Alternative spellings of this word include Nirviry.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

Nirvīrya (निर्वीर्य, “powerless”) is a Sanskrit technical term translating to “lack of potency”, and referring to the medicinal potency of plants/herbs. It is said that in the Kali-yuga, herbs and plants would have lost their potency (nirvīrya-auṣadha). The term is used throughout Ayurvedic literature such as the Suśruta-saṃhitā and the Caraka-saṃhitā. The word Nirvīrya is composed of the prefix Niḥ (‘without’) and Vīrya (‘strength’ or ‘energy’).

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Nirvīrya (निर्वीर्य):—The material with no potency

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

nirvīrya (निर्वीर्य).—a (S) Devoid of masculine vigor; imbecile, impotent. 2 That is without virtue, inefficacious, powerless--a medicine &c. 3 fig. Spiritless, cowardly, chicken-hearted.

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

nirvīrya (निर्वीर्य).—a Imbecile, impotent. Ineffica- cious, powerless. Cowardly.

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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

Nirvīrya (निर्वीर्य).—a. powerless, feeble, unmanly, impotent; निर्वीर्यं गुरुशापभाषितवशात् किं मे तवेवायुधम् (nirvīryaṃ guruśāpabhāṣitavaśāt kiṃ me tavevāyudham) Ve.3.34.

Nirvīrya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nir and vīrya (वीर्य).

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

Nirvīrya (निर्वीर्य) or Nirvīryya.—mfn.

(-ryaḥ-ryā-ryaṃ) 1. Tame, feeble, spiritless. 2. Impotent. E. nir not, vīrya power.

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

Nirvīrya (निर्वीर्य).—adj. powerless, [Hitopadeśa] ii. [distich] 6.

Nirvīrya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nis and vīrya (वीर्य).

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

Nirvīrya (निर्वीर्य).—[adjective] unmanly, powerless, impotent, exhausted; [abstract] tā† [feminine]

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

1) Nirvīrya (निर्वीर्य):—[=nir-vīrya] [from nir > niḥ] mfn. (nir) powerless, unmanly, impotent

2) [v.s. ...] m. a weakling, [Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Mahābhārata] etc.

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

Nirvīrya (निर्वीर्य):—[nir-vīrya] (ryyaḥ-ryyā-ryyaṃ) a. Feeble.

[Sanskrit to German]

Nirvirya 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

Nirvīrya (निर्वीर्य) [Also spelled nirviry]:—(a) impotent; unmanly; vigourless; spiritless; (nm) a weakling.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Nirvīrya (ನಿರ್ವೀರ್ಯ):—

1) [adjective] not robust or vigorous; lacking courage, resoluteness, etc.; cowardly; weak; unmanly.

2) [adjective] lacking normal function of the testes.

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Nirvīrya (ನಿರ್ವೀರ್ಯ):—

1) [noun] any man or boy lacking normal function of the testes, as through castration or disease; eunuch.

2) [noun] a week, cowardly man.

3) [noun] want of courage, strength, etc.

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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: Virya, Nir, Nish.

Starts with: Nirviryata.

Full-text: Nirviryata, Nirviryya, Nirviry, Ayajniya, Gunibhuta, Sithila.

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