Nirvedhana: 2 definitions
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Nirvedhana 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryNirvedhana (निर्वेधन).—(nt. ?; compare nirvedha, and Sanskrit nir-vyadh-), (physical) piercing: bāṇabhūtaṃ duḥkhalakṣa-nirvedhana- tayā Gaṇḍavyūha 495.6, like an arrow, because it pierces the target of misery; perhaps by double entente both this and intel- lectual penetration (like nirvedha), vajrabhūtaṃ sarva- dharma-nirvedhana-tayā Gaṇḍavyūha 494.19—20, like a vajra because it penetrates (physically, and intellectually ?) all dharmas (states of existence, and religious doctrines ?).
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNirvēdhana (ನಿರ್ವೇಧನ):—[noun] the fact of being destroyed; destruction; ruin.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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