Niratishaya, Niratiśaya, Nir-atishaya, Ni-atisaya: 13 definitions
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Niratishaya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi. 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 Niratiśaya can be transliterated into English as Niratisaya or Niratishaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaiva philosophy
Niratiśaya (निरतिशय) refers to “unsurpassed (pleasure)”, according to the Īśvarapratyabhijñāvivṛtivimarśinī 2.132.—Accordingly, “[The passage] ‘inasmuch as they are [somehow] manifest in the concept [representing them’ means the following]. [...] [As well as] ‘heaven,’ [apprehended] as the object of unsurpassed pleasure (niratiśaya-sukha) and as [the means of] realizing it [...]—[all these] must belong to the realm of phenomena; otherwise such [things] as the fact that [they] can be desired, the search for the realization of this [desire], their determination [as having] this [particular] form and place, the practice in accordance with [this determination], etc., would [all] be impossible”.
Shaiva philosophy is a spritiual tradition within Hinduism that includes theories such as the relationship between the Atman (individual soul) and Siva, the nature of liberation (moksha), and the concepts of maya (illusion) and shakti (divine energy). Saiva philosophy teaches that union with Shiva can be achieved through knowledge, devotion, and spiritual practice. It encompasses major branches like Shaiva Siddhanta and Kashmir Shaivism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
niratiśaya (निरतिशय).—a S Superlative, transcendent, exceeding, extreme.
niratiśaya (निरतिशय).—a Superlative, transcendent.
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
Niratiśaya (निरतिशय).—a. unsurpassed, matchless, unrivalled; निरतिशयं गरिमाणं तेन जनन्याः स्मरन्ति विद्वांसः (niratiśayaṃ garimāṇaṃ tena jananyāḥ smaranti vidvāṃsaḥ) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.3.
-yaḥ the Supreme Being.
Niratiśaya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nir and atiśaya (अतिशय).
Niratiśaya (निरतिशय).—adj. not to be surpassed, greatest, [Pañcatantra] i. [distich] 36.
Niratiśaya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nis and atiśaya (अतिशय).
Niratiśaya (निरतिशय).—[adjective] unsurpassed, highest.
Niratiśaya (निरतिशय):—[=nir-atiśaya] [from nir > niḥ] mfn. unsurpassed (-tva n.), [Harivaṃśa; Pañcatantra etc.]
Niratiśaya (निरतिशय):—(nis + ati) adj. worüber nichts mehr geht, was das höchste Maass erreicht hat: niratiśayārkaguṇa [Harivaṃśa 8198.] gariman [Pañcatantra I, 36.] sukha [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 5, 16, 26.] [Yogasūtra 1, 25.] [] zu [Bṛhadāranyakopaniṣad] [?S. 192. 196. 314. bei WIND. Sancara 112. Daśakumāracarita in Benfey’ Chrestomathie aus Sanskritwerken 182, 21. Kullūka zu Manu’s Gesetzbuch 1, 5.] Davon nom. abstr. tva n. [] zu [Kaṭhopaniṣad 3, 15.]
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Niratiśaya (निरतिशय):—[SARVADARŚANAS. 53, 11. 59, 9. 60, 1. 76, 13. 15. 77, 11.]
Niratiśaya (निरतिशय):—Adj. —
1) worüber Nichts mehr geht , was das höchste Maass erreicht hat. Nom.abstr. tva n. —
2) ohne unterscheidende Merkmale , keine weitere Specificirung zulassend Nom.abstr. , tā f. und tva n. [Govindānanda .S.1046.]
Niratiśaya (निरतिशय) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇiraisaya.
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
Niratiśaya (ನಿರತಿಶಯ):—[adjective] of outstanding merit, virtue, etc.; excellent; surpassing; superior.
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Niratiśaya (ನಿರತಿಶಯ):—
1) [noun] a thing that is excellent in quality; a superior thing.
2) [noun] the quality or condition of being superior; superiority; excellence.
3) [noun] an excellent, superior man.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Pali-English dictionary
niratisaya (နိရတိသယ) [(ti) (တိ)]—
[ni+atisaya．īnitea ni-saddā bhusatta ．]
[နိ+အတိသယ။ ဤ၌ နိ-သဒ္ဒါ ဘုသတ္တ သင့်သည်။]
[Pali to Burmese]
niratisaya—
(Burmese text): ပြင်းထန်လွန်ကဲသော၊ မြတ်သော။
(Auto-Translation): Intense and extraordinary, precious.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Atishaya, Nir, Mi, Ni, Nish, Nikaya.
Starts with (+0): Niratishayasukha, Niratishayatva.
Full-text (+0): Niratishayatva, Niratisayasara, Niratisayapanamaraha, Niratisayapunnakkhettasambuddhi, Niratishayasukha, Gariman, Niraticayam, Niraisaya, Nisara, Sukha, Atishaya, Smri, Smar, Shi luo sha nu.
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