Nirvasana, Nirvāsana: 15 definitions
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Nirvasana 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 Nirvasan.
In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchNirvāsana (निर्वासन) refers to “(being) without habitual tendencies”, according to verse 6.21.14 of the Mokṣopāya.—Accordingly, as Bhuśuṇḍa said to Vasiṣṭha: “When mundane activity in the usual state of the world has fallen [into disarray] at the end of [the world's] duration, then I leave my nest like an ungrateful person [leaves] a good friend. I remain in the ether, all my conceptual thinking has disappeared, and my constitution and body are immobilized so that my mind is without habitual tendencies (nirvāsana). [...]”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Source: Wikisource: Ashtavakra GitaNirvāsana (निर्वासन) refers to “becoming free from inclinations” (after realizing the illusory nature of the world—viśva), according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Aṣṭavakra says to Janaka]: “[...] Realising, ‘I am not the body, nor is the body mine. I am awareness’, one attains the supreme state and no longer remembers things done or undone. Realising, ‘It is just me, from Brahma down to the last clump of grass’, one becomes free from uncertainty, pure, at peace and unconcerned about what has been attained or not. Realising that all this varied and wonderful world is nothing, one becomes pure receptivity, free from inclinations (nirvāsana), and as if nothing existed, one finds peace [nirvāsanaḥ sphūrtimātro na kiñcidiva śāmyati]”.
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarynirvāsana (निर्वासन).—n S Expatriating, banishing, expelling from one's home or abiding place.
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nirvāsana (निर्वासन).—a S (nir & vāsanā) Devoid of desire or solicitude.
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 dictionaryNirvāsana (निर्वासन).—
1) Expulsion, banishment.
2) Killing, slaughter.
3) Leaving one's home, living abroad (nirvāsa only in this sense).
Derivable forms: nirvāsanam (निर्वासनम्).
See also (synonyms): nirvāsa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNirvāsana (निर्वासन) or Nirvvāsana.—n.
(-naṃ) 1. Killing, slaughter. 2. Hurting, injuring. 3. Banishment, expulsion. E. nir out, forth, vas to abide, causal form, and ṇic-bhāve-lyuṭ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryNirvāsana (निर्वासन).—i. e. nis-vas, [Causal.], + ana, n. 1. Expulsion, Mahābhārata 5, 3168. 2. Killing, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 6, 215.
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Nirvāsana (निर्वासन).—adj. deprived of imagination, Sāh. D. 26, 7; see s. v.
Nirvāsana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nis and vāsana (वासन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNirvāsana (निर्वासन).—[neuter] expulsion, banishment.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Nirvāsana (निर्वासन):—[=nir-vāsana] [from nir > niḥ] 1. nir-vāsana mfn. without fancy or imagination, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa]
2) [=nir-vāsana] [from nir-vas] 2. nir-vāsana n. ([from] [Causal]) expelling from home, banishment, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] leading out to some other place, [Kāmandakīya-nītisāra]
4) [v.s. ...] killing, slaughter, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] (cf. ud-vās).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNirvāsana (निर्वासन):—[nir-vāsana] (naṃ) 1. n. Killing; hurting; banishment.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Nirvāsana (निर्वासन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ṇivvāsaṇa, Ṇivvāsaṇā.
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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 dictionary1) Nirvasana (निर्वसन) [Also spelled nirvasan]:—(a) nude, naked; with no clothes on; uncovered; hence ~[nā]—fem. form.
2) Nirvāsana (निर्वासन) [Also spelled nirvasan]:—(nm) expulsion; exile, expatriation, banishment; ~[sita] expelled; exiled, expatriated, banished.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNirvāsana (ನಿರ್ವಾಸನ):—
1) [noun] a forced living away from one’s homeland.
2) [noun] the act or an instance of killing.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryNirvāsana (निर्वासन):—n. exile; banishment;
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.
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Partial matches: Nir, Nish, Vasana.
Starts with: Nirvacanam.
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