Nirandhra, Nīrandhra, Niramdhra: 10 definitions
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Nirandhra means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)Nīrandhra (नीरन्ध्र) refers to the “absence of pits”, according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, “Hunting on horseback (āśvina) represents one of the eight subdivisions of Hunting (mṛgayā). [...] Hunting on horseback leads to intense delight. In this kind, running animals are killed with arrows and with the help of horses. The ground should be without mud and without stones, without trees, and without pits (nīrandhra) [avṛkṣakardamagrāvā nīrandhrā], the appropriate time being from the middle of the cold season to the middle of Jyaiṣṭha. [...]”.
This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNīrandhra (नीरन्ध्र).—mfn.
(-ndhra-ndhrā-ndhraṃ) 1. Coarse, thick, gross, without interstices. 2. Entire, having no holes, imperforate. E. nī for nir negative prefix, randha a hole.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryNīrandhra (नीरन्ध्र).—adj. without an interstice, [Uttara Rāmacarita, 2. ed. Calc., 1862.] 143, 2.
Nīrandhra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nis and randhra (रन्ध्र).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNīrandhra (नीरन्ध्र).—[adjective] having no holes or openings, uninterrupted, close, thick; [abstract] tā [feminine]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Nīrandhra (नीरन्ध्र):—[=nī-randhra] [from nī > niḥ] mf(ā)n. having no holes or openings, imperforate, close, thick, dense, uninterrupted, [Kumāra-sambhava; Uttararāma-carita; Sāhitya-darpaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] firmly closed,[Bālarāmāyaṇa iii, 36]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNīrandhra (नीरन्ध्र):—[nī-randhra] (ndhraḥ-ndhrā-ndhraṃ) a. Coarse, thick.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Nīrandhra (नीरन्ध्र) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇiraṃdha.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNīraṃdhra (ನೀರಂಧ್ರ):—
1) [adjective] that is not porous.
2) [adjective] thick; dense.
3) [adjective] rough; crude; lacking finish, grace, etc.
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Nīraṃdhra (ನೀರಂಧ್ರ):—
1) [noun] that which is not porous.
2) [noun] that which is dense, thick, closed textured.
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: Randhra, Ni, Nish.
Starts with: Nirandhrata, Nirandhratva.
Full-text: Nirandhratva, Nirandha, Nirandhrita, Karnarandhra, Nirrandhra, Utpitsu, Randhra.
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