Naishreyasa, Naiśreyasa: 4 definitions
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Naishreyasa 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.
The Sanskrit term Naiśreyasa can be transliterated into English as Naisreyasa or Naishreyasa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexNaiśreyasa (नैश्रेयस).—The name of a garden in Vaikuṇṭha.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa III. 15. 16.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNaiśreyasa (नैश्रेयस):—[=nai-śreyasa] [from nai] [wrong reading] for naiḥ-śr.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusNaiśrēyasa (ನೈಶ್ರೇಯಸ):—[noun] that which is related with ನಿಶ್ರೇಯಸ್ಸು, [nishreyassu,] the final emancipation of the soul from this worldly life.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Shreyasa, Nai.
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