Nirindriya, Nir-indriya, Nirimdriya: 12 definitions
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Nirindriya means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.
In Hinduism
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Nirindriya (निरिन्द्रिय) refers to “one who is without senses”, according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Aṣṭavakra says to Janaka]: “[...] The wise man who is contented in all circumstances is not asleep even in deep sleep, not sleeping in a dream, nor waking when he is awake. The seer is without thoughts even when thinking, without senses (nirindriya) among the senses (sendriya) [jñaḥ sacinto'pi niścintaḥ sendriyo'pi nirindriyaḥ], without understanding even in understanding and without a sense of responsibility even in the ego. [...]”.
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Nirindriya (निरिन्द्रिय) refers to “(that which is) beyond the senses”, according to the thirty-third chapter of the Saṃvarodayatantra: a Buddhist explanatory Tantra of the Cakrasaṃvara cycle.—Accordingly, while describing the no-mind meditation: “[...] Free from meditation and concentration and beyond [both] Yoga and reasoning, he leads people to absorption in ‘suchness’, when the mind becomes steady in awareness. Its form is like the sky, the dwelling place of the ether and like a pure crystal and gem, [it is] without beginning or end, unelaborated, beyond the senses (nirindriya), unchanging, without appearance, completely void, free of ills, the light of the world, the destruction of the bonds of existence, inexpressible by words and even beyond the sphere of the mind”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
nirindriya (निरिंद्रिय).—a S Impotent, imbecile, incapable of procreation.
nirindriya (निरिंद्रिय).—a Impotent, imbecile, incapa- ble of procreation.
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
Nirindriya (निरिन्द्रिय).—a.
1) having lost a limb or the use of it.
2) mutilated, maimed.
3) weak, infirm, frail; Kaṭh.1.1.3.
4) barren.
5) without प्रमाण (pramāṇa) or means of certain knowledge; निरिन्द्रिया ह्यमन्त्राश्च स्त्रियोऽनृत- मिति स्थितिः (nirindriyā hyamantrāśca striyo'nṛta- miti sthitiḥ) Manusmṛti 9.18.
6) destitute of manly vigour, impotent (Ved.).
Nirindriya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nir and indriya (इन्द्रिय).
Nirindriya (निरिन्द्रिय).—mfn.
(-yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) Imperfect, mutilated, maimed. E. nir privative, indriya an organ of sense.
Nirindriya (निरिन्द्रिय).—adj., f. yā, 1. having lost the use of a limb, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 9, 201. 2. powerless, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 9. 18 (? see Sch.).
Nirindriya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nis and indriya (इन्द्रिय).
Nirindriya (निरिन्द्रिय).—[adjective] having no organs (of sense), impotent, barren, weak, frail.
1) Nirindriya (निरिन्द्रिय):—[=nir-indriya] [from nir > niḥ] mf(ā)n. (nir-) impotent, destitute of manly vigour or strength, [Atharva-veda; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] barren (a cow), [Kaṭha-upaniṣad]
3) [v.s. ...] infirm, weak, frail, [Manu-smṛti ix, 18] (or = pramāṇa-rahita, [Manvarthamuktāvalī, kullūka bhaṭṭa’s Commentary on manu-smṛti])
4) [v.s. ...] having no organs of sense, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Nirindriya (निरिन्द्रिय):—[niri+ndriya] (yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) a. Imperfect, maimed, mutilated.
Nirindriya (निरिन्द्रिय):—(nis + i) adj. f. ā ohne männliches Vermögen; kraftlos überh. [Taittirīyasaṃhitā 2, 5, 6, 4. 6, 5, 8, 2.] [Taittirīyabrāhmaṇa 1, 8, 3, 3.] [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 14, 9, 4, 4. 11.] nirindriyā ara.āḥ santu.sarve [Atharvavedasaṃhitā 9, 2, 10.] gāvaḥ unfruchtbar [Kaṭhopaniṣad 1, 3.] — nirindriyā hyamantrāśca striyo nṛtamiti sthitiḥ [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 9, 18] [?(= Mahābhārata 13, 2258).] klīvapatitau jātyandhabadhirau tathā . unmattajaḍamūkāśca ye ca kecinnirindriyāḥ [201.] An beiden Stellen so v. a. gebrechlich.
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
Niriṃdriya (ನಿರಿಂದ್ರಿಯ):—[adjective] being beyond the perceptible power of senses; being above perception.
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Niriṃdriya (ನಿರಿಂದ್ರಿಯ):—[noun] he who cannot be perceived through senses; the Supreme Being.
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)
Partial matches: Nir, Indriya, Nish, Nikaya.
Starts with: Nirimdriyasukha.
Full-text: Sendriya, Nirimdriyasukha, Vishvesha, Sacinta, Unchanging.
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