Nirahamkara, Nirahaṃkāra, Nir-ahamkara: 8 definitions
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Nirahamkara 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Nirahankar.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram1) Nirahaṃkāra (निरहंकार) refers to “one who is egoless”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “(The Śāmbhava yogi) has the authority (to perform the rites), knows the scripture and has a consort. [...] Free of duality, egoless [i.e., nirahaṃkāra], free of craving, he awakens the body (of mantra). He is well conjoined to the transmission of the intense (form of the) Command. He carries a patchwork quilt and (wears) cotton. Always intent on wandering at night, he is said to be a Śāktayogin”.
2) Nirahaṃkāra (निरहंकार) refers to “(being) free of ‘I’”, according to the Kularatnapañcakāvatāra verse 1.16-23ab.—Accordingly, “The dispassion that is in the state of ‘I’ and ‘mine’ should (exert itself to) control fettered existence. The one called ‘spontaneous’ is free of ‘I’ (nirahaṃkāra) and ‘mine’ and its attribute is insight. One who is spontaneously dispassionate is certainly not obstructed (in his quest) even though he enjoys the objects of the senses. [...]”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNirahaṃkāra (निरहंकार).—a. free from egotism or pride, humble, lowly; Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 12.13.
Nirahaṃkāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nir and ahaṃkāra (अहंकार). See also (synonyms): nirahaṃkṛti.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryNirahaṃkāra (निरहंकार).—adj. free from selfishness, Mahābhārata 15, 882.
Nirahaṃkāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nis and ahaṃkāra (अहंकार).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNirahaṃkāra (निरहंकार).—[adjective] free from selfishness.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Nirahaṃkāra (निरहंकार):—[=nir-ahaṃkāra] [from nir > niḥ] mfn. free from egotism, unselfish, humble, [Mahābhārata; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] m. a [particular] heaven, [Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi]
[Sanskrit to German]
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 dictionaryNirahaṃkāra (निरहंकार) [Also spelled nirahankar]:—(a) prideless, free from egotism/vanity/conceit.
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Partial matches: Nir, Ahamkara, Nish.
Starts with: Nirahamkarana, Nirahankara.
Ends with: Nirahankara.
Full-text: Nirahankara, Nirahamkriti, Nirahamkriya, Nirahamkarin, Nirahambhava, Nirahammu, Nirahamkrita, Nirahankar, Ahakara, Ahamkara.
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