Nirahara, Nirāhāra, Nir-ahara: 16 definitions
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Nirahara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, 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 Nirahar.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationNirāhāra (निराहार) refers to “abstinence from food”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.22 (“Description of Pārvatī’s penance”).—Accordingly, as Pārvatī performed her penance: “[...] Different sorts of worries she did not mind at all. O sage, fixing her mind in Śiva alone she remained firm and steady. The first year she spent in taking fruits, the second in taking leaves, in the course of her penance. She spent many years thus. Then Śivā, the daughter of Himavat, eschewed even the leaves. She did not take any food [i.e., nirāhāra]. She was engrossed in the performance of penance. [...]”.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexNirāhāra (निराहार).—A mountain kingdom.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 114. 55.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarynirāhāra : (adj.) foodless; fasting.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryNirāhāra, (adj.) (nis+āhāra) without food, not eating, fasting J. IV, 225; Sdhp. 389. (Page 370)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarynirāhāra (निराहार).—m (S) Abstinence from food, fasting. 2 Abstinence from the usual substantial or solid food.
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nirāhāra (निराहार).—a S pop. nirāhārī a That observes the fast termed nirāhāra or that fasts gen. Ex. mhaṇē maja nirāhāṛyā hōtēṃ maraṇa || hā taṃva karitō phaḷa- bhakṣaṇa ||.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishnirāhāra (निराहार).—m Abstinence from food, fasting.
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nirāhāra (निराहार).—a nirāhārī a That fasts.
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 dictionaryNirāhāra (निराहार).—a. 'foodless', fasting, abstaining from food.
-raḥ fasting; कालोऽग्निः कर्म मृद् वायुर्मनो ज्ञानं तपो जलम् । पश्चात्तापो निराहारः सर्वेऽमी शुद्धिहेतवः (kālo'gniḥ karma mṛd vāyurmano jñānaṃ tapo jalam | paścāttāpo nirāhāraḥ sarve'mī śuddhihetavaḥ) || Y.3.31.
Nirāhāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nir and āhāra (आहार).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNirāhāra (निराहार).—mfn.
(-raḥ-rā-raṃ) Fasting through necessity or choice. E. nir privative, āhāra food.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryNirāhāra (निराहार).—adj. without food, [Rāmāyaṇa] 1, 48, 31.
Nirāhāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nis and āhāra (आहार).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNirāhāra (निराहार).—[adjective] & [masculine] not eating, fasting; [abstract] tā [feminine]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Nirāhāra (निराहार):—[=nir-āhāra] [from nir > niḥ] m. want of food, fasting, [Yājñavalkya]
2) [v.s. ...] mf(ā)n. having no food or abstaining from it, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa] etc.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNirāhāra (निराहार):—[nirā+hāra] (raḥ-rā-raṃ) a. Fasting.
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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 dictionaryNirāhāra (निराहार) [Also spelled nirahar]:—(a and adv) without food; fasting.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNirāhāra (ನಿರಾಹಾರ):—
1) [noun] an abstaining from taking food; the act or an instance of fasting.
2) [noun] he who is fasting.
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Nīrāhāra (ನೀರಾಹಾರ):—[noun] food in the form of liquid; liquid-diet.
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: Nir, Ahara, Nish.
Starts with: Niraharata, Niraharavrata.
Ends with: Nishcakranirahara.
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