The Sanskrit term Nirlakṣya can be transliterated into English as Nirlaksya or Nirlakshya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions

Nirlakṣya (निर्लक्ष्य) refers to “one who is invisible”, according to the 13th-century Matsyendrasaṃhitā: a Kubjikā-Tripurā oriented Tantric Yoga text of the Ṣaḍanvayaśāmbhava tradition from South India.—Accordingly, “That noble lady abandons her family and goes to the highest man, who is invisible (nirlakṣya), who lacks qualities, and is devoid of kula and form”.

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Nirlakṣya (निर्लक्ष्य).—a. invisible.

Nirlakṣya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nir and lakṣya (लक्ष्य).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nirlakṣya (निर्लक्ष्य).—[adjective] unobservable.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nirlakṣya (निर्लक्ष्य):—[=nir-lakṣya] [from nir > niḥ] mfn. inobservable, invisible, [Kathāsaritsāgara]

[Sanskrit to German]

Nirlakshya in German

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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 corpus

Nirlakṣya (ನಿರ್ಲಕ್ಷ್ಯ):—[adjective] not attracting attention and hence not demanding care or interest.

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Nirlakṣya (ನಿರ್ಲಕ್ಷ್ಯ):—

1) [noun] = ನಿರ್ಲಕ್ಷ [nirlaksha].

2) [noun] a negligent man.

3) [noun] a man who is not or cannot be, seen.

4) [noun] ನಿರ್ಲಕ್ಷ್ಯ ಮಾಡು [nirlakshya madu] nirlakṣya māḍu to neglect; 2. to treat with indifference.

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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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Partial matches: Lakshya, Nir.

Full-text: Laksh, Lakshya.

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