Niravayava, Nir-avayava: 13 definitions
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In Hinduism
Samkhya (school of philosophy)
Source: Shodhganga: Prakrti and purusa in Samkhyakarika an analytical review1) Niravayava (निरवयव, “without parts”).—The non-manifest has no parts. The three guṇas: sattva, rajas and tamas are its essence, but not its parts. For this reason, it is called niravayava. The non-manifest is the equipoise state of the three guṇas. But, there Is no contact (saṃyoga) among the three guṇas for the reason that contact (saṃyoga) is the “aprāptipūrvikā prāpti”. That means, contact is the occurance of association among those things, which can exist separately. So, contact is possible only in case of those things, which are able to remain separate and are also able to associate (milaṇa or saṃślesa) with one another later on. As no seperation is possible in case of sattva, rajas and tamas, so there is no “aprāptipūrvikā prāpti” in case of them. Hence, mūlaprakṭti is not constituted by the parts or organs, i.e. mūlaprakṛti is niravayava.
2) Niravayava (निरवयव, “without parts”).—Puruṣa is devoid of parts (niravayava). Because all the saṃghātas (made of parts) serve the purpose of some other (para) element or object and that other element or object can not again be another saṃghāta, it must be asaṃghāta (i.e. not made of by parts). This “para” is puruṣa, so, puruṣa is niravayava.
Samkhya (सांख्य, Sāṃkhya) is a dualistic school of Hindu philosophy (astika) and is closeley related to the Yoga school. Samkhya philosophy accepts three pramanas (‘proofs’) only as valid means of gaining knowledge. Another important concept is their theory of evolution, revolving around prakriti (matter) and purusha (consciousness).
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (philosophy)Niravayava (निरवयव) refers to “that which has no parts”, according to the Vṛtti on the Īśvarapratyabhijñākārikā 1.5.6, 20-21.—Accordingly, “Moreover, [the existence of] the external object is refuted by a means of [valid] knowledge if it has parts (sāvayava), because of [the necessity then] of attributing to it contradictory properties, etc.; [and it is contradicted] in many ways if it has no parts (niravayava), because [then] it must be in contact with the six directions, etc.”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryniravayava (निरवयव).—a (S) Wanting limbs or members; wanting appendages or parts. Ex. nirākāra ni0 bhēṭē parabrahma ||.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishniravayava (निरवयव).—a Wanting limbs; wanting ap- pendages or parts.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNiravayava (निरवयव).—a.
1) without parts.
2) indivisible.
3) without limbs.
Niravayava is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nir and avayava (अवयव).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiravayava (निरवयव).—[adjective] not consisting of parts, indivisible.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Niravayava (निरवयव):—[=nir-avayava] [from nir > niḥ] mfn. having no limbs or members
2) [v.s. ...] not consisting of parts, indivisible (-tva n.), [Śaṃkarācārya; Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha etc.]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Niravayava (निरवयव) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇiravayava.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryNiravayava (निरवयव):—(a) limbless, without limbs or parts; shapeless; inorganic.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryṆiravayava (णिरवयव) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Niravayava.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNiravayava (ನಿರವಯವ):—
1) [adjective] having no physical body; not confined to physical body or form.
2) [adjective] that cannot be divided; indivisible.
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Niravayava (ನಿರವಯವ):—
1) [noun] that which has no physical structure or form.
2) [noun] that which is indivisible.
3) [noun] an entity that has no physical form; the Supreme Being or an individual soul.
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: Nir, Avayava.
Starts with: Niravayava Anka, Niravayavatva.
Full-text: Niravayavatva, Niravayava Anka, Avayava, Anavaya, Savayava.
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