Alternative spellings of this word include Nirvat.

In Hinduism

Yoga (school of philosophy)

Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch

Nirvāta (निर्वात) refers to a “windless place”, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vāmadeva: “[...] [Now], I shall define the nature of that highest, mind-free absorption which arises for those devoted to constant practice. [...] Just as [the flame of] a lamp which has been put in a windless [place] (nirvāta-sthāpita) shines without moving, so the Yogin who has gone into absorption is free from the activities of the world. [...]”.

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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).

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

nirvāta (निर्वात).—a (S) Calm, still, not windy. 2 Used as s n A calm.

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nirvāta (निर्वात).—a (nivāta S) Still, quiet, undisturbed--a place.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

nirvāta (निर्वात).—a Calm, still. n A calm.

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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 dictionary

Nirvāta (निर्वात).—a. free or sheltered from wind, calm, still; हिमनिष्यन्दिनी प्रातर्निर्वातेव वनस्थली (himaniṣyandinī prātarnirvāteva vanasthalī) R.15.66.

-taḥ a place sheltered from or not exposed to wind; निर्वाते व्यजनम् (nirvāte vyajanam) H.2.124.

Nirvāta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nir and vāta (वात).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nirvāta (निर्वात) or Nirvvāta.—mfn.

(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) 1. Calm, still, not windy, having ceased to blow. 2. Sheltered from the wind. m.

(-taḥ) A calm. E. nir before, vāta wind, air.

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

Nirvāta (निर्वात).—I. adj. 1. not windy, calm. 2. ṣeltered from the wind, [Hitopadeśa] 80, 20. Ii. m. absence of wind, [Pañcatantra] iii. [distich] 54. Purovāta, i. e.

Nirvāta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nis and vāta (वात).

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

Nirvāta (निर्वात).—[adjective] windless, sheltered; [substantive] such a place.

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

1) Nirvāta (निर्वात):—[=nir-vāta] [from nir > niḥ] a mfn. free from wind, sheltered, still, [Pañcatantra]

2) [v.s. ...] m. a calm, a place sheltered from wind

3) [=nir-vāta] [from nir-vā] b See under nir, p. 542, col. 3. 2.

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

Nirvāta (निर्वात):—[nir-vāta] (taḥ-tā-taṃ) a. Calm. m. A calm.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Nirvāta (निर्वात) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇivvāya.

[Sanskrit to German]

Nirvata 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Nirvāta (निर्वात) [Also spelled nirvat]:—(nm) vacuum; (a) devoid of air, airless.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Nirvāta (ನಿರ್ವಾತ):—[adjective] having a vacuum; completely exhausted of air; vacuum.

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Nirvāta (ನಿರ್ವಾತ):—[noun] air that is not in motion.

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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)

Partial matches: Nir, Vata, Nish.

Starts with: Nirvatam, Nirvatan, Nirvatastha, Nirvatasthapita, Nirvatasthita, Nirvatodaka, Nivartaka.

Full-text: Nirvatastha, Nirvatam, Nirvayu, Manimayipuri, Nirvat, Anuvata, Nirvvata, Nivvaya, Windless, Sthapita, Nivata, Va.

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