, Nihshreyasaprakarana, Nisseyasa, Naishreyasika, Nisreyas, Ayushya, Nihshreya, Pratipakshata, Raddha, Naihshreyasa, Pancabhutasthananirnaya, Apavarga, Pad.
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