निरर्थ (nirartha)

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Capeller Eng

English

 1 निरर्थ॑ m.
  disadvantage
 nonsense (pl. ).

 2 निरर्थ a.
  = seq.
  + destitute of wealth,  poor. 

Spoken Sanskrit

English

निरर्थ 	-	 nirartha 	-	 adj.
  	-	  poor
निरर्थ 	-	 nirartha 	-	 adj.
  	-	  having no following vowel
निरर्थ 	-	 nirartha 	-	 adj.
  	-	  useless
निरर्थ 	-	 nirartha 	-	 adj.
  	-	  void of wealth
निरर्थ 	-	 nirartha 	-	 adj.
  	-	  meaningless
निरर्थ 	-	 nirartha 	-	 m.
  	-	  loss
निरर्थ 	-	 nirartha 	-	 m.
  	-	  nonsense
निरर्थ 	-	 nirartha 	-	 m.
  	-	  detriment

Monier Williams Cologne

English

 निर्—अर्थ mf(आ)n.  void of wealth,  poor,  Mṛcch.

 useless,  vain (-कलह,  a useless quarrel,  MBh.
  )

 meaningless (-ता,  MārkP.
  )

 (a consonant) having no following vowel,  VPrāt.
  ,  Sch.

 निर्—अर्थ m.
  (°थ॑) loss,  detriment,  TĀr.
  

 निर्—अर्थ m.
  pl.
  nonsense,  R.
 

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Monier Williams 1872

English

 निरर्थ निर्-अर्थ,  अस्,  m. loss,  detriment
nonsense
 (अस्,  आ,  अम्),  destitute of wealth,  poor
useless
 meaningless,  unmeaning,  nonsensical,  pur-
poseless,  vain
 (a consonant is called निर्-अर्थ,  not
fulfilling its purpose if it is not followed by a vowel.)
—निरर्थ-ता,  f. senselessness,  nonsense.

Macdonell

English

 निरर्थ nir-artha,  a.
  useless
 poor
 unmeaning,  🞄senseless: -ka,  a.
  failing of oneʼs purpose,  🞄futile,  unprofitable,  useless
 senseless,  unmeaning: 🞄-m,  ad. in vain
 in.  senseless objection
 🞄-ka-tva,  n.
  futility
 -tā,  f.
  senselessness.

Apte Hindi

Hindi

निरर्थ
वि* निर्-अर्थ -
"निर्धन,  गरीब,  दरिद्र"

निरर्थ
वि* निर्-अर्थ -
"अर्थहीन,  निरर्थक"

निरर्थ
वि* निर्-अर्थ -
अनर्थक

निरर्थ
वि* निर्-अर्थ -
"व्यर्थ,  बेकार,  निष्प्रयोजन"

Shabdartha Kaustubha

Kannada

निरर्थ
पदविभागः - > विशेष्यनिघ्नम्
कन्नडार्थः - > ಅರ್ಥವಿಲ್ಲದ
व्युत्पत्तिः - > निर्गतोऽर्थो यस्य
निरर्थ
पदविभागः - > विशेष्यनिघ्नम्
कन्नडार्थः - > ಪ್ರಯೋಜನವಿಲ್ಲದ/ಫಲವಿಲ್ಲದ
निरर्थ
पदविभागः - > विशेष्यनिघ्नम्
कन्नडार्थः - > ಧನವಿಲ್ಲದ/ಬಡವನಾದ
प्रयोगाः - > "निरर्था साप्यमूर्तत्वात् पुरुषस्य महीपते"

L R Vaidya

English

 nir-arTa {% a. %} 1. poor,  indigent
 2. meaningless (as a word or sentence)
 3. nonsensical,  vain,  purposeless.

वाचस्पत्यम्

Sanskrit

 निरर्थ पु०
  निर्गतोऽर्थो यस्य प्रा० ब० । अर्थशून्ये १ निष्फले २ अ-भिधेयशून्ये च “निरर्था साप्यमूर्त्तत्वात् पुरुषस्य मही-पते” मार्कण्डेयपु०  ।

Capeller

German

 1. निरर्थ॑ m.
  Schaden,  Unsinn. 

 2. निरर्थ nutzlos,  zwecklos,  unsinnig.

Stchoupak

French

 निर्-अर्थ-
 a. sans fortune,  pauvre 
 sans but,  inutile,  vain 
 dénué de
sens 
 m.
  pl.
  non-sens,  absurdité 
 -क- -इका- a. inutile,  vain,  qui ne
réussit pas 
 dénué de sens 
 -कम् en vain,  inutilement 
 -कत्व- nt.
inutilité,  vanité.

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