Alternative spellings of this word include Niswarth.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Nissvārtha (निस्स्वार्थ) means “without gaining any interest”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.51 (“The resuscitation of Kāma”).—Accordingly, as Rati said to Śiva: “Why did you reduce my beloved husband to ashes without gaining any interest (nissvārtha) when he had come near you with Pārvatī? He was my only fortunate possession very rare to get. Give me back my husband, the lord of my journey of life who used to work lovingly with me. Remove my distress caused by separation. [...]”.

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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

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Niḥsvārtha (निःस्वार्थ) [Also spelled niswarth]:—(a) unselfish, selfless; ~[tā] unselfishness, selflessness.

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Nissvārtha (निस्स्वार्थ) [Also spelled nisswarth]:—(a) selfless, unselfish; ~[tā] selflessness; unselfishness.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Niḥsvārtha (ನಿಃಸ್ವಾರ್ಥ):—[adjective] devoted to other’s welfare or interested and not one’s own; selfless.

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Niḥsvārtha (ನಿಃಸ್ವಾರ್ಥ):—[noun] the quality of being selfless; selflessness.

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Nissvārtha (ನಿಸ್ಸ್ವಾರ್ಥ):—[adjective] = ನಿಸ್ವಾರ್ಥ [nisvartha]1.

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Nissvārtha (ನಿಸ್ಸ್ವಾರ್ಥ):—[noun] = ನಿಸ್ವಾರ್ಥ [nisvartha]2.

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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.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

1) Niḥsvārtha (निःस्वार्थ):—n./adj. selfless; disinterested;

2) Nissvārtha (निस्स्वार्थ):—adj. → नि [ni] :स्वार्थ [svārtha]

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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: Nih, Svartha, Nish.

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