Nihspriha, Niḥspṛha, Nisspriha, Nisspṛha: 14 definitions
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Nihspriha 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 Niḥspṛha and Nisspṛha can be transliterated into English as Nihsprha or Nihspriha or Nissprha or Nisspriha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Nisprah.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationNiḥspṛha (निःस्पृह) refers to “one who is free from desire” and is used to describe Śiva, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.12.—Accordingly, after Śiva spoke to Himācala (i.e., Himālaya): “Speaking these and many other similar things to the lord of mountains, lord Śiva the great Yogin, stopped. On hearing these ruthless words of Śiva free from sickness and desire [i.e., niḥspṛha], the father of Pārvatī became nervous, O celestial sage, and a little agitated. But he kept quiet. On hearing the words of the ascetic and finding her father, the lord of the mountains, frightened, Pārvatī bowed to Śiva and spoke these words clearly”.
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.
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Source: Wikisource: Ashtavakra GitaNiḥspṛha (निःस्पृह) refers to “desireless” and is used to describe the Ātman (one’s own self), according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Aṣṭavakra says to Janaka]: “[...] You are the one witness of everything, and are always totally free. The cause of your bondage is that you see the witness as something other than this. [...] Your real nature is as the one perfect, free, and actionless consciousness, the all-pervading witness—unattached to anything, desireless (niḥspṛha) and at peace. It is from illusion that you seem to be involved in saṃsāra [asaṅgo niḥspṛhaḥ śānto bhramātsaṃsāravāniva]. Meditate on yourself as motionless awareness, free from any dualism, giving up the mistaken idea that you are just a derivative consciousness, or anything external or internal. [...]”.
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Source: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the HindusNisspṛha (निस्स्पृह) refers to “having no desire (for elephant cows)”, according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 11, “On the keeping of elephants and their daily and seasonal regimen”]: “10. Those that are tearful-eyed and haggard, the young calves, those worn with bearing burdens, the bilious and thin-limbed, those that are tired with constant traveling, the aged, those that have no desire for the cows (vaśā-nisspṛha), and that show wasting of blood and flesh and diminution of must, the helpless, and such others as are stiff-limbed— for (all) these ghee is a salutary thing that is most applicable ; so declares the Lord of Kaliṅga”.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNiḥspṛha (निःस्पृह).—a.
1) Free from desire, not longing for.
2) Satisfied, content.
3) Indifferent; ननु वक्तृविशेषनिःस्पृहा गुणगृह्या वचने विपश्चितः (nanu vaktṛviśeṣaniḥspṛhā guṇagṛhyā vacane vipaścitaḥ) Kirātārjunīya 2.5.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiḥspṛha (निःस्पृह).—mfn.
(-haḥ-hā-haṃ) 1. Free from desire. 2. Disregarding, indifferent to. E. nir neg. spṛhā wish.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiḥspṛhā (निःस्पृहा) or Vigataspṛhā.—(vb. gam), and
Niḥspṛhā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nis and spṛhā (स्पृहा).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiḥspṛha (निःस्पृह).—[adjective] desireless, not wishing or caring for ([locative] or —°); turning away from (abl).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Niḥspṛha (निःस्पृह):—[=niḥ-spṛha] [from niḥ] mf(ā)n. free from desire, not longing for ([locative case] or [compound]), abstaining from ([ablative]), [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc. (-tā f., [Yājñavalkya])
2) Niḥspṛhā (निःस्पृहा):—[from niḥ-spṛha > niḥ] f. a passionless girl unfit for marriage, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiḥspṛha (निःस्पृह):—[niḥ-spṛha] (haḥ-hā-haṃ) a. Without desire.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Niḥspṛha (निःस्पृह) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇippiha.
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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 dictionaryNiḥspṛha (निःस्पृह) [Also spelled nisprah]:—(a) selfless, having no selfish motives; content(ed); hence ~[tā] (nf)
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNisspṛha (ನಿಸ್ಸ್ಪೃಹ):—[noun] = ನಿಸ್ಪೃಹ [nispriha].
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: Spriha, Nih, Nish, Nikaya.
Starts with: Nihspriham, Nihsprihata.
Full-text: Nihspriham, Nihsprihata, Nispriha, Vashanisspriha, Nippiha, Vigataspriha, Nisprah, Spriha, Bhrama, Mahatman, Avatu, Akara, Bhava.
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