Nirati, Nīraṭi, Nīrati, Nīṟaṭi, Nīṟāṭi: 6 definitions

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Nirati means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology, Tamil. 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.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Nirati in India is the name of a plant defined with Ficus callosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ficus scleroptera Miquel (among others).

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Nirati (निरति).—f. Strong attachment. fondness, devotion; पापनिरतिरविशङ्कतया विजयं व्यवस्यति वराहमायया (pāpaniratiraviśaṅkatayā vijayaṃ vyavasyati varāhamāyayā) Kirātārjunīya 12.37.

Derivable forms: niratiḥ (निरतिः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Nirati (निरति).—name of the city of the king of the Kiṃnaras: °tiṃ, acc. sg., Mahāvastu ii.101.9; 102.9; 108.6, 16; 109.2.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nirati (निरति):—[=ni-rati] [from ni-ram] f. delighting in, attachment to ([compound]), [Varāha-mihira]

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Nirati in German

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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.

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