Nirmada, Nir-mada: 9 definitions
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Nirmada 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNirmada (निर्मद).—a.
1) not intoxicated, sober, quiet.
2) not proud, humble.
3) sad, sorry.
4) not in rut (as an elephant).
Nirmada is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nir and mada (मद).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNirmada (निर्मद) or Nirmmada.—mfn.
(-daḥ-dā-daṃ) Sober, quiet, unintoxicated. m.
(-daḥ) An elephant after the frontal juice has ceased to exude, one out of rut. E. nir priv. and mada madness.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryNirmada (निर्मद).—adj. free from arrogance, Mahābhārata 3, 8683.
Nirmada is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nis and mada (मद).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNirmada (निर्मद).—[adjective] not in rut (elephant); not proud, humble, modest.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Nirmada (निर्मद):—[=nir-mada] [from nir > niḥ] mfn. unintoxicated, sober, quiet, humble, modest, [Mahābhārata; Rājataraṅgiṇī; Kathāsaritsāgara]
2) [v.s. ...] (elephant) not in rut, [Varāha-mihira]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNirmada (निर्मद):—[nir-mada] (daḥ) 1. m. An elephant out of rut. a. Sober, quiet.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusNirmada (ನಿರ್ಮದ):—[adjective] not arrogant, conceited, desdainful.
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Nirmada (ನಿರ್ಮದ):—[noun] a man who is not arraogant, conceited; a humble man.
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, Mada, Nish.
Starts with: Nirmadana, Nirmadayati, Nirmatam.
Full-text: Nimmadana, Nirmmada, Nimmadeti, Personal Insight.
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