Nishprayojana, Niṣprayōjana, Niṣprayojana, Nitprayojana: 10 definitions
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Nishprayojana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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 terms Niṣprayōjana and Niṣprayojana can be transliterated into English as Nisprayojana or Nishprayojana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Nishprayojan.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishniṣprayōjana (निष्प्रयोजन).—a Causeless, needless.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiṣprayojana (निष्प्रयोजन).—mfn.
(-naḥ-nā-naṃ) Causeless, groundless. E. nir negative, prayojana, motive, cause.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiṣprayojana (निष्प्रयोजन).—adj. 1. not induced by motives, Mahābhārata 13, 2025 ([niṣpº]). 2. useless, [Hitopadeśa] 105, 19
Niṣprayojana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nis and prayojana (प्रयोजन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiṣprayojana (निष्प्रयोजन).—[adjective] having no motive, purpose, or object; useless, harmless, inoffensive, [neuter] [adverb]; [abstract] tā [feminine], tva [neuter]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Niṣprayojana (निष्प्रयोजन):—[=niṣ-prayojana] [from niṣ > niḥ] mfn. having no motive, impartial, indifferent, [Mahābhārata; Kādambarī]
2) [v.s. ...] harmless, [Yājñavalkya [Scholiast or Commentator]]
3) [v.s. ...] groundless, needless, unnecessary (am, ind.; -tā, f.; -tva n.), [Harivaṃśa; Daśakumāra-carita; Hitopadeśa etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiṣprayojana (निष्प्रयोजन):—[ni-ṣprayojana] (naḥ-nā-naṃ) a. Groundless.
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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 dictionaryNiṣprayojana (निष्प्रयोजन) [Also spelled nishprayojan]:—(a and adv) aimless(ly), without a purpose or object; hence ~[tā] (nf).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNiṣprayōjana (ನಿಷ್ಪ್ರಯೋಜನ):—[adjective] = ನಿಷ್ಪ್ರಯೋಜಕ [nishprayojaka]1.
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Niṣprayōjana (ನಿಷ್ಪ್ರಯೋಜನ):—[noun] the quality of being useless; uselessness.
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: Prayojana, Nish, Ni.
Starts with: Nishprayojanata, Nishprayojanatva, Nitprayojanam.
Full-text: Nitprayojanam, Nishprayojanata, Nishprayojanatva, Nishprayojan, Prapancana, Adhikaravat, Nirabadha, Adhikarin, Stupa, Prayojana.
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