Nivara, Nīvara, Nīvāra, Nivarā, Nivāra: 24 definitions
Introduction:
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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)
1) Nīvāra (नीवार) refers to “wild rice” according to the Yajurveda-saṃhita (and brāhmaṇa), and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as Pākaśāstra or Pākakalā.—The discussions on rice can be seen only in post-Ṛgvedic literature. [...] Yajurvedic Saṃhitas and Brāhmaṇas mentions kṛṣṇavrīhi (black rice), śuklavrīhi (white rice), mahāvrīhi (long rice), nīvāra (wild rice), hāyana (red rice growing in a year), āśu (swift growing rice) and māsūsya (a sort of wild rice) as varieties of rice. [...] Some inferior varieties of rice such as koradūṣaka, śyāmāka, nīvāra, varaka and priyaṅgu were used by the poor people and ascetics.
2) Nīvāra (नीवार) refers to “water-grass” and is mentioned in a list of potential causes for indigestion in the 17th century Bhojanakutūhala (dravyaguṇāguṇa-kathana).—A complete section in Bhojanakutūhala is devoted for the description of agents that cause indigestion [viz., nīvāra (water-grass)]. These agents consumed on a large scale can cause indigestion for certain people. The remedies [viz., mantha (calotropis or a liquid in combination with fried rice and ghee)] for these types of indigestions are also explained therewith.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Nīvara (नीवर) is a Sanskrit word referring to a type of “awned grain” (śūkadhānya), according to Caraka in his Carakasaṃhitā sūtrasthāna (chapter 27), a classical Ayurvedic work. The literal translation of the word is “mud” or “water”. The plant Nīvara is part of the Śūkadhānyavarga group of medicinal plants, referring to the “group of awned grains”. Caraka defined such groups (vargas) based on the dietic value of the plant. Nīvara is similar to Śyāmāka in properties, which it is said to be astringent-sweet and light in character. It also aggravates vāta and alleviates kapha and pitta. It is cold, constipating and absorbent.
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.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Nivāra (निवार) refers to “removing (misery)”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.2 (“The birth of Śiva’s son”).—Accordingly, as the Gods said to Śiva: “O lord of gods, O great lord, consort of Pārvatī, what has happened now? Your magical power is incapable of being transgressed. We have become pregnant and also scorched by your semen. O Śiva, take pity on us. Remove (nivāra) our miserable plight”.
Nīvāra (नीवार).—A kind of corn for śrāddha;1 used as food by foresters and offered by Śakuntalā to Duṣyanta.2
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.
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Nīvāra (नीवार) refers to “wild gram” and represents one of the seven forest-products that are fit for oblation according to verse 25.59 of the Īśvarasaṃhitā, dealing with the classification of the places for building the fire-pits (kuṇḍa). Accordingly, “bamboo (veṇu), śyāmāka, nīvāra (wild gram), jartila, gavīdhuka, karkaṭa and kanaka are the seven which grow in the forest. Śāli is important among them. Others are to be taken in its absence, or that of others”.
Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Biology (plants and animals)
1) Nivara in India is the name of a plant defined with Hygroryza aristata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Potamochloa retzii Griff. (among others).
2) Nivara is also identified with Oryza sativa It has the synonym Oryza sativa var. melanacra Körn. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Physis. Revista de la Sociedad Argentina de Ciencias Naturales (1933)
· Acta Genetica Sinica (1984)
· Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon (1900)
· Nomenclator Botanicus (1821)
· Phil. J. Sci. (1912)
· Flora de Filipinas ed. 1 (1837)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Nivara, for example diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, health benefits, side effects, extract dosage, chemical composition, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
nīvāra : (m.) a kind of grain.
Nīvāra, (Sk. nīvāra, unexplained) raw rice, paddy D. I, 166; A. I, 241, 295; II, 206; Pug. 55; J. III, 144 (°yāgu). (Page 376)
1) nīvara (နီဝရ) [(na,pu) (န၊ပု)]—
[nī+kvara．ṇvādi．154．]
[နီ+ကွရ။ ဏွာဒိ။ ၁၅၄။]
2) nīvāra (နီဝါရ) [(pu) (ပု)]—
[nī+vara+ṇa．,ṭī．45va-1．sūci．(nīvāra-saṃ,ṇīvāra-prā)．nīvāra-dhaññaç dhaññavigeya-addhamāgadhī．．]
[နီ+ဝရ+ဏ။ ဓာန်၊ ဋီ။ ၄၅ဝ-၁။ သူစိ။ (နီဝါရ-သံ၊ ဏီဝါရ-ပြာ)။ နီဝါရ-ဓည,ဓညဝိဂေယ-အဒ္ဓမာဂဓီ။ ဓာန်။]
[Pali to Burmese]
1) nīvara—
(Burmese text): (၁) အိမ်။ (၂) လက်ကောက်။
(Auto-Translation): (1) House. (2) Hand pick.
2) nīvāra—
(Burmese text): ကျိတ်စပါး၊ တောစပါး၊ မြက်စပါး။ (မြတ်စပါးမျိုး၊ အလိုအလျောက်ဖြစ်ထွန်း ပေါက်သော စပါးတစ်မျိုး၊ စပါးမျိုး။ ပါဠိသီဟိုဠ်ဓာန်။ စပါးရိုင်း၊ အဒ္ဓမာဂဓီ)။
(Auto-Translation): Khit rice, wild rice, grass rice. (A type of rice that naturally grows, a variety of rice. Pali: "siholla dhamma." Wild rice, "adhamagadhi.")
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
nivārā (निवारा).—m Shelter (from wind, heat, rain &c.): also sheltered state. nivāṛyācā That is under shelter. 2 That has been nursed in peace and seclusion; that knows not the storms of life; ignarus mali.
nivārā (निवारा).—m Shelter; sheltered state. nivāṛyācā That is under shelter.
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
Nivara (निवर).—a. Preventing, warding off.
-raḥ 1 One who prevents.
2) Protection, covering.
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Nivarā (निवरा).—A virgin, an unmarried girl.
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Nivāra (निवार).—
1) Keeping off, preventing, warding off; दंशनिवारणैश्च (daṃśanivāraṇaiśca) R.2.5.
2) Prohibition, impediment.
Derivable forms: nivāraḥ (निवारः).
See also (synonyms): nivāraṇa.
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Nīvara (नीवर).—[Uṇādi-sūtra 3.1.]
1) Trade, traffic.
2) A trader.
3) A religious mendicant.
4) A place fit for the site of a house.
5) A dwelling, residence.
6) Mud.
-ram Water.
Derivable forms: nīvaraḥ (नीवरः).
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Nīvāra (नीवार).—Rice growing wild or without cultivation; नीवाराः शुकगर्भकोटरमुखभ्रष्टास्तरूणामधः (nīvārāḥ śukagarbhakoṭaramukhabhraṣṭāstarūṇāmadhaḥ) Ś.1.14; R.1.5; 5.9,15; (also nīvāraka).
Derivable forms: nīvāraḥ (नीवारः).
Nivarā (निवरा).—f.
(-rā) A virgin, a girl unmarried. E. ni priv. and vara a husband.
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Nivāra (निवार).—m.
(-raḥ) 1. Hindering, opposition, impediment. 2. Name of the grain so called. E. ni prefix, vṝ to screen, ghañ. aff.
Nivāra can also be spelled as Nīvāra (नीवार).
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Nīvara (नीवर).—m.
(-raḥ) 1. Trade, traffic. 2. A place, &c. proper for the site of a habitation. 3. A religious mendicant. 4. A trader. n.
(-raṃ) 1. Water. 2. Mud, mire. E. ṇī to obtain, &c. ṣvarac Unadi aff.
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Nīvāra (नीवार).—m.
(-raḥ) Rice growing wild or without cultivation. E. ni before, vṛ to be, aff. ghañ.
Nīvāra (नीवार).—I. m. Rice growing wild, [Rāmāyaṇa] 2, 28, 21 Gorr. Ii. f. rā, The name of a river, Mahābhārata 6, 328.
Nivara (निवर).—[masculine] covering, protection or protector.
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Nīvāra (नीवार).—[masculine] wild rice.
1) Nivara (निवर):—[=ni-vara] a etc. See ni-vṛ.
2) Nivāra (निवार):—[=ni-vāra] a etc. See ni-vṛ.
3) Nivara (निवर):—[=ni-vara] [from ni-vṛ] b m. covering, protection or a protector, [Ṛg-veda viii, 93, 15] ([Sāyaṇa] ‘a preventer, obstructer’)
4) Nivarā (निवरा):—[=ni-varā] [from ni-vara > ni-vṛ] f. a virgin, unmarried girl, [Pāṇini 3-3, 48 [Scholiast or Commentator]] ([from] ni + vara, ‘having no husband’ [Horace H. Wilson])
5) Nivāra (निवार):—[=ni-vāra] [from ni-vṛ] b m. keeping off, hindering, impediment (cf. dur-niv)
6) Nivārā (निवारा):—[=ni-vārā] [from ni-vāra > ni-vṛ] f. Name of a river, [Mahābhārata; Viṣṇu-purāṇa] ([varia lectio] nīv).
7) Nīvārā (नीवारा):—[=nī-vārā] [from nī] a [varia lectio] for nivārā (See under ni-vṛ).
8) Nīvara (नीवर):—m. (√nī?; cf. [Uṇādi-sūtra iii].) a trader
9) an inhabitant
10) a beggar
11) mud
12) n. water, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
13) Nīvāra (नीवार):—m. (ifc. f(ā). ) wild rice (sg. the plant; [plural] the grains), [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Mahābhārata] etc.
14) Nīvārā (नीवारा):—[from nīvāra] b f. Name of a river, [Mahābhārata; Viṣṇu-purāṇa] ([varia lectio] ni-v).
1) Nivarā (निवरा):—[ni-varā] (rā) 1. f. A virgin.
2) Nivāra (निवार):—[ni-vāra] (raḥ) 1. m. Hindering.
3) Nīvara (नीवर):—(raḥ) 1. m. Trade; a place, site of a house; a religious mendicant. n. Water; mud.
4) Nīvāra (नीवार):—[nī-vāra] (raḥ) 1. m. Wild rice.
Nivara (निवर):—(von var mit ni)
1) m. Deckung, Schutz oder Beschützer: ādu me niva.o bhuvadvṛtra.ādiṣṭa.pauṃsyam [Ṛgveda 8, 82, 15.] —
2) f. ā Mädchen [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 3, 3, 48,] [Scholiast] [Mitākṣarā im Śabdakalpadruma] Nach [Wilson’s Wörterbuch] in 1. ni + vara (keinen Mann habend) zu zerlegen, aber nach dem [Scholiast] zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher] von var mit ni .
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Nivāra (निवार):—
1) m. (von var mit ni) Abhaltung, Abwehr; s. durnivāra . —
2) f. ā Nomen proprium eines Flusses [Viṣṇupurāṇa 182] [?aus dem Mahābhārata]; die Calc. Ausg. des [Mahābhārata] hat aber [6, 328] nīvārā .
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Nīvara (नीवर):—[Uṇādisūtra 3, 1.]
1) m. a) = vaṇijaka [Medinīkoṣa r. 176.] = vipaṇī (unbest. ob f. oder m. von vipaṇin) [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 3,] [569;] [Śabdakalpadruma] fasst vaṇijaka als neutr. (!) auf und [WILSON] setzt dafür Handel; es ist aber wohl unter beiden Umschreibungen ein Handelsmann zu verstehen. — b) Bettler [UJJVAL.] — c) = vāstavya [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa]; nach [Śabdakalpadruma] als neutr. zu fassen, nach [WILSON] ein zum Bau eines Hauses geeigneter Platz u.s.w. — d) Sumpf [UṆĀDIVṚ. im SAṂKṢIPTAS. Śabdakalpadruma] —
2) n. Wasser ebend.
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Nīvāra (नीवार):—(ra [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 3, 4, 48. 6, 2, 144])
1) m. wilder Reis (sg. die Pflanze, pl. die Körner) [Amarakoṣa 2, 9, 25.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1176.] [Halāyudha 2, 429.] [Vājasaneyisaṃhitā 18, 12.] [Taittirīyabrāhmaṇa 1, 3, 6, 7.] [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 5, 1, 4, 14. 3, 3, 5.] [morgenländischen Gesellschaft 9, LXVIII.] [Mahābhārata 5, 1404. 12, 8890. 13, 6512.] [Rāmāyaṇa Gorresio 2, 28, 21.] [Suśruta 1, 73, 5. 79, 20. 196, 21. 2, 79, 14.] [Raghuvaṃśa 1, 50. 5, 9. 15.] [Śākuntala 14. 96.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 9, 20, 14.] [Prabodhacandrodaja 44, 7.] Am Ende eines adj. comp. f. ā [Raghuvaṃśa 1, 52.] —
2) f. ā Nomen proprium eines Flusses [Mahābhārata 6, 328.] nivārā [Viṣṇupurāṇa 182.]
Nivara (निवर):——
1) m. Deckung , Schutz oder Schützer. —
2) f. ā Mädchen.
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Nivāra (निवार):—m. Abhaltung , Abwehr in durnivāra.
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Nīvara (नीवर):——
1) m. — a) Handelsmann. — b) Einwohner. — c) Bettler. — d) Sumpf. —
2) n. Wasser.
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Nīvāra (नीवार):——
1) m. (adj. Comp. f. ā) wilder Reis ; Sg. die Pflanze , Pl. die Körner. nīvārkaṇa m. Reiskorn [160,11.] —
2) f. nīvārā Nomen proprium eines Flusses.
Nivāra (निवार) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ṇivāra, Ṇihoḍa, Ṇīvāra.
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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
1) Ṇivāra (णिवार) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Nivāra.
2) Ṇīvāra (णीवार) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Nīvāra.
3) Ṇīvāra (णीवार) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Nīvāra.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Nivāra (ನಿವಾರ):—[adjective] that opposes, resists or withstands.
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Nivāra (ನಿವಾರ):—[noun] a removal of an evil, inauspicious thing, etc. or a warding off, preventing (something evil) from happening.
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Nīvāra (ನೀವಾರ):—
1) [noun] the grass Eragrostis deccanense (= E. spicata) of Poaceae family.
2) [noun] its grain.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Nīvāra (नीवार):—n. paddy growing wild or without cultivation;
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.
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Partial matches: Kvara, Mi, Vara, Ni, Na.
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