Nirvicara, Nirvicāra, Nir-vicara: 9 definitions
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Nirvicara 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Nirvichara.
In Hinduism
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Nirvicāra (निर्विचार) refers to “(the state of) lack of discrimination”, according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Aṣṭavakra says to Janaka]: “[...] So long as desire, which is the state of lack of discrimination (nirvicāra), remains [spṛhā jīvati yāvadvai nirvicāradaśāspadam], the sense of revulsion and attraction will remain, which is the root and branch of Saṃsāra. Desire springs from usage, and aversion from abstention, but the wise man is free from the pairs of opposites like a child, and becomes established. [...]”.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Nirvicāra (निर्विचार).—a. not reflecting, thoughtless, inconsiderate; रे रे स्वैरिणि निर्विचारकविते मास्मत्प्रकाशीभव (re re svairiṇi nirvicārakavite māsmatprakāśībhava) Chandr. 1.2.
-ram ind. thoughtlessly, unhesitatingly.
Nirvicāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nir and vicāra (विचार).
Nirvicāra (निर्विचार).—adj. not reflecting, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 6, 323. ºram, adv. without long reflection, [Rāmāyaṇa] 2, 23, 10 Gorr.
Nirvicāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nis and vicāra (विचार).
Nirvicāra (निर्विचार).—[adjective] inconsiderate, [neuter] [adverb]
1) Nirvicāra (निर्विचार):—[=nir-vicāra] [from nir > niḥ] mf(ā)n. not needing any consideration, [Yoga-sūtra]
2) [v.s. ...] not reflecting or considering, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]
Nirvicāra (निर्विचार):—(nis + vi) adj. nicht überlegend [Yogasūtra 1, 44. 47.] nṛpati [Rājataraṅgiṇī 6, 323.] ram adv. ohne lange nachzudenken, ohne sich lange zu besinnen: nirvicāraṃ gurorājñā mayā kāryā [Rāmāyaṇa Gorresio 2, 23, 10.] [Kullūka] zu [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 8, 350.]
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Nirvicāra (निर्विचार):—[Z. 1] lies kupati st. nṛpati .
Nirvicāra (निर्विचार):—Adj. (f. ā) —
1) wobei keine Ueberlegung mehr nöthig ist [Yogasūtra 1,44,47.] —
2) nicht überlegend. m Adv. ohne lange nachzudenken , ohne sich lange zu bedenken. [120,22.]
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
Nirvicāra (ನಿರ್ವಿಚಾರ):—[noun] a not thinking, reasoning or judging.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Nirvicāra (निर्विचार):—adj. thoughtless; lacking thoughts; n. (Yoga) a kind of Samadhi;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Nir, Vicara, Nish, Nikaya.
Starts with (+0): Nirvicaram.
Full-text (+0): Nirvicaram, Niruvicaram, Nirvichaar.
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