Nirmocana, Nirmōcana: 11 definitions
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Nirmocana 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Nirmochana.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaNirmocana (निर्मोचन).—The Palace of Murāsura. (Udyoga Parva, Chapter 48, Verse 83).
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationNirmocana (निर्मोचन) refers to “untying (the knot)” (performed during a marriage ceremony), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.50 (“Description of fun and frolic”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “[...] The ladies in the city of the mountain then took Śiva and Pārvatī to the abode of Kubera. [...] The ladies of the city of Himavat approached them and performed the customary auspicious rites. Shouting cries of victory they untied the knot (granthi-nirmocana). They were smiling and ogling at one another with hairs standing on their ends due to pleasure. [...]”.
Note regarding granthi-nirmocana: Tying together, so as to form a knot, the garments of the bride and bridegroom at the commencement of the marriage ceremony is called granthibandhana while untying the same after the ceremony is called granthinirmocana.
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesNirmocana (निर्मोचन) refers to the name of a City mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. V.128.43). Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Nirmocana) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarynirmōcana (निर्मोचन).—n S Setting at large, liberating, loosing, freeing.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNirmocana (निर्मोचन).—Liberation, deliverance.
Derivable forms: nirmocanam (निर्मोचनम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryNirmocana (निर्मोचन).—see saṃdhi-nir°.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryNirmocana (निर्मोचन).—i. e. nis-muc + ana, n. Deliverance, Mahābhārata 5, 1890.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNirmocana (निर्मोचन):—[=nir-mocana] [from nir-muc] n. deliverance, [Mahābhārata]
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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.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryNirmocana (निर्मोचन):—n. 1. renewal of bird's feathers every year after the reproductive period; 2. liberation; deliverance;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Ends with: Granthinirmocana, Samdhinirmocana, Sarpanirmocana.
Full-text: Samdhinirmocana, Sarpanirmocana, Nirmoksha, Granthinirmocana, Bandhana, Samdhi.
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