Niralaya, Nirālaya: 7 definitions
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Niralaya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit. 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.
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarynirālaya : (adj.) free from desire; regardless; houseless.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryNirālaya, (adj.) (nis+ālaya) houseless, homeless Miln. 244 (=aniketa). At DhA. IV, 31 as explanation of appossukka. ‹-› f. abstr. nirālayatā homelessness Miln. 162, 276, 420. (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 Dictionarynirālaya (निरालय).—a S Imperishable.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishnirālaya (निरालय).—a Imperishable.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryNirālaya (निरालय).—adj., free from attachment (ālaya, meaning 2): jñāne…ratis teṣām (sc. Buddhas)…nirālaye Gaṇḍavyūha 30.20 (verse).
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Nirālaya (निरालय) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇirālaya.
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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryṆirālaya (णिरालय) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Nirālaya.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Nir, Alaya, Nish.
Full-text: Alaya, Niketa, Appossukka.
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