Nirindhana, Nir-indhana, Nirimdhana: 9 definitions
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Nirindhana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, 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
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch1) Nirindhana (निरिन्धन) refers to “that which is without fuel”, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vāmadeva: “[...] That which [the Yogin] sees is gradually extinguished even as he looks at it, and also what he smells as he smells it, what he tastes as he tastes it, the agreeable sounding sounds as he hears them and what he touches as he touches it, and so also in due course the mind, like a flame without fuel (nirindhana), of the true Yogin who has reached the domain of the reality of that state which is called Non-duality. [...]”.
2) Nirindhana (निरिन्धन) refers to the “absence of fuel”, according to the Maitrāyaṇīyopaniṣat 6.34.1.—Accordingly: “Just as a fire without fuel (nirindhana) is extinguished at its source, so the mind is extinguished at its source because of the cessation of its activity”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarynirindhana : (adj.) fuel-less.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryNirindhana, (adj.) (nis+indhana) without fuel (of fire), ThA. 148 (aggi); DhA. I, 44 (jātaveda). Nirīha(ka) (adj.) (nis+īha) inactive, motionless, without impulse ThA. 148 (°ka); Miln. 413 (+nijjīvata); Vism. 484, 594 sq. (Page 370)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNirindhana (निरिन्धन).—a. destitute of fuel.
Nirindhana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nir and indhana (इन्धन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNirindhana (निरिन्धन):—[=nir-indhana] [from nir > niḥ] mfn. destitute of fuel, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa etc.]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Nirindhana (निरिन्धन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇiriṃdhaṇa.
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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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryṆiriṃdhaṇa (णिरिंधण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Nirindhana.
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.
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