Alternative spellings of this word include Nirvanaruchi.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Nirvāṇaruci (निर्वाणरुचि).—Gods of the eleventh epoch of Manu.^*

• * Bhāgavata-purāṇa VIII. 13. 25; Viṣṇu-purāṇa III. 2. 30.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Nirvāṇaruci (निर्वाणरुचि):—[=nir-vāṇa-ruci] [from nir-vāṇa > nir-vā] m. [plural] ‘delighting in final beatitude’, Name of a class of deities under the 11th Manu, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa] (cf. nirmāṇa-rati)

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Nirvanaruci in German

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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.

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Partial matches: Nirvana, Ruci.

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