Nirdhana, Nir-dhana: 15 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Purana
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Sanskrit
3. Hindi
4. Kannada
5. Nepali
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Introduction:

Nirdhana 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Nirdhan.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Nirdhana (निर्धन) refers to “indigent” (i.e., one who is poor), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.18 (“Gaṇeśa crowned as the chief of Gaṇas”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “[...] Whoever hears this narrative auspiciously with pure mind shall have everything auspicious and be the abode of auspiciousness. The childless will get a son, the indigent (nirdhana) wealth; the seeker of a wife will get a wife and the seeker of issues will get children. The sick will regain health; the miserable will have good fortune. The sonless, impoverished, banished wife will be reunited with her husband. [...]”

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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

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

nirdhana (निर्धन).—a (S) Destitute of wealth, poor.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

nirdhana (निर्धन).—a Destitute of wealth, poor.

context information

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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Nirdhana (निर्धन).—a. without property, poor, indigent; शशिनस्तुल्यवंशोऽपि निर्धनः परिभूयते (śaśinastulyavaṃśo'pi nirdhanaḥ paribhūyate) Chāṇ.82.

-naḥ an old ox. °ता, °त्वम् (tā, °tvam) poverty, indigence.

Nirdhana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nir and dhana (धन).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nirdhana (निर्धन) or Nirddhana.—mfn.

(-naḥ-nā-naṃ) Poor, indigent. m.

(-naḥ) An old ox. E. nir priv. and dhana wealth.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nirdhana (निर्धन).—adj. poor, [Bhartṛhari, (ed. Bohlen.)] 2, 12. Mahā, I. adj. 1. rich. 2. valuable. Ii. n. 1. (ved.) battle, Chr. 297, 17 = [Rigveda.] i. 112, 17. 2. gold. 3. incense. 4. costly raiment. 5. agriculture.

Nirdhana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nis and dhana (धन).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nirdhana (निर्धन).—[adjective] having no property, indigent, poor.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Nirdhana (निर्धन):—[=nir-dhana] [from nir > niḥ] mfn. without property, poor, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] (an enterprise) undertaken without money, [Cāṇakya]

3) [v.s. ...] m. an old bull, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nirdhana (निर्धन):—[nir-dhana] (naḥ) 1. m. An old ox. a. Poor.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Nirdhana (निर्धन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇiddhaṇa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Nirdhana in German

context information

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 dictionary

Nirdhana (निर्धन) [Also spelled nirdhan]:—(a) poor; moneyless, indigent, impoverished; destitute; ~[tā] poverty; indigence; destitution.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Nirdhana (ನಿರ್ಧನ):—

1) [noun] the condition of being poor; lack of minimum resources; poverty; indigence.

2) [noun] a poor, indigent man.

context information

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

Nirdhana (निर्धन):—adj. poor; penniless; helpless;

context information

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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