Niradhishthana, Niradhiṣṭhāna, Nir-adhishthana: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Niradhiṣṭhāna can be transliterated into English as Niradhisthana or Niradhishthana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNiradhiṣṭhāna (निरधिष्ठान).—a.
1) supportless.
2) independent.
Niradhiṣṭhāna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nir and adhiṣṭhāna (अधिष्ठान).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryNiradhiṣṭhāna (निरधिष्ठान).—m., name of a samādhi: Mahāvyutpatti 591; Śatasāhasrikā-prajñāpāramitā 1423.1.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiradhiṣṭhāna (निरधिष्ठान).—adj. being without a solid base, [Rāmāyaṇa] 5, 82, 12.
Niradhiṣṭhāna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nis and adhiṣṭhāna (अधिष्ठान).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Niradhiṣṭhāna (निरधिष्ठान):—[=nir-adhiṣṭhāna] [from nir > niḥ] mfn. having no resting-place or basis, supportless, untenable, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] independent, [Śaṃkarācārya]
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNiradhiṣṭhāna (ನಿರಧಿಷ್ಠಾನ):—[noun] that which remains or can remain without a support.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Adhishthana, Nir, Nish.
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