Nirnashana, Nirnāśana, Nir-nashana: 6 definitions

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Nirnashana 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.

The Sanskrit term Nirnāśana can be transliterated into English as Nirnasana or Nirnashana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Nirnāśana (निर्नाशन).—a. expelling, banishing.

Nirnāśana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nir and nāśana (नाशन). See also (synonyms): nirnāśin.

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

Nirnāśana (निर्नाशन).—i. e. nis-naś, [Causal.] + ana, n. Removing, Mahābhārata 12, 1039.

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

Nirnāśana (निर्नाशन).—[adjective] & [neuter] removing, expelling.

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

1) Nirnāśana (निर्नाशन):—[=nir-nāśana] [from nir-naś] mfn. removing, expelling, destroying, [Hitopadeśa]

2) [v.s. ...] n. the act of removing etc., [Mahābhārata]

[Sanskrit to German]

Nirnashana 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.

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