Nirartha, Nir-artha: 9 definitions
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNirartha (निरर्थ).—a.
1) void of wealth, poor, indigent; स्त्रियः कृतार्थाः पुरुषं निरर्थं निष्पीडितालक्तकवत्त्यजन्ति (striyaḥ kṛtārthāḥ puruṣaṃ nirarthaṃ niṣpīḍitālaktakavattyajanti) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.194.
2) meaningless, unmeaning (as a word or sentence).
3) non-sensical.
4) vain, useless, purposeless. (-rthaḥ) 1 loss, detriment.
2) nonsense.
Nirartha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nir and artha (अर्थ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryNirartha (निरर्थ).—I. m. nonsense. Ii. adj. 1. purposeless. 2. poor. 3. unmeaning. Niścitārtha, i. e.
Nirartha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nis and artha (अर्थ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNirartha (निरर्थ).—1. [masculine] disadvantage; nonsense ([plural]).
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Nirartha (निरर्थ).—2. [adjective] = seq. + destitute of wealth, poor.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Nirartha (निरर्थ):—[=nir-artha] [from nir > niḥ] mf(ā)n. void of wealth, poor, [Mṛcchakaṭikā]
2) [v.s. ...] useless, vain (-kalaha, a useless quarrel, [Mahābhārata])
3) [v.s. ...] meaningless (-tā, [Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa])
4) [v.s. ...] (a consonant) having no following vowel, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā-prātiśākhya [Scholiast or Commentator]]
5) [v.s. ...] m. (tha) loss, detriment, [Taittirīya-āraṇyaka]
6) [v.s. ...] m. [plural] nonsense, [Rāmāyaṇa]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Nirartha (निरर्थ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ṇiraṭṭha, Ṇiraṭṭhaga, Ṇirattha, Ṇiratthaga, Ṇiratthaya.
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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 corpusNirartha (ನಿರರ್ಥ):—[adjective] serving no purpose; achieving nothing; useless.
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Nirartha (ನಿರರ್ಥ):—[noun] that which serves no purpose or achieves nothing; a useless thing.
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Nirartha (ನಿರರ್ಥ):—
1) [adverb] wihout any use; uselessly; worthlessly.
2) [adverb] serving no purpose; ineffectually.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryNirartha (निरर्थ):—adj. 1. senseless; meaningless; 2. having no relation; unconcerned;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Partial matches: Artha, Nir, Nish.
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