Nirihaka, Nirīhaka, Nir-ihaka: 2 definitions
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Nirihaka 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationNirīhaka (निरीहक) [=Nirīhā?] refers to “that which has no desires” and is used to describe Sadāśiva (i.e., the Supreme Brahman), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.8.—Accordingly, Himavat said to Nārada:—“[...] The supreme Brahman is great and imperishable. It is like the streak of a lamp. It is termed Sadāśiva. It is without aberration. It is beyond Brahmā. It is both full and devoid of qualities. It has no special traits, no desires [i.e., nirīhaka]. It sees within and not without. O sage, from the Kinnaras who come here, such are the things heard about Him. Can it be untrue?”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryNirīhaka (निरीहक).—adj. (= Pali id.; Sanskrit nirīha), indifferent; often associated with śūnya: Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 14.5 (verse); Lalitavistara 176.14; 437.4 (verses); Mahāvastu ii.147.17 (prose); Aṣṭasāhasrikā-prajñāpāramitā 465.19 (prose); °ka-tva, abstr., Śikṣāsamuccaya 262.3 (verse); °ka-tā, Aṣṭasāhasrikā-prajñāpāramitā 465.20 (prose). See next.
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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