Nirasanka, Nirāsaṅka, Nirashanka, Nirāśaṅka, Nir-ashanka: 7 definitions
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Nirasanka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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.
The Sanskrit term Nirāśaṅka can be transliterated into English as Nirasanka or Nirashanka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarynirāsaṅka : (adj.) unsuspicious; not doubting.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryNirāsaṅka, (adj.) (nis+āsaṅkā) without apprehension, unsuspicious, not doubting J. I, 264; Vism. 180. (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 dictionaryNirāśaṅka (निराशङ्क).—a. fearless.
Nirāśaṅka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nir and āśaṅka (आशङ्क).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNirāśaṅka (निराशङ्क).—[adjective] fearless, [neuter] [adverb]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNirāśaṅka (निराशङ्क):—[=nir-āśaṅka] [from nir > niḥ] mf(ā)n. fearless, being not afraid of ([locative case] for infin.), [Cāṇakya]
[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.
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Starts with: Nirasankata, Nirashankam.
Full-text: Nirashankam, Nirashankya, Nirasankata, Asanka, Avikampamana, Vikampati, Paramattha.
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