Nishkriya, Niṣkriya, Nitkriya: 12 definitions
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Nishkriya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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.
The Sanskrit term Niṣkriya can be transliterated into English as Niskriya or Nishkriya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexNiṣkriya (निष्क्रिय).—A class of ascetics.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa III. 12. 43.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsNiṣkriya (निष्क्रिय):—Inactive. A specific property of Ātmā.
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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 5: The category of the non-livingNiṣkriya (निष्क्रिय, “inactive”) according to the 2nd-century Tattvārthasūtra 5.7.—Inability in not being able to move from one space-point to another is called inactive (niṣkriya). What is the meaning of inactive? It means primarily without motion. Here transformation is excluded as transformation is the inherent nature of all substances.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiṣkriya (निष्क्रिय).—mfn.
(-yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) 1. Abstaining from ceremonial rites. 2. Idle, unoccupied. n.
(-yaṃ) Bramha or the Supreme Spirit. E. nira neg. kriyā act.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiṣkriyā (निष्क्रिया).—adj. 1. inactive, Bhāṣāp. 85. 2. one who does not perform his religious duties, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 11, 18. Nirahaṃkriyā, i. e.
Niṣkriyā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nis and kriyā (क्रिया).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiṣkriya (निष्क्रिय).—[adjective] inactive ([abstract] tā [feminine]); not performing or not performed with, ceremonious rites.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Niṣkriya (निष्क्रिय):—[=niṣ-kriya] [from niṣ > niḥ] mfn. = -karman, [Upaniṣad; Mahābhārata] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] n. ‘the actionless One’, the Supreme Spirit, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiṣkriya (निष्क्रिय):—[ni-ṣkriya] (yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) a. Idle; neglecting works. n. Supreme Being.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Niṣkriya (निष्क्रिय) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇikkiya.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNiṣkriya (ನಿಷ್ಕ್ರಿಯ):—
1) [noun] a man who is exempt from performing any daily or ritual action or one who performs so disinterestedly, that he is not responsible for its fruits.
2) [noun] a man who shows a disposition to avoid exertion; an indolent, lazy man.
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: Kriya, Nish, Ni.
Starts with: Nishkriya-pratirodha, Nishkriya-sajhedara, Nishkriyananda, Nishkriyata, Nishkriyate, Nishkriyatmaka, Nishkriyatman, Nishkriyatmata, Nishkriyatva, Nishkriyavada, Nishkriyavadi.
Ends with: Vinishkriya.
Full-text: Nishkriyata, Nishkriyatmata, Nishkriyatman, Nitkriyatmata, Nikkiya, Nishkriya-pratirodha, Vinishkriya, Nitkiriyam, Dharmakriya, Vinishkampa, Sakshi, Nibhrita.
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Verse 2.3.27 < [Part 3 - Involuntary Ecstatic Expressions (sattvika-bhāva)]
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Verse 5.7 - Substances without-movement (niṣkriya) < [Chapter 5 - The Non-living Substances]
Verse 5.8 - The extent of space-points (pradeśa) < [Chapter 5 - The Non-living Substances]
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