Nirdeshya, Nirdeśya: 6 definitions

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Nirdeshya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Nirdeśya can be transliterated into English as Nirdesya or Nirdeshya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Nirdeśya (निर्देश्य).—a.

1) To be pointed out.

2) To be determined or described.

3) To be proclaimed or foretold.

4) Expiable (prāyaścittārha); सुरापानं ब्रह्महत्या गुरुतल्पमथापि वा । अनिर्देश्यानि मन्यन्ते प्राणान्तमिति धारणा (surāpānaṃ brahmahatyā gurutalpamathāpi vā | anirdeśyāni manyante prāṇāntamiti dhāraṇā) || Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.165.34.

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

Nirdeśya (निर्देश्य).—adj. or subst. m. (compare Sanskrit nirdeśa, command), one subject to command, attendant, servant: Divyāvadāna 302.26 (see s.v. kāmaṃgama 2).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nirdeśya (निर्देश्य).—[adjective] to be determined, described, announced, or foretold.

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

Nirdeśya (निर्देश्य):—[=nir-deśya] [from nir-diś] ([Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata etc.]) mfn. to be pointed out or determined or described or proclaimed or foretold.

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Nirdeshya 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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