Nirghata, Nirghāta, Nirghaṭa, Nir-ghata: 16 definitions
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Nirghata means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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.
In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: JyotiṣaNirghāta (निर्घात) refers to the “natural destructions” and is the name of the fifty-fourth chapter of the Gārgīyajyotiṣa. It is similar to the 39th chapter of Vārahamihira’s work known as the Bṛhatsaṃhitā. The Gārgīyajyotiṣa is one of the most comprehensive of Garga’s texts and written in the form of a dialogue between Krauṣṭuki (Ṛṣiputra) and Garga discussing astral and other omens, comprising a total of sixty-two chapters (viz., nirghāta), known as aṅgas and summarized in the Aṅgasamuddiśa (“enumeration of the divisions”, introductory portion).
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by VarahamihiraNirghāta (निर्घात) refers to “thunderbolts”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 2), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “A true Astrologer is also one who has thoroughly mastered the Science of Saṃhitā. [...] It treats of the prediction of immediate rain from surrounding phenomena; of judging the nature of the future crops from the growth of plants and flowers; of the halos round the sun and moon; of lines of clouds crossing the solar disc at rising and setting; of the winds; of meteoric falls; of false fires; of earthquakes; of the red sky immediately before sunrise and after sunset; of the fanciful shapes of clouds; of dust storms; of thunderbolts [i.e., nirghāta]; of the price of food grains; of gardening; [...]”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathāsaritsāgaraNirghāta (निर्घात) is the name of a king whose strength is considered as equaling a half-power warrior (ardharatha), according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 47. Accordingly, as the Asura Maya explained the arrangement of warriors in Sunītha’s army: “... [Nirghāta, and others], are considered half-power warriors”.
The story of Nirghāta was narrated by the Vidyādhara king Vajraprabha to prince Naravāhanadatta in order to relate how “Sūryaprabha, being a man, obtain of old time the sovereignty over the Vidyādharas”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Nirghāta, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the vidyādharas (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationNirghāta (निर्घात) refers to “terrifying sounds”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.15 (“The penance and reign of Tārakāsura”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated: “[...] At the same time, several phenomena of evil portent forboding misery and distress happened, when the son of Varāṅgī was born making the gods miserable. [...] O great Brahmin, the misty haloes around the sun and the moon in the grip of Rāhu became the harbingers of great fear and unhappiness. At that time terrifying sounds [i.e., nirghāta—nirghātā bhayasūcakāḥ] that resembled those of the chariot issued forth from cracks and crevices in the mountains. [...]”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan BuddhismNirghāta (निर्घात) refers to one of the various Grahas and Mahāgrahas mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa: one of the largest Kriyā Tantras devoted to Mañjuśrī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Mañjuśrī and were taught to and by Buddha Śākyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including Nirghāta).
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraNirghāta (निर्घात) is the name of a Vidyādhara-king from Laṅkā, according to the Jain Ramayana and chapter 7.1 [origin of the rākṣasavaṃśa and vānaravaṃśa] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly:—“[...] When he had struck down [Andhaka—his son’s murderer], like an elephant a driver, the anger of the King of Rathanūpura was appeased. Delighted with the destruction of his enemies, he, the authority for setting up kings, installed a Vidyādhara, named Nirghāta, on Laṅkā’s throne. Then King Aśani returned to his city Rathanūpura on Vaitāḍhya, like the king of the gods to Amarāvatī. [...]”.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNirghāta (निर्घात).—
1) Destruction.
2) A whirlwind, a violent gust of wind, hurricane.
3) The noise of contending winds (vapours ?) &c. in the sky; कुरुकुलनिधनोत्पातनिर्घात वातः (kurukulanidhanotpātanirghāta vātaḥ) Ve.1.22; निर्घातोग्रैः कुञ्जलीनाञ् जिघांसुर्ज्यानिर्घोषैः क्षोभया- मास सिंहान् (nirghātograiḥ kuñjalīnāñ jighāṃsurjyānirghoṣaiḥ kṣobhayā- māsa siṃhān) R.9.64; Manusmṛti 1.38;4.15,7; Y.1.145; (vāyunā nihato vāyurgaganācca patatyadhaḥ | pracaṇḍaghoranirghoṣo nirghāta iti kathyate ||.)
4) An earth-quake.
5) A thunderstroke; निर्घातश्च महानासीत् साकं च स्तनयित्नुभिः (nirghātaśca mahānāsīt sākaṃ ca stanayitnubhiḥ) Bhāgavata 1.14.15.
6) A stroke in general; अहह दारुणो दैवनिर्घातः (ahaha dāruṇo daivanirghātaḥ) Uttararāmacarita 2.
7) An unusual event boding calamity (utpāta); तस्मिन्मुहूर्ते संप्राप्ते निर्घाताश्चापतन्मुहुः (tasminmuhūrte saṃprāpte nirghātāścāpatanmuhuḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.4.23; Manusmṛti 1.38; Bhāgavata 3.17.8.
Derivable forms: nirghātaḥ (निर्घातः).
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Nirghaṭa (निर्घट).—
1) a free market.
2) a crowded market.
Derivable forms: nirghaṭam (निर्घटम्).
Nirghaṭa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nir and ghaṭa (घट).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNirghaṭa (निर्घट).—mfn.
(-ṭaḥ-ṭā-ṭaṃ) 1. A great collection of people, a fair, a market, &c. 2. A free market or wharf, one where no toll is levied. 3. A place where is no quay or stairs. E. nir prefixed to ghaṭa to endeavour, affix, ac or nirgato ghaṭo yasmāt pra0 ba .
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Nirghāta (निर्घात).—m.
(-taḥ) 1. A gust of wind, a hurricane, a whirlwind. 2. The noise of contending vapours in the heavens. 3. An earthquake. 4. Destruction. E. nir forth, han to drive, affix ghañ, ghāta substituted for the radical.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryNirghāta (निर्घात).—i. e. nis-han, [Causal.], + a, m. A gust of wind, a whirlwind, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 1, 38.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNirghāta (निर्घात).—[masculine] removal, destruction; hurricane, whirlwind.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Nirghaṭa (निर्घट):—[=nir-ghaṭa] [from nir > niḥ] n. a great fair, crowded market, free market
2) [v.s. ...] a place where there is no quay or steps, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) Nirghāta (निर्घात):—[=nir-ghāta] a m. ([from] [Causal] of √han) removal, destruction, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Āpastamba]
4) [v.s. ...] whirlwind, hurricane, thunderstorm, earthquake etc. (ifc. f(ā). ), [Gautama-dharma-śāstra; Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.
5) [v.s. ...] Name of a Dānava, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
6) [from nir-han] b ([from] [Causal]) See sub voce
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Nirghaṭa (निर्घट):—[nir-ghaṭa] (ṭaṃ) 1. n. A great collection of people, a fair, a market.
2) Nirghāta (निर्घात):—[nir-ghāta] (taḥ) 1. m. A gust of wind, a whirlwind; a rumbling sound.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Nirghāta (निर्घात) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇigghāya.
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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 corpusNirghāta (ನಿರ್ಘಾತ):—
1) [noun] a violent wind moving at a very high speed.
2) [noun] a shaking or trembling of the crust of the earth, caused by underground volcanic forces; earth-quake.
3) [noun] the sound that follows a flash of lightning, caused by the sudden heating and expansion of air by electrical discharge; thunder.
4) [noun] a heavy blow or its impact.
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)
Starts with: Nirghataduhsaha, Nirghatakara, Nirghatalakshana, Nirghatana, Nirghatanamgey, Nirghataya.
Ends with: Anirghata, Doshanirghata, Pavananirghata, Sanirghata, Sarvashokatamonirghata.
Full-text (+7): Nigghaya, Nirghatana, Anirghata, Nidyota, Nirghatakara, Sanirghata, Nirghatalakshana, Nirghataduhsaha, Nirghatya, Nirghataya, Doshanirghata, Anirghatya, Nirghatin, Cakravala, Ulkin, Vishala, Mahikampa, Arghakanda, Adityarajas, Malin.
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