Nirdishta, Nirdiṣṭa: 19 definitions
Introduction:
Nirdishta means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, biology. 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 Nirdiṣṭa can be transliterated into English as Nirdista or Nirdishta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Nirdisht.
In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarNirdiṣṭa (निर्दिष्ट).—Exhibited, enunciated; cf. तस्मिन्निति निर्दिष्टे पूर्वस्य (tasminniti nirdiṣṭe pūrvasya) P.I.1.66; V.Pr.I. 134.
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: archive.org: Vagbhata’s Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)Nirdiṣṭa (निर्दिष्ट) refers to a “given” (i.e., prescribed), mentioned in verse 4.23 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—Accordingly, “[...] all possible diseases are caused by provocation and suppression of the natural urges. A cure (has been) given [viz. nirdiṣṭa] (only) for those which (occur) most frequently among them”.
Note: Nirdiṣṭa (“given”) has been transferred to the end of the stanza on grounds of syntax.—Tatra has been connected with nirdiṣṭa instead of bhūyiṣṭha and reproduced by ’dir, which rather corresponds to atra, a slight irregularity necessitated by the change in relation.
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.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramNirdiṣṭa (निर्दिष्ट) means “that which is taught”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “[...] Liberation [i.e., mokṣa] is the plane beyond (the differentiated) energies (kalātīta-pada). One should contemplate it constantly at the end of power (śaktyanta, that is, the Transmental). (The reality) beyond being (bhāvātīta) is incomparable. It is the great ocean within the End of the Twelve. It is taught [i.e., nirdiṣṭa] to be the Western Tradition, the House that is said to be the City of the Moon (Candrapura). [...]”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by VarahamihiraNirdiṣṭa (निर्दिष्ट) refers to “that which is described” [?], according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 13), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “I shall now expound about the movements of the Seven Ṛṣis (saptarṣi), [...] If Aṅgiras should be affected as described above [i.e., nirdiṣṭa], men of knowledge, men of actual intellect and Brāhmaṇas will be afflicted; if Atri should be so affected, the products of the forests and of water, seas and rivers will suffer. Along with Pulastya will suffer the Rākṣasas, the Piśācas, the Asuras, the Daityas and the Nāgas. Along with Pulaha will suffer roots and fruits; and along with Kratu will suffer sacrificial rites and persons performing them”.
Source: Google Books: Studies in the History of the Exact Sciences (Astronomy)Nirdiṣṭa (निर्दिष्ट) means “specified”, according to Bhāskara’s commentary on the Āryabhaṭīya.—Accordingly, “'[...] ‘It is only a rough method (sthūlaḥ kalpaḥ) to say that the one-sixtieth part of the water that has been discharged in the course of a nychthemeron is the measure of one ghaṭikā. The more accurate method is to measure the ghaṭikā by marking the shadow of one ghaṭikā, cast by a gnomon of specified shape [i.e., nirdiṣṭa-ākāra] that has been set up on a level ground. The perforation in [the bowl of] the ghaṭikā-yantra should be made skilfully according to the period measured by the shadow.’ [...]”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric TraditionsNirdiṣṭa (निर्दिष्ट) refers to “(that which was) foretold (in a treatise)”, according to Utpaladeva’s Īśvarapratyabhijñākārikāvṛtti (on the Īśvarapratyabhijñākārikā verse 4.16).—Accordingly, “This new, direct path was foretold (nirdiṣṭa) in the treatise entitled the Śivadṛṣṭi by the venerable Somānanda, whose very appearance is that of the great lord Parameśvara in front of one’s eyes; I have made it [i.e., this path] enter the heart(s) (of men) by furnishing a logical justification for it. By pursuing this [path] one becomes liberated in this very life, this as a result of being (fully) penetrated by Śiva-nature”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)Nirdiṣṭa (निर्दिष्ट) refers to a “description” (e.g., of hunting), according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, “[...] Hunting is described (nirdiṣṭa) as a repeated search after animals for various objects. This is not found in inferior animals. Because they kill for meat alone, enough only to fill their own belly; they have no other purpose in killing. [...]”.
This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara SamadhiNirdiṣṭa (निर्दिष्ट) refers to the “forementioned” (i.e., that which was described [before]), according to the purification (śodhana) of the Pañcagavya (five cow products) ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, which refers to the primary pūjā and sādhanā practice of Newah Mahāyāna-Vajrayāna Buddhists in Nepal.—Accordingly, “[...] Oṃ purified with conch-water Hūṃ. [Give water to patrons.] Cow urine, cow dung, milk, curd, ghee, holy grass, (and) water, The forementioned (nirdiṣṭa [nirdiṣṭha?]) Pañcagavya and holy grass purifies the body. Oṃ purified with conch-water Hūṃ. [Give water again]”.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Nirdishta in India is the name of a plant defined with Berberis asiatica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Berberis asiatica Roxb. ex DC. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. (1840)
· Taxon (1975)
· Systema Naturae (1821)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1984)
· Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2010)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Nirdishta, for example chemical composition, extract dosage, health benefits, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, side effects, 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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarynirdiṣṭa (निर्दिष्ट).—p (S) Described, depicted, indicated, pointed out. 2 Ordered, directed, enjoined.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishnirdiṣṭa (निर्दिष्ट).—p Described, pointed out. Order ed, directed.
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 dictionaryNirdiṣṭa (निर्दिष्ट).—p. p.
1) Pointed out, shown, indicated.
2) Specified, particularized.
3) Described.
4) Assigned, allotted.
5) Asserted, declared.
6) Ascertained, determined.
7) Ordered.
8) Learned, wise.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNirdiṣṭa (निर्दिष्ट).—mfn.
(-ṣṭaḥ-ṣṭā-ṣṭaṃ) 1. Described, depicted, pointed out, shown. 2. Ascertained, determined. 3. Ordered, directed. 4. Assigned. 5. Asserted. E. nir before diśa to show, affix kta.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Nirdiṣṭa (निर्दिष्ट):—[=nir-diṣṭa] [from nir-diś] mfn. pointed out, shown, indicated, declared, announced, foretold, enjoined, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] ordered, meant or determined for, appointed to ([dative case]), [Varāha-mihira]
3) [v.s. ...] learned, wise (= paṇḍita), [Demetrius Galanos’s Lexiko: sanskritikes, anglikes, hellenikes]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNirdiṣṭa (निर्दिष्ट):—[nir-diṣṭa] (ṣṭaḥ-ṣṭā-ṣṭaṃ) a. Described, shewn; ordered; assigned.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Nirdiṣṭa (निर्दिष्ट) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇiddiṭṭha.
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 dictionaryNirdiṣṭa (निर्दिष्ट) [Also spelled nirdisht]:—(a) specified, explicit, expressed; directed; referred (to), pointed out, mentioned, alluded; hence ~[ṣṭatā] (nf); ~[ṣṭi] specification.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNirdiṣṭa (ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ):—
1) [adjective] pointed (at); directed.
2) [adjective] decided; determined.
3) [adjective] explained; made clear; interpreted.
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Nirdiṣṭa (ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ):—[noun] an ostensible reason; an excuse offered; a pretext.
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 DictionaryNirdiṣṭa (निर्दिष्ट):—adj. 1. pointed out; indicated; 2. determined; designated; specified;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Nirdishtaparibhasha, Nirdishtate.
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Search found 37 books and stories containing Nirdishta, Nir-dishta, Nir-diṣṭa, Nir-dista, Nirdiṣṭa, Nirdista; (plurals include: Nirdishtas, dishtas, diṣṭas, distas, Nirdiṣṭas, Nirdistas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Linga-purana and the Tantra Sastra < [Purana, Volume 6, Part 2 (1964)]
Discussion on the Kalki Purana < [Purana, Volume 10, Part 2 (1968)]
The Naciketa-Upakhyana as the source of the Nasiketopakhyana < [Purana, Volume 6, Part 2 (1964)]
Bhagavad-gita (with Vaishnava commentaries) (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 2.45 < [Chapter 2 - Sāṅkhya-yoga (Yoga through distinguishing the Soul from the Body)]
Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 1851 < [Chapter 21 - Examination of the doctrine of ‘Traikālya’]
Verse 1487 < [Chapter 19a - Other forms and means of Knowledge (A): Verbal cognition]
Verse 2473-2475 < [Chapter 24b - Arguments against the reliability of the Veda (the Revealed Word)]
Taittiriya Upanishad Bhashya Vartika (by R. Balasubramanian)
Verse 3.16 < [Book 3 - Bhṛguvallī]
Cidgaganacandrika (study) (by S. Mahalakshmi)
Verse 59 [Merger of all powers in Ambā] < [Chapter 2 - Second Vimarśa]
Verse 28 [The State of Śivā in Cidākāśa] < [Chapter 2 - Second Vimarśa]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CCXCIV < [Mokshadharma Parva]