Nirmala, Nir-mala: 8 definitions
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Nirmala means something in 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarynirmala (निर्मल).—a (S) pop. nirmaḷa a Void of dirt or impurity, lit. fig., clean, clear, pure, unsullied, guileless: also unadulterated, unalloyed &c.
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nirmaḷā (निर्मळा).—m A tree, Strychnos potatorum. Rox.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishnirmala (निर्मल).—a nirmaḷa a Void of dirt or impu- rity; clean, clear, pure. Unadulte- rated.
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-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNirmala (निर्मल).—a.
1) free from dirt or impurities, clear, pure, stainless, unsullied (fig. also); नीरान्निर्मलतो जनिः (nīrānnirmalato janiḥ) Bv.1.63.
2) resplendent, bright; Bh.1.56.
3) sinless, virtuous; निर्मलाः स्वर्गमायान्ति सन्तः सुकृतिनो यथा (nirmalāḥ svargamāyānti santaḥ sukṛtino yathā) Ms.8.318. (-lam) 1 talc.
2) the remainings of an offering made to a deity. °उपलः (upalaḥ) a crystal.
Nirmala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nir and mala (मल).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryNirmala (निर्मल).—(1) name of a future Pratyekabuddha: Avadāna-śataka i.162.5; (2) name of a Buddha: Śikṣāsamuccaya 169.9.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNirmala (निर्मल) or Nirmmala.—mfn.
(-laḥ-lā-laṃ) 1. Clear, clean, free from dirt or impurities, (literally or figuratively.) 2. Bright n.
(-laṃ) 1. The remains of an offering made to a deity. 2. Talc. E. nir priv. and nala dirt.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryNirmala (निर्मल).—adj., f. lā. 1. stainless, [Hitopadeśa] i. [distich] 47, M. M. 2. pure, [Hitopadeśa] ii. [distich] 134; clear, [Pañcatantra] 248, 5. 3. bright, [Johnson's Selections from the Mahābhārata.] 12, 33.
Nirmala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nis and mala (मल).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Nirmala (निर्मल):—[=nir-mala] [from nir > niḥ] mf(ā)n. spotless, unsullied, clean, pure, shining, resplendent, bright, [Upaniṣad; Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] sinless, virtuous, [Manu-smṛti viii, 318]
3) [v.s. ...] m. Name of Skanda, [Atharva-veda.Pariś.]
4) [v.s. ...] m. [plural] Name of a sect, [Horace H. Wilson]
5) [v.s. ...] n. talc, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] = nir-mālya n., [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family. 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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Starts with: Nirmaladarpana, Nirmalai, Nirmalakrishna, Nirmalaprakasha, Nirmalata, Nirmalatmavat.
Ends with: Anirmala, Sunirmala, Vinirmala.
Full-text: Nairmalya, Nimmala, Nirmalikrita, Nirmalatmavat, Vinirmala, Anirmala, Sunirmala, Nirmmala, Alamkaramanjari, Goda, Godavari, Nirmalya.
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