Nirahankara, Nirahaṅkāra, Nirahaṃkāra, Nirahamkara, Ṇirahaṃkāra, Nir-ahamkara: 16 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Shaktism
2. Vedanta
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Sanskrit
3. Hindi
4. Prakrit
5. Kannada
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Introduction:

Nirahankara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, 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.

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

1) 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. [...]”.

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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.

Vedanta (school of philosophy)

Source: Wikisource: Ashtavakra Gita

Nirahaṃkāra (निरहंकार) refers to “one who is free from the sense of responsibility (=one’s sense of ego)”, according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Aṣṭavakra says to Janaka]: “[...] He who feels responsibility within (ahaṅkāra), acts even when not acting, but there is no sense of done or undone for the wise man who is free from the sense of responsibility (nirahaṃkāra). [nirahaṃkāradhīreṇa na kiñcidakṛtaṃ kṛtam] [...] Pure illusion reigns in Saṃsāra which will continue until self-realisation, but the enlightened man lives in the beauty of freedom from me and mine, from the sense of responsibility (nirahaṃkāra) and from any attachment”.

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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).

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

nirahaṅkāra (निरहंकार).—a (S) pop. nirahaṅkārī a Devoid of pride, humble, lowly.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

nirahaṅkāra (निरहंकार).—a nirahaṅkārī a Devoid of pride, humble.

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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 dictionary

Nirahaṃkāra (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: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nirahaṅkāra (निरहङ्कार).—mfn.

(-raḥ-rā-raṃ) Humble, free from pride. E. nir neg. ahaṅkāra pride.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nirahaṃkāra (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 Dictionary

Nirahaṃkāra (निरहंकार).—[adjective] free from selfishness.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) 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]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nirahaṅkāra (निरहङ्कार):—[nira+haṅkāra] (raḥ-rā-raṃ) a. Humble. Also nirahaṅkṛta, nirahaṅkṛti, nirahaṅkriya.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Nirahaṃkāra (निरहंकार) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇirahaṃkāra.

[Sanskrit to German]

Nirahankara in German

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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 dictionary

Nirahaṃkāra (निरहंकार) [Also spelled nirahankar]:—(a) prideless, free from egotism/vanity/conceit.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Ṇirahaṃkāra (णिरहंकार) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Nirahaṃkāra.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Nirahaṃkara (ನಿರಹಂಕರ):—[noun] = ನಿರಹಂಕಾರ - [nirahamkara -] 1.

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Nirahaṃkāra (ನಿರಹಂಕಾರ):—

1) [noun] the qulity of not having or not showing one’s pride, conceit or haughtiness; humility; humbleness.

2) [noun] a humble, modest man.

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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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