Nirupaka, Nirūpaka: 9 definitions
Introduction:
Nirupaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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 Nirupak.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarynirūpaka (निरूपक).—a S That describes, delineates, marks out. 2 That narrates, tells, declares, indicates.
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 dictionaryNirūpaka (निरूपक).—a.
1) Observing; observer.
2) Stating, determining, defining.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryNirupaka (निरुपक).—see upaka.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Nirūpaka (निरूपक):—[=ni-rūpaka] [from ni-rūp] mfn. observing, observer, [Śaṃkarācārya]
2) [v.s. ...] = next, [Taittirīya-prātiśākhya [Scholiast or Commentator]]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Nirupaka (निरुपक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇiruvaga.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryNirūpaka (निरूपक) [Also spelled nirupak]:—(a and nm) representing; one who or that which explains/demonstrates/characterises/portrays/determines.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNirūpaka (ನಿರೂಪಕ):—[adjective] explaining; elucidating; clarifying.
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Nirūpaka (ನಿರೂಪಕ):—
1) [noun] he who sees, percevies, notices, etc.
2) [noun] the act of seeing, perceiving or noticing; he who explains, elucidates, clarifies, etc.
3) [noun] the act or process of explaining or elucidating.
4) [noun] a man who presents the programmemes on radio or television.
5) [noun] '(math.) a number or algebraic symbol prefixed as a multiplier to a variable or unknown quantity (Ex.: x in x(a-b)).'
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)
Starts with: Nirupakara, Nirupakari, Nirupakarin.
Ends with: Manirupaka.
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Verse 3.5.37 < [Part 5 - Conjugal Love (mādhurya-rasa)]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 4 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
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Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4 (by Vihari-Lala Mitra)
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