Nirvacya, Nirvācya, Nir-vacya: 8 definitions
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Nirvacya 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 Nirvachya.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarynirvācya (निर्वाच्य).—a S (Possible, purposed, necessary, or suitable) to be defined or closely described.
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 dictionaryNirvācya (निर्वाच्य).—a.
1) not fit to be said.
2) blameless, unobjectionable; सखीषु निर्वाच्य- मधार्ष्ट्यदूषितं प्रियाङ्गसंश्लेषमवाप मानिनी (sakhīṣu nirvācya- madhārṣṭyadūṣitaṃ priyāṅgasaṃśleṣamavāpa māninī) Kirātārjunīya 8.48.
Nirvācya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nir and vācya (वाच्य).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNirvācya (निर्वाच्य) or Nirvvācya.—mfn.
(-cyaḥ-cyā-cyaṃ) 1. Unobjectionable, blameless, not to be found fault with or censured. 2. Improper to be said. E. nir neg. vācya to be spoken.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNirvācya (निर्वाच्य).—[adjective] to be explained or defined.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Nirvācya (निर्वाच्य):—[=nir-vācya] [from nir > niḥ] 1. nir-vācya mfn. unobjectionable, blameless
2) [v.s. ...] improper to be said, [Horace H. Wilson]
3) [=nir-vācya] [from nir-vac] 2. nir-vācya (for 1. See p. 542, col. 1) mfn. to be explained, [Ṛgveda-prātiśākhya; Mallinātha]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNirvācya (निर्वाच्य):—[nir-vācya] (cyaḥ-cyā-cyaṃ) a. Improper to be said; blameless.
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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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Ends with: Anirvacya.
Full-text: Anirvacciyam, Anirvacya, Nirvvacya, Dharshtya.
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