Nirakula, Nirākula, Nir-akula, Nirākulā: 13 definitions
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Nirakula means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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 Nirakul.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationNirākulā (निराकुला) refers to “one who is never distressed”, and represents an epithet of Goddess Durgā, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.11. Accordingly as Brahmā said to Nārada:—“[...] O Brahmin, best of my sons, listen attentively to what I did when the lord Viṣṇu went away. I began a continuous laudatory prayer of the Goddess Durgā, [...] I salute the Goddess who is omnipresent, eternal, for whom there is no support, who is never distressed (nirākulā), who is the mother of the three deities, who is the grossest of the gross and yet has no form”.
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.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgricultureNirākula (निराकुल) refers to a “calm place” (suitable for enchantment ceremonies), according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly, [as the Bhagavān teaches various Nāga-enchantments], “[...] The image of five Nāga girls should be placed in a secret place. Flowers and incense should be offered. It should be kept in a calm place (nirākula), without having been perceived; nobody should be offered a sight of it. It should be covered with a clean cloth. If there is need, it should be struck with mustard seeds enchanted 108 times. It will accomplish all enterprises. [...]”
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarynirākula : (adj.) unconfused; undisturbed.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryNirākula, (adj.) (nis+ākula) unconfused, clear, calm, undisturbed J. I, 17 (v. 94). (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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNirākula (निराकुल).—a.
1) Full of, filled or covered with; अलिकुलसंकुलकुसुमसमूहनिराकुलबकुलकलापे (alikulasaṃkulakusumasamūhanirākulabakulakalāpe) Gītagovinda 1.
2) Distressed; see under निर् (nir) also.
Derivable forms: nirākulaḥ (निराकुलः).
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Nirākula (निराकुल).—a.
1) unconfused, unperplexed, unbewildered; Kirātārjunīya 11.38.
2) steady, calm; सुपात्रनिक्षेपनिरा- कुलात्मना (supātranikṣepanirā- kulātmanā) (prajāsṛjā) Śiśupālavadha 1.28.
3) clear.
4) perspicuous; अलिकुलसङ्कुलकुसुमसमूहनिराकुलबकुलकलापे (alikulasaṅkulakusumasamūhanirākulabakulakalāpe) Gītagovinda 1. (-lam) 1 calmness serenity.
2) perspicuity, clearness.
Nirākula is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nir and ākula (आकुल).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNirākula (निराकुल).—mfn.
(-laḥ-lā-laṃ) Calm, steady, unperplexed, unconfused. E. nir neg. ākula agitated.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNirākula (निराकुल).—[adjective] not over-filled; unconfused, clear, calm, steady; [neuter] [adverb] & as [abstract]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Nirākula (निराकुल):—[=nir-ākula] [from nir > niḥ] mfn. not too much beset, little frequented, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
2) [v.s. ...] not disarranged, [Gīta-govinda]
3) [v.s. ...] unconfused, clear, calm, steady (am ind.), [Varāha-mihira; Kāvya literature; Pañcatantra]
4) [v.s. ...] n. perspicuity, clearness, calmness, [Varāha-mihira]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNirākula (निराकुल):—[nirā+kula] (laḥ-lā-laṃ) a. Unperplexed.
[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 dictionaryNirākula (निराकुल) [Also spelled nirakul]:—(a) unperturbed, undeterred; calm, quiet.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNirākula (ನಿರಾಕುಲ):—[adjective] being free from anxiety, fear, bewilderness, etc.
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Nirākula (ನಿರಾಕುಲ):—
1) [noun] he who is free from or not affected by, anxiety, fear, bewilderness. etc.
2) [noun] the condition of being free from these; calmness; tranquility.
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Nirākuḷa (ನಿರಾಕುಳ):—[adjective] = ನಿರಾಕುಲ [nirakula]1.
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Nirākuḷa (ನಿರಾಕುಳ):—[noun] = ನಿರಾಕುಲ [nirakula]2.
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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