Nirdhara, Nirdhāra: 10 definitions
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Nirdhara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarynirdhāra (निर्धार).—m (S) Certainty; settledness of mind or judgment regarding; positive assurance or persuasion. 2 A resolution, a determination, a positive purpose. 3 Determinedness or ascertainedness (of a matter or subject).
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishnirdhāra (निर्धार).—m Certainty; settledness of mind. A resolution, a determination. Deter- mination. Determinedness.
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 dictionaryNirdhāra (निर्धार).—&c. See under निर्धृ (nirdhṛ).
See also (synonyms): nirdhāraṇa.
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Nirdhāra (निर्धार).—
1) Specifying or separating one out of many; यतश्च निर्धारणम् (yataśca nirdhāraṇam) P.II.3.41; V.3.92.
2) Determining, deciding.
3) Certainty, ascertainment.
Derivable forms: nirdhāraḥ (निर्धारः).
See also (synonyms): nirdhāraṇa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNirdhāra (निर्धार) or Nirddhāra.—m.
(-raḥ) 1. Certainty, ascertainment. 2. Particularising individuals according to their degree of merit. E. nir before, dhṛ to hold or have, affix ṇic + bhāve-ghañ
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNirdhāra (निर्धार).—[masculine] taking out, separating.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNirdhāra (निर्धार):—[=nir-dhāra] [from nir-dhṛ] m. ([Vopadeva; cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) taking out or specifying one out of many, particularizing, defining, settling, certainty, ascertainment.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNirdhāra (निर्धार):—[nir-dhāra] (raḥ) 1. m. Certainty; the determining of merit.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNirdhara (ನಿರ್ಧರ):—[noun] = ನಿರ್ಧಾರ [nirdhara].
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Nirdhāra (ನಿರ್ಧಾರ):—[noun] resolution made after consideration; something that is decided; decision.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with: Nirdharaka, Nirdharaka-tatvaharu, Nirdharamgai, Nirdharan, Nirdharana, Nirdharanashashthivada, Nirdharanavadartha, Nirdharanavicara, Nirdharane, Nirdharanem, Nirdharaniya, Nirdharayitar, Nirdharayitri.
Ends with: Anirdhara, Vishishtashaktinirdhara.
Full-text: Nirdharana, Nirddhara, Arshas, Dridha, Nirnaya.
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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.1.7 < [Chapter 1 - Vairāgya (renunciation)]
Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
Text 19 < [Chapter 6 - Ṣaṣṭha-yāma-sādhana (Sāyaṃ-kālīya-bhajana–bhāva)]
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter CCXXVIII - Rules of Grammar < [Dhanvantari Samhita]