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WORD | MEANING |
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Naagendra | lord of the mansion dwelling celestial beings |
Naali | a unit of area and time measurement |
Naam karma | body determining karma. |
Naanaa | of various kinds |
Naasaarik | a country in west aarya khanda of Bharat kshetra |
Naanaa dravyo naa swabhaav | many different types of deluding inclinations (samaysar stanza 217) |
Naarad | particular super beings. They are nine. they are Bhim Maharudra Kaal Mahakaal Durmukh Narakmukh Adhomukh. |
Naaraayan |
one who is the ruler of three areas of bharat kshetra. their names are: Triprusta Purushottam Purushshinh Purushpundarik Datt Lakshaman Krishna. |
Naasaagra | to concentrate the eyes on the tip of the nose at the time of meditation. |
Naashvant | perishable |
Naash | destruction |
Naasti avaktavya | negation cum indescribable. |
Naasti | non existence |
Naasti bhang | a type of seven fold predication saptabhangi |
Naastik | nihilist |
Naastikta | nihility |
Naastikya vaad | doctrine of atheism. nihilistic doctrine. |
Naastitva | non existence |
Naigam naya |
it is the partial point of view which considers the past mode or future mode as the present one and also some facts are partially born and partially not born and to consider as complete fact is known as Naigam naya. |
Naimitik |
When the action occurs in an affluent cause upaadan when upaadaan by itself transforms in the form of an act then at that time there is presence or absence of the instrumental cause. To show the relationship with this instrumental cause this act is known as naimitc. Same can be said to be upaadeya from upaadaan perspectives. |
Naimitic karya | principle action |
Naisargik mithyaatva | agruhit mithyatva |
Naitik | concerning morality; moral ethical. |
Namaskaar | salutation |
Namr | humble |
Navbaldev |
Nine such personalities who are the elder brothers of Narayan. They are : Vijay Suprabh Sudarshan Nandishen Nandimitra Ram Balram. |
Navdevta | nine reverential and supreme beings. they are:Panch parmeshti |
Navadhabhakti | Nine fold methods of showing respect to a saint while offering meals. They are:Padgaahan |
Navnidhi | Nine treasures of Chakravarti. they are: Kaal |
Navpratinarayan | who is the ruler of three area of Bharat kshetra but will be killed by Narayan. They are: Ashwagriv |
Nayaabhaash |
Fallacy of view point, To know a particular thing from one aspect and at the same time to make other properties secondary is known as naya. Instead of making them secondary, if one ignores them completely then it is nayaabhaash. It is also known as mithyaa naya or mithyta ekaanta. e.g. atma is always eternal in nature. Here we are ignoring the fact that soul is also transient in nature from modal perspectives. Therefore this sentence is mithyaa ekaant or mithyaa naya. |
Nayaatikrant | devoid of any bias towards any point of views. |
Naya | good conduct or character; politics; state policy; philosophical doctrine or system; morality; justice; [Jain.] determination of the nature of a multi |
Nihsrut gnaan | a type of sensory knowledge, knowing some thing completely, |
Nij | own, proper, peculiar, innate, constant, continual, my own, |
Nij parmaatmaa | I am god. |
Nijaanand | joy in oneself; spiritual joy. |
Nij paramaatma dravya | from innate substance perspective I am the god. |
Nijswarup | own natural state, |
Nijras | own delight, own charm, own feeling, own pleasure, own emotions. |
Nij Shakti Pramaan Tap Tyaag |
internal strength is important, not the bodily strength. One can be having external clad monkhood but internally he does not have purity of the absence of three forms of passions then he does not considered himself as parmaarth muni. With his own strength muni will have internal purity of three kasay absence. then it is known as nij shakti pramaan. With two forms of passions absence, one has internal strength of householders strength. If one does not have internal purity of absence of two passions then he does not have internal strength of doing austerity. Nij Shakti means the soul’s internal strength and not the bodily strength. So according to the internal strength one has to have to perform austerity and renunciation. (purusharth siddhi upaay gatha 60 Gurudev kanjiswami pravachan) |
Nij Vaibhav | Nature of my internal grandeur, intense experiencing of the intense super sensuous bliss, Aatmaa naa atindriya aanand naa prachur swabhaav nu vedan. (ref: samaysar stanza 5, Kanjiswami pravachan |
Nikaachit karma | intense bondage of karma which has to endure. |
Nikaay | group, class, corpus, system, organization, |
Niket | aboding place, house, temple, |
Nihkhandit | a type of renunciation, |
Nikot | lowest form of life, originating place for one sense living beings, nigodh, |
Nikrust | lower quality, |
Nikruti | a type of illusion or deceit. |
Nikshepa |
analysis of truth, installation, attribution, imposition, there is worldly dealing occurs in easier way for seven reals and right faith etc. This is known as nikshepa. For example, to differentiate one human being from other, the name is given like Jindatt. He may not have quality to be Jina’s son but worldly affair gets going with this name nikshepa. It is called table and not matter, so this way one can differentiate from different form of matter from this “table”. This is name nikshepa. To establish Mahavir swami in an idol is sthapana nikshepa. Similarly to establish Mahavir swami as present entity is from Dravya nikshepa as He was in past but one establishes Him in present time. To establish Simandhar swami as present omniscient lord is known as bhaav nikshepa, as He is already Tirthankar at present time. Analysis of truth nikshepa thus is known by our different ways that is name, symbol, potentiality and actuality naam sthapana, dravya |
Nikshepaadhikaran | cleaning, act of wiping away, |
Nikshepaarth | knowing about the matters by nikshep vidhi (installation method) |
Nikshepan | mixing, installing some thing, |
Nikshepini | a religious story pertaining to presentation of self favor, a type of knowledge. |
Nimagna | drowned, immersed; absorbed in, |
Nimesh | time unit consists of innumerable samays, blink of an eye is nimesh. |
Nimitt | concomitant, instrumental, efficient, auxiliary cause. |
Nimitt kaaran | instrumental cause, efficient cause, secondary cause, auxiliary cause, field cause, eternal causal agency. |
Nimitta Naimittic Sambandh | Law of synchronicity, Principle cause auxiliary cause relationship, cause and effect relationship |
Nimmitta karan | instrumental cause, auxiliary cause, eternal causal agency, field cause. |
Nimmitta | purpose, reason, pretext, any apparent cause |
Nindaa | condemnation, blame or blaming. |
Nindaan | condemn, reproach, blaming, |
Nindya | censurable, despicable, reprehensible. |
Ninhav | concealment of knowledge, concealing the name of guru |
Niraabaadh | without any obstruction |
Niraakaar | shapelessness,having no form, formless. |
Niraakaar upyog | darshan upyog. |
Niraakaran | end, canceling, cancellation, refutation, solution. |
Niraakshari | mystic monosyllable |
Niraakultaa | serenity |
Niraalamb | without support; friendless, forlorn; not depending on another |
Niraamaya | healthy. n. good health |
Niraasrav | devoid of attachments, ill feeling etc. |
Niraavaran | unveiling, uncovered, |
Nirabhilaash | with no desires. |
Nirang | niraag, nirvikaar, without any attachment. |
Niranjana | without blemish, untainted,without collyrium; unstained; faultless. |
NIrankush | uncontrolled, unrestrained; impetuous, self willed, without any opposition, |
Nirargal | beyond any control, uncontrollable |
Niransh | ansh વગર'+; અખ+ડ. indivisbile |
Niratichaar | without any transgression, without any violations. |
Nirbaadh | faultless, flawless, accurate, impeccable, precise, exact, correct |
Nirbhay | fearless, undaunted; free from danger, safe. |
Nirdesh | order, direction; allusion, reference; pointing out. |
Nirdeshak | who shows, directs or orders. m. director. |
Nirdhaaran | determination, ascertainment. There are three steps to nirdhaaran. 1. uddesh means to know the names 2.lakshan nirdesh |
Nirdhaar | determination; decision. |
Nirdhaarvu | determine, ascertain. |
Nirdisht | shown; described; ordered, directed; determined, decided, to be spoken off, |
Nirdosh | innocent, blameless, virtuous, innocent, perfect. |
Nirgranth |
free from all ties, bonds or complexes; poor; helpless, alone. m. person free from ties or bonds; sadhu; unattached and possessionless saint. |
Nirgranth muni | Nirgranth muni: one who has no passions at all. He may be at 11th spiritual development stage where passions are in the form of suppression or at 12th where there are no passions at all. It is passionless state |
Nirguna | without attributes, devoid of qualities |
Nirlobh | free from greed, unselfish |
Nirjaraa | disintegration, shedding of karma, dissociation of karma. |
Nirmaltaa | serenity, clearness, cleanliness,, clear; purity; holy |
Nirmagn | totally engrossed, absorbed or engrossed (in); pleased, delighted. |
Nirnaya shakti | volition |
Nirmohi | attachmentless, free from illusion, detached, indifferent, disinterested, a character of saint. |
Nirmudha | rational, one who is capable of knowing super soul of self, nij param tatva ko janne me samartha hona. |
Nirnaya | decision; determination; verdict, judgement. |
Nirnayaatmak | judgmental. |
Niraxari | without letter. divine ohm sound of Tirthankar bhagwan. |
Nirodh | restraining, obstruction; stoppage; restraint; prevention. |
Nirpexa | non relativistic, without any reference, independent, without any expectation. |
Niruddha | stopped. |
Niruktti | etymological meaning of the word, actual meaning of the word, to separate the words and then to understand their meanings, nirvvachan |
Nirupaadhik | one without any alien attachment, pure |
Nirupam | incomparable. |
Nirupan | exposition, describing properly, description; |
Nirupanaa |
apexaa, consideration of, reference, expectation,regard, kishi dharma ko mukhya karna is apeksha, To give importance to some property of a substance is known as apeksha |
Niruparaag | without uparaag. purity, without any impurities. without vikaar, |
Nirupraag vishuddimatvarup |
નિરુપ્રાગ વિશુદ્ધિમત્વરૂપ without any distortion of nature vikaar rahit and with purity of nature.(pravachansaar gatha 118) |
Nirvachan | see nirukti |
Nirvadya | nirdosh, anindya, unblemished, faultless, without defect or shortcoming, omniscient lord, |
Nirvartya karma | new research by performer, to produce something new, |
Nirvarga | that which is unseen or invisible forever. |
Nirveda |
indifference to the world,detachment, aversion from worldly affairs, disgust, depression of spirit, discouragement, fade up, manoglaani, shed, sham, vairaagy, |
Nirvichaar | not reflecting, thoughtlessness, inconsiderate |
Nirvichikitsaa |
non-repugnance at the afflicted ones, free from doubts or reflection, to have reverential belief with free from any disgust on viewing excreta of saints. |
Nirviddha | compact, not to be pierced through, |
Nirvigna | without impediment. |
Nirvikalpa |
pure undetermined sensation, indeterminate perception, without particulars, not capable of mutual relation, recognizing no distinction as that of subject and object or knower and known, exclusive concentration on one entity without distinct and separate consciousness of knower, known and knowing, free from all confusion, fixed, settled, primary abstract comprehension, indeterminate perception, admitting of no alternative, changeless, free from distinctions, |
Nirvikalpa dhyaan | absolute meditation. |
Nirvikalpa gyaan | indeterminate knowledge |
Nirvikalpa pratiti | conviction of indeterminate perception type. |
Nirvikalpa pratyaksha |
indeterminate sensory cognition, pure sensation, according to Buddist logicians, only pure sensations which are indeterminate cognition devoid of all thought element what so ever are the nature of perception, |
Nirvikalpa samaadhi | absolute meditation, the state of indeterminate ecstasy, meditation in which nothing is realized besides soul. |
Nirvikalpa sukh | indeterminate enjoyment, supreme bliss |
Nirvikalpa swasamvedan. | pure undetermined direct self consciousness. |
Nirvikalpataa | state of un confused ness, without perplexity, serenity, |
Nirvikaar | free from modifications or change. immutable, passionless state, unchanged, unchangeable, disinterested, pure, without any defect, free from modification, free from change, immutable; passionless. |
Nirvikruti aahaar | tasteless food. |
Nirvikaari | unchangeable, immutable; passionless |
Nirvikaari paryaay | pure mode., passionless mode |
Nirvirati | having attachment, attached, passionately, |
Nirvishan | enjoyed |
Nirvishank | having no hesitation, with no doubts or misgivings. |
Nirvish | having nonvenomous symptoms. |
Nirvisht | experience or used, obtained as wages, one maintaining sacred fire, |
Nirvrusht | empty after raining, |
Nirvrutt paryaaptak |
The soul, who initiated the powers to develop, but has not yet completed the development is called the possessor of the power to accomplish complete development (Nirvutya paryaptak). |
Nirvruti | undisturbed, repose, satisfaction, happiness, |
Nirvrutti | formative sense, subtype of physical sense, origination, growth, completion, accomplishment, good condition, well being, having no occupation or earning sources, |
Nirvrutti akshar | words pronounced by living being, they could be expressive or non expressive. thus of two types. |
Nirvrutti Bhakti | devotional prayer for salvation of one. from Niyamsar. |
Nirvrutti indriya | dravynedriya, material sense organ, formative sense organic structure of any matter. they are of two types bahyantar means material particles taking shape as a sense organ. Abhyantar means the soul taking shape according to the external sense organ. |
Nirvrutti maarg | path to salvation |
Niryukti | analysis in detail of a scripture |
Nisahi |
निसिह while entering temple one recite this word. It is praakrut word. It means: while going to temple, one checks to control his worldly activities. to check the inauspicious activity. |
Nisarg kriyaa | encouraging for sinful or wrong activities. |
Nisargaj | by itself. |
Nishchayaabhaas |
fallacy of absolute point of view, vyavhaar ko jo sarvathaa nishedh kare voh. perceived absolute point of view, fallacy of absolute point of view, When mode is putting its attention to the self and believes that it has constancy and is complete then it is known as nishchayaabhaas. पयार्य पयार्य का लक्ष्य करती हुई, अपने को ध्रुव या पूणर् माने तो निश्चयाभास होगा.When one believes the sentence from absolute point of view as always true and conventional point of view is always to be false then it is known as nischayaabhaas. e.g. 1: soul in present mode is pure like liberated soul, that means it is without inclination of attachment and aversion. 2: In present mode of the soul there is omniscient mode present, but is covered with karma particles. 3: Soul is always devoid of psychic karma, material karma and quasi karma 4: Vows, virtuous conduct, restraints etc are the causes of bondage and therefore they always need to be discarded. 5: study of scriptures are dependent on alien substance and therefore needs to be |
Nishchayaatmak |
not to have any doubts at all, determined, decisive, knowledge not having any doubt sansay, viparyay illusion or anadhyavasaan indecisiveness., Vyavashaayaatmak knowledge. |
Nishchaya | absolute conception, or belief, determination |
Nishchaya aalochanaa | absolute introspection. |
Nishchaya amudh drasti | absolute non deluded view |
Nishchaya Ahinsaa | absolute non violence. |
Nishchaya anashan | absolute fasting with conquering worldly desires. |
Nishchaya anuprexaa | reflection about absolutism |
Nishchaya aaraadhanaa | absolute spiritual prayer or meditation. |
Nishchaya chaaritra | absolute right conduct, absolute meditation. |
Nishchaya gupti | absolute purity of soul (with mind speech and body) |
Nishchaya Gnaan | absolute or right knowledge of self. |
Nishchaya kartaa karma | a view point of taking self as the doer of own pure inclinations. |
Nishchaya guru | one having absolute perception of knowing himself. |
Nishchaya kshamaa | absolute liberal conduct, free from agitation on other’s misconduct. |
Nishchaya kaal | time factor causing transformation of any entity. |
Nishchaya naya |
absolute point of view, the mode of the knowledge which knows the eternal pure nature of the substance. Nishchaya naya knows the true nature of the soul. It does not make soul pure. Absolute point of view: 1: Shows the nature of the each substance the way it is 2: It tells the mode of the substance to belong to the same substance. 3: It tells the nature as well as cause and effect kaaran kaary of the substance as it is and does not mix it with other substance. |
Nischaya Shrut Kevali |
absolute scriptural omniscient, One who knows the soul directly with his sacred knowledge shrut gnaan, is known as nischay shrut kevali. |
Nischay swarup bhagwaan aatmaa | absolute form of eternal true nature of the soul. |
Nishchaya tap | absolute austerity, completely engrossed into self. |
Nishchaya upaguhan | absolutely free from all passions. |
Nishchintataa | freedom from care. |
Nishchin | determined; certain; definite, free from care of worry; care free |
Nishchi | determined; certain; definite. |
Nishedhaatmak | prohibitive; negative. |
Nishedha | negation, negative element, prohibition, interdiction; prevention; denial, refute, disprove. |
Nishedhikaa | entering temple etc places with permission of the governing deities, saying nishhi nishihi nishihi while entering temple. |
Nishedya | prohibitor prohibited, prevented, |
Nishedya nishedhak sambandh |
prohibited prohibiting relationship, prevented preventing relationship. Here absolute point of view is nishedhak forbidding and conventional point of view is nishedhya prohibited. (ref: samaysar gatha 173 and 272). Here it does not say that one must totally discard conventional point of view. Conventional point of view by itself is not the ultimate truth. When one understands this point then he has done negation nishedh of conventional point of view. One does not give up conventional point of view but knows that that is not the ultimate reality. |
Nishedhak Prohibiting |
For: Ashuddh Nishchaya Naya "Impure absolute point of view, |
Nishedhya Prohibited |
Upcharit Sadbhut Vyavahaar Naya" "a figurative empirical point of view expressing difference between soul and alien belonging virtues For: Param Shuddh Nishchaya Naya" A view point believing in Supreme pure soul, the nishedhaak is:—> Anupcharit Sadbhut Vyavahaar Naya Literal empirical stand point expressing the differentiation between virtues and virtuous one: |
Nishedh roop | prohibitory form |
Nishiddha | warded off, kept back, restrained,checked, prevented from, forbidden to, |
Nishkaarana | without any cause of purpose. |
Nishkaaran karunaa | compassion without any cause of purpose, purposeless compassion |
Nishkal | a type of meditation, supreme soul salvaged one, devoid of all attachments |
Nishkampa | motionless, steady. |
Niskapat | guileless, fair; ingenuous, frank, innocent, without deception |
Nishpaxtaa | neutrality, non, partisanship. |
Nishkarma | devoid of karma,doing no work; inactive, idle; non attached., independent of karma. |
Nishkriya | inactive; doing nothing. |
Nishkriyataa | inactivity, inertia. |
Nishkriyatva | rise of mode of inertia, vibration less and tremor proof |
Nishpaadak | Nishpanna karnaar, producer, one who completes the act, accomplisher, matured one, obtainer |
Nispaap | sinless, name of 13th future tirthakar’s name |
Nishpanna | born, produced; completed, accomplished; ready; mature, proven, obtained, |
Nishpatti | siddhi,completion; end, termination; gain; accomplishment; outcome; maturity, origination, certainty, |
Nishphal | fruitless; useless; unsuccessful. |
Nishphaltaa | failure. |
Nishpruh | free from desire; detached; indifferent |
Nishthaa | faith; devotion; loyalty; confidence; concentration; absorption; aim, object intent. |
Nisih | midnight. |
Nisihi |
िनसीिह while entering temple one recite this word. It is praakrut word. It means: while going to temple, one checks to control his worldly activities. to check the inauspicious activity. |
Nistush | pure, unbroken, clear, one without any husk, Fotaraa vinaanu, without any bran. |
Nityaanitya | permanence cum impermanent |
Nityaalok | a summit situated at eh Ruchak mountain, |
Nityaanand | eternal bliss, path to salvation, |
Nitya | everlasting, eternal, imperishable, unchanging. |
Nitya dravya | ultimate entity, primary or simple substance, |
Nitya kriyaa | essential duties of saints and householders etc |
Nitya maha | to regularly worship omniscient lord with 8 auspicious substances. It is also known as sadaarchan |
Nitya naya | standpoint of eternity, |
Nitya nigodh |
everlasting lowest form of life, one sense lowest form of living beings from eternity, permanent lowest form of life, |
Nitya sahacharya | uninterrupted agreement |
Nitya samaajaati | parity per eternity, permanence, eternalism, |
Nitya Taadaatmya sambandh |
eternal inherent relationship e.g. attributes and soul substance. (see also sambandh). In Samaysaar in Karta Karm Adhikaar this relationship is also known as Taadaatmya siddh sambandh. |
Nitya idiot | emitting light of knowledge forever. |
Nitya vaad | eternalism, |
Nityataa vipaak | unfailing frution of karma |
Nityatva | permanence, eternity |
Nivaaran | warding off; prevention; removal |
Nivartak | turning back; returning; warding off. |
Nivrutti |
quietude, peace of mind; leisure; retiring or retirement from service or active life; abstaining from work, inactivity; ceasing to take interest in worldly matters and going into seclusion. |
Niyaamak | regulating, directing, managing. m. director, manager; senator; helmsman; pilot; charioteer. |
Niyam |
The one which is qualified to perform jo niyam karne yogya hai woh niyam hai. Knowledge, faith and conduct are niyam, observances, rule; law, regulation; usage, custom. vow; bond, restraint; resolution. |
Niyamsaar |
knowledge, faith conduct are niyam and saar means to remove any thing which is contrary. That means one has to perform knowledge, faith and conduct and any thing contrary is to be discarded is known as Niyamsaar. Genuine way to qualified to be performed is triple gems of knowledge, faith and conduct and that is Niyam and any thing contrary to be discarded is known as Niyamsaar. Written by Aachaarya Kundkund and has 187 stanzas and Padma Prabh Mal Dhaari Dev wrote tikaa and is known as Taatpary Vrutti. |
Niyat | stable,immovable; fixed; firm,fixed, determined; established; well Niyat stable,immovable; fixed; firm,fixed, determined; established; well restrained; appointed, prescribed, nischay naya |
Niyat pradeshatva | invariable territory. |
Niyati | fate, fortune, destiny. |
Niyog | sambandh, relationship. |
Nokarma | quassi karma |
Nokashaay |
quasi toxic emotions. nine types: 9 quasi passions of laughter haashya, indulgence rati, dissatisfaction arati, sorrow shok, fear bhay, disgust jugupsaa, male female and hermaphroditic dispositions purush, stri and napunshak ved. |
Nyaay |
logic, axiom, logical reasoning, school holding a philosophy of logical realism. The distinctive contribution of this school is its fashioning of the tools of inquiry and its formulation of the technique of argumentation, system of philosophy which deals with logic, nyaay leads to attainment of knowledge of self, To lead knowledge towards the real nature of the self is known as nyaay. “Ni” is dhaatu and word “Nyaay” is derived from it. “Ni” means to lead one to it. The soul is with embodiment of knowledge. To take knowledge towards this soul ( with embodiment of knowledge) is known as Nyaay. |
Nyochhaavar | sacrificed; offered in charity. n. in pushti marg present. |
Naama | Physique |
Naama karma | An aghati karma that determines the body; Physique making karma |
Naama karmanasa | Destruction of physique-making karma. |
Naama niksepa | It refers to the understanding of a thing by mean of its name, i.e., proper names without reference to their nature. (2) It is the dialectical process (3) . Namal posting/Installation. |
Naama paripaati | Namal order; Nomenclature |
Naaraki | Hell beings |
Naarkiya | Hellish |
Naasti | Non existence; Negative aspect; Is not |
Naasti avaktavya | (1) Is not and is inexplicable |
Naasti-avakravya | Negation-cum-indescribable |
Naastika | Nihilist; Atheist |
Naastiktaa | (1) Nihility; (2) Non-belief in jain principles; (3) Non- beliver in paapa punya and supreme soul |
Naatha | Lord |
Nabha | Sky; Space |
Nagara | City with four gates; City |
Nagendra | Lord of the mansion dwelling celestial beings |
Nagna | Naked |
Nagnarva | Popular / Figurative standpoint |
Nagnataka | Naked aajivikas |
Nagnya | Popular / Figurative standpoint |
Naigama naya | The point of view which has a purpose or an end |
Naimitic karya | Principle action |
Naimittika sambandha | Causality effect relation |
Naisargik mithyaatva | Agruhit mithyatva; Inborn wrong belief |
Naischayika | Real; Proper; From the nishchaya point of view |
Naishthika | Jain by conviction |
Naisthika sraavaka | Model stager; Pledged votary |
Naiyayika | Nayaya-adherent |
Nali | Tunnel; Channel; A time unit |
Namaha | Bow; Salutation |
Namanee | Bent; Bowing; Angerless |
Namaskaara | Reverential greeting Prostration; Bowing; Salutation; Obeisance |
Namaskaara mantra |
(1) Reverent salutation to the five holy beings – arihants, siddhas, acharyas, upadhayas and sadhus/sadhvis; (2) A prayer consisting of nine lines, which is the most meaningful of all Jain prayers in that it allows the follower to pay homage to all teachers; (3) This is the core mantra |
Naminaatha | 21st Teerthankara |
Namo | Obeisance; A posture of reverence with folded hands and bowed head |
Namokaara mantra or mahaa mantra | (1) This is the core mantra of the Jainas, if it can be called by that name. Translated into English, it's only an obeisance to the five agents of well-being, called pancha- paramesthi. (2) The daily prayer of Jains |
Namostu | Bow and salutations to three |
Namoththunam |
(1) Expression of respect to the virtuous gurus; (2) Respectful expression for teachers of virtues |
Namravritti | Humility |
Nandana-vana |
A forest, well known for its beauty, said to be located somewhere between Mount Meru and Devakuru. |
Napunsaka dravya | Physically neuter gender |
Napunsaka bhaava | Psychically hermaphrodite; Psychically neuter |
Napunsaka linga | Hermaphrodite libido |
Nara | Carriers of objectives; Human destinity; Human |
Naracha sanhanana | A bone joint; Osseous structure |
Naraka | Pain carries; Hell |
Naraka | (1) Hellish duration (2) A karma (3) The nether world where hellish beings reside. |
Naraka anupurvi | Hellish succession |
Naraka bhumi | Hellish residence |
Naraka gati | Hellish-destinity; A karmic result |
Narakas | Hells. As per the Jaina view of cosmos, there are seven hells as follows: 1. Ratnaprabha 2. Sarkaraprabha 3. Valukaprabha 4. Pankaprabha 5. Dhumaprabha 6. Tamahprabha 7. Mahatamahprabha |
Narka | Hell |
Nasak | Destruction; Ksaya |
Nati | Bow |
Navadevata |
Diagram is the circle of the Siddha, the omniscient one consists of a stylized lotus with eight petals. It is also called Siddhachakra. |
Navadha bhakti | Nine-fold devotion. |
Navakaar | A prayer of nine lines |
Navakaara mantra |
(1) This is the core mantra of the Jainas, if it can be called by that name. Translated into English, it's only an obeisance to the five agents of well-being, called pancha- |
Navakaarvali | Rosary |
Navatattva |
Nine fundamental principles of Jainism. A precise knowledge about these is essential for the liberation of the |
Naya | (1) Standpoint; (2) Viewpoint; (3) Partial point of view; (4) a particular opinion or viewpoint |
Nayavaada | Doctrine of view point; Standpoint; Standpointism |
Nayavivaksha | A point of view with object’s primary characterstics in focus |
Neminaatha | 22nd Teerthankara |
Neun | Samll |
Nibandha | Connection; Operation |
Nicha gotra |
The lower and miserable state of an individual with reference to its individual and social status. |
Nichagotra/Nicairgotra | Low status; A karma type |
Nichairvrtti | Humility |
Nichavara | Propitiatory offerings |
Nidaana |
Desire for future or future pleasure with performance of good deeds; Desire sting; A thorn; Longing for enjoyment |
Nidaanaj | Desires-related |
Nidal | Forehead |
Nidana salya | Sting of desire for enjoyment |
Nidhatta |
It is the state of condition (karmic) in which the increase or |
Nidhatti | Thickening, Incapability of activity/Processes except augmentation |
Nidra karma | Karma of sleep Ordinary sleep karma type |
Nidra nidra | Deep sleep, a type of karma. |
Nidra or Nindra | Sleep |
Nidra yoga | Meditated sleep |
Nidranidra | Deep sleep |
Nigamana | Deduction; Conclusion |
Nigganth | (1) One without worldly possession; (2) One who does not believe in scriptures |
Nigoda |
(1) Lowest forms of life, Mmcro-organisms, general plants. |
Nigoda jiva | Microscopic life immobile (sthävar) onesensed soul Nigodha jiva Soul in its purest form |
Nigoda sarira | Body of micro-organisms and general plants |
Nigoda, Itara | Non-permanent lowest life |
Nigraha | Control; Censure; Restriction |
Nigraha sthaana | Reasoning flaw; Blamed point |
Nigrahana | Control; Censure; Restriction |
Nigudha tarka | Abstract reasoning |
Nihaara | Excretion e.g urine, stool etc. |
Niharima | Death within human habitation |
Nihkankshita | Desirelessness of worldly pleasures |
Nih-kanksita | Desireless |
Nihkantkshita anga | Not to expect material returns for serving religion |
Nih-sahi | May my sins be off; Reverential request for Jina temple entry |
Nih-salya | Devoid of stings; Devoid of thorns |
Nih-sanga | Non-attached |
Nih-sankita | Doubtless |
Nihshankit | Doubtlessness in the elements |
Nihshankti anga | Strong faith in Tattvas as rationaled by jainism. |
Nih-silatva | Devoid of conduct |
Nih-silavratatva | Non-observance of vows |
Nih-sreyasa | Spiritual enjoyment, Spiritual welfare/Prosperity, Salvation. |
Nikachanaa | Cementation, Incapacitation |
Nikachita |
It is a state of karmic particles in which there is neither |
Nikala | Without corporeal body |
Nikala-parmaatmaa | Siddha |
Nikaya | Group, Class, Corpus |
Nikriti | Deceit; Maaya |
Niksepa |
It is a dialectical process which presents the various aspects for understanding the nature of the things through the point of view of substance, dravya, its qualities and proper name etc.; It is a method of knowing the nature of a thing from various points of view; Posting |
Niksepa | Installation; Posting |
Niksepa dravya | Substantive posting |
Niksepa bhaava | Model posting |
Niksepa, dristi | Positional viewpoint; Definitive standpoint |
Niksepa-adhikarana | Cleaning |
Nikshepa | Analysis of truth, installation, attribution, imposition, |
Nila | Blue; A number (10) |
Nila-lesyaa | Blue aura |
Nimesa | A time unit, ¼ second. |
Nimisa | Eye brink; Wink |
Nimitta | (1) Cause; (2) Instrumental; (3) Concomitant; (4) Instrumental; (5) Efficient; (6) Auxiliary cause |
Nimitta gnaana | Science of omens; Prognostics |
Nimitta kaarana |
Contemporary external cause appearing to influence the event; Instrumental cause; Efficient cause; Cause secondary to one’s own self cause; Auxiliary cause; Field cause; Eternal causal agency |
Nimitta Naimittic sambandha | Law of synchronicity; Principle cause of self and instrumental or auxiliary cause relationship |
Nimmitta | Purpose; Rreason; Pretext; Any apparent cause; Instrumental |
Nimmitta kartaa |
Ignorant soul becomes does of its own infatuation. This |
Nimmittakarana | Instrumental cause; Auxiliary cause; Eeternal causal agency; Field cause; Efficient cause |
Ninda | Condemn (2) Criticize |
Ninhava | Concealment; Heresy; Concealment of knowledge. |
Nira | Negative (Nakaar) |
Niraabaadha | Unobstructive |
Niraakara | Formless; Indefinite; indeterminate (conation) |
Niraalambana |
One who stays in Adhyaatama or pursuing the goal of self |
Niraasa | Interestless |
Niragara | Renouncer of household |
Nirakarana | Exclusion; Elimination; End; Cancelling; Cancellation; Refutation; Solution |
Nirakshari | mystic monosyllable |
Nirakulata | Calmness |
Nirakulta | Serenity |
Niranjana | without blemish; Without Raaga |
Niranjana niraakara | One without raga and body |
Nirantara | Continuous |
Nirantara siddha | Continually salvated. |
Niranvaya | Discrete. |
Niranvaya ksanika | Momentary without residue |
Niranvya parinama, pravaha | Flow of transformation without residue. |
Nirapeksa sanyama | Unqualified restraint. |
Niratichaara | Non-transgresson |
Niravaadya | Pure |
Nirbadha | Uncontradicted; Incontrovertible |
Nirbhaya | Fearless |
Nirbhayata | Fearlessness |
Nirdesa | Description; Instruction |
Nirdeshaka | Pointing at |
Nirdhamana | Sewerage |
Nirdhutamoha | With delusion expelled |
Nirdosha | (1) Innocent, (2) blamelss, (3) Virtuous (4) Perfect. |
Nirdvanda | Solitary; Devoid of duality |
Nirgrantha |
(1) Those having no books referred to Jains; (2) The follower of Jainism; (3) One who believes that absolute truth can be known only to omniscient and written and |
Nirguna niraakara | Formless; Quality less |
Nirjaraa |
(1) Dissociation causes; (2) Dissociation of karma; (3) One of the nine tattvas; (4) Disintegration; (5) It is a |
Nirjaranupreksa | Reflection on dissociation |
Nirlepa | Without moha or attraction |
Nirlepana | Completing completions |
Nirlobha | Greedless remains |
Nirmaana | To make; Create; Ascertain; Physique making karma; Of formation; Formation |
Nirmalta | Serenity |
Nirmohi | Attachmentless; Free from illusion; Detached; Indifferent; Disinterested |
Nirodha | Hindrance; Cessation; Stop |
Nirpexa | Non relativistic; Without any reference; Independent; Without any expectation |
Nirupabhogya | Non-reducible age |
Nirupadhik | One without any alien attachment |
Nirupama | Incomparable |
Nirupana |
Discourse; Description; Exposition; Explanation; |
Nirvaana |
Freedom from bondage of the worldly existence; The highest liberation of the self; Liberation; Salvation; |
Nirvaana bhumi | Salvation place |
Nirvaana kalyaanaka | Holy event of salvation |
Nirvartana | Formation; Dispelling |
Nirveda | Indifference to the world; Negative feelings |
Nirvega | Detachment |
Nirvichaara | Not reflecting; Thoughtlessness; Inconsiderate |
Nirvichikitsa |
Nonrepugnance at the afflicted ones: Free from doubts or reflection; Freedom form disgust; Nondisgust |
Nirvikaara | Immutable; Passionless state; Unchanged; Unchangeable; Disinterested; Pure |
Nirvikalpa |
Without Thought; Pure undetermined sensation; Indeterminate perception; Without particulars; Not capable of mutual relation; Recognizing no distinction as that of subject and object or knower and known; Exclusive concentration on one entity without distinct and separate consciousness of knower, known and knowing . |
Nirvikalpa gyaana | indeterminate knowledge |
Nirvratatva | Vow-lessness |
Nirvrti, indriya | Formative sense; Subtype of physical sense |
Nirvveda | Detachment |
Niryanitya avaktavya | Permanent-cum-impermanent-cum-indescribable |
Niryapaka | Preceptor of voluntary death |
Niryuki | A type of prakrita commentary |
Nisadya | Seating |
Nisarga | Nature; Inborn error |
NIsarga kaala | The time to leave or abandon |
Nisarga ruchi | Natural predilection |
Nisargaja | Natural |
Nischala | immovable; Fixed; Firm |
Nischaya |
Absolute; Non-conventional; Ultimate/ideal; Determination; Resolve; Decision; Assurance; Certainty; Certainly; Positively |
Nischaya hinsaa | Definitive violence |
Nischaya naya |
The noumenal point of view; Absolute point of view; Non-conventional view; Ideal/essential view; Transcendental (Supernatural) viewpoint; Absolute standpoint |
Nischaya purvaka | Resolutely; With determination; Definitely; Certainly |
Nischayabhas | Fallacy of absolute point of view; Perceived absolute point of view |
Nischayatmaka | Determined; Decisive |
Nisedha | Negation |
Niseka | Specific karmic aggregate; Drippings |
Nishchaya | Absolute real existent exact |
Nishchaya kaala | Real time; Absolute time |
Nishchaya naya | Absolute point of view |
Nishchayamaarga | Absolute path |
Nishedha | Negation; Negative element |
Nishhkashhaya | Without kashhaaya |
Nishhkriya | Passive no action |
Nisidana | Sit; Seat |
Nisidika | Foot-prints; Foot marks |
Nisitha sutra | Secondary canon of inflationary punishments. |
Niskarana | Selfless |
Niskarma | Unattached |
Niskriya | Inert (motionless), Inactive. |
Nispaapa | Sinless |
Nispatti | Ratio |
Nispratikaara | Unavoidable |
Nispruhaa | Desirelessness |
Nisra | Support; Shelter |
Nistrita | Exposed |
Nisvaasa | Out breath; Exhale |
Nitya | Permanent; Constant; Eternal |
Nitya-anitya | Permanent-cum-changeable |
Nitya-avaktavya | Permanent-cum-indescribable |
Nityatva | Permanence; Externality |
Nityavada | Eternalism |
Nivaarana | Solution; Remove; To break or satisfy doubt |
Nivesana | Persuasion; Investment |
Nivritti baadara | State of gross-passions eradication |
Nivritti maarga | Self-realization |
Niyama | Real right conduct passionlessness; Restraint; Vow |
Niyamasaara | Jain sacred book on real right conduct |
Niyata vipaaka | Ascertained fruition |
Niyata vratti | Fixed stratum; Fixed abiding |
Niyati | Fate; Destiny; Fortune. |
Niyativaada | Determinism as a theory; Fatalism; Determinism |
No | Negation; Partial affirmation; Quasi |
Noaagama | Procanons; Quasi-canons |
Nogauunya | Prominence |
Noguna | Quasi-quality |
Noindriya | Quasi-sense; Mind |
Noindriya pratyaksa |
It is the form of pratyaksa which is due to the noindriya i.e. mind, without the help of the sense organs. |
No-jiva | Quasi karma |
Nokarma | Quasi karma particles |
Nokasaaya | Subsidiary passion; Quasi-passion |
Nokevala | 3rd and 4th cognitions |
Noskandha | Quasi-aggregate |
Nyaasa | Installation; Posting |
Nyaasa |
It is a method of knowing the nature of a thing from various points of view; It is also called niksepa; Posting |
Nyaasa apaahaara | Misappropriation |
Nyaaya | The perception scripture of Gautam swami |
Nyaaya darsana | Nyaaya philosophy |
Nyagrodha parimandala sansthana | Partly symmetrical configuration; Banyan-tree |
Nabho-Vargana: | Sphere-molecule |
Naicayika: | Transcendental |
Naigama (Naya): | Non-distinguished |
Naigamabhasa: | False point of view of the non-distinguished |
Nama | Body-making Karma |
Nama (Niksepa): | Symbol of name |
Nama-Jaina: | Nominal Jaina |
Nama-karma: | Karma that determines destinies and body types |
Namadinayasamudayavada: | Combination of the points of view of name etc. |
Namadiniksepa: | Symbols of names etc. |
Namajiva: | Name symbol of soul |
Namaskara-mantra: | Reverent salutation to the [five] holy beings |
Namaskaraniksepa: | Symbol of salutation |
Namatmaka: | Form of the name |
Namendra: | The name `Indra’ |
Nandyavarta: | A kind of diagram |
Napumsaka Veda: | Common sex. |
Napumsakaveda: | Sexual cravings for a hermaphrodite |
Naracha-Samhanana: | Unbreakable joints and bones. |
Naraka: | Hell; the world of infernal beings Hellish. |
Naraka Anupurvi: | Hellish–migratory form. |
Narakayu: | hellish age. |
Narakayu karma: | Hellish age karma |
Naraki: | Hell beings |
Narayana: | A Jaina literary type; the hero’s companion and slayer of the villian |
Nasti: | Does not exist; the second member of the sapta-bhangi-naya |
Nastitva: | Non-existence |
Naya: | Partial truth |
View; partial expression of truth | |
Nayabhasa: | False point of view |
Nayana: | Sight |
Nayavada: | Doctrine of nayas |
Nayavakya: | Statement from a point of view |
Nicha Gotra: | Low family. |
Nichaih Vritti: | an attitude of humility towards one’s betters. |
Nidana: | Seeking worldly gain from the performance of good deeds and austerities, The thorn of desire for future sense-pleasures. |
Nidhatti: | Energy that renders karmas incapable of all activity save changes in fruition time and intensity |
Nidra: | Sleep |
Nidra-Nidra: | Deep sleep. |
Nigamana: | Conclusion |
Nigantha: | Nirgrantha, Unattached, without possessions; ancient name for the Jaina community |
Nigoda: | The lowest form of life |
Nigraha: | Defeat, proper control over mind, speech and body. |
Nigrahadhikarana: | Place for defeat |
Nigrhita: | Defeated |
Nihkamksita: | Freedom from anticipation |
Nihksepa (Niksepa): | The different ways of putting a thing |
Nihnava: | Falsehood, heresy |
Nihpratikara: | Unavoidable |
Nihsankita: | Freedom from doubt |
Nikacana: | Energy that renders karmas incapable of all activity |
Nila: | Blue |
Nila-lesya: | Blue karmic stain |
Nimitta-karana: | External efficient cause |
Nir vichikitsita: | Free from repulsion from anything. |
Nirakrta: | Refuted |
Niranvaya: | Discrete |
Nirjara: | Dissociation of karmas, The falling away of karmic matter from the soul, The gradual shedding of the matter already boundis shedding |
Nirjara anupreksha: | Shedding. Karmic matter must be shed from or shaken out of the soul. |
Nirmana: | Formation; proper formation of limbs and minor limbs in relation to their situation and dimensions. |
Nirnitavipaksavrttika: | Whose existence in the hetrologous is decisive |
Nirukti: | Etymology |
Nirvana: | Release from bondage; the final death of an enlightened human being [arhat] followed immediately by moksa |
Nirvana-bhumi: | The place at which a Tirthankara attained nirvana |
Nirvicikitsa: | Freedom from disgust |
Nirvrttindriya: | Physical sense-organ shaped like Kadamba flower |
Niryukti: | Prakrit verse commentary |
Nisarga: | inborn error |
Nisarga Kriya: | Admiration of hurtful or unrighteous things. |
Nisargaja: | Agrahita |
Niscaya (Naya): | Consideration |
Niscaya-naya: | Nonconventional view |
Niscayabhasa: | False real point of view |
Niscita (Matijnana): | Determined |
Nisedha: | Negation |
Nisedhakalpana: | Negative aspect |
Nisedhasakhaka (Hetu): | Which proves negation |
Nishkankshita: | Free from wordly desire. |
Nisshankita: | Free from all doubt. |
Nitya: | Eternal |
Nityavada: | Eternalism |
Niyati: | Fate |
Niyativada: | Fatalism |
No-kasaya: | Subsidiary passions |
No-kashaya: | Quasi-passions; slight or minor passions. |
Nyag rodha parimandala: | Banyan-like; short in lower but large in upper extremities like a banyan-tree. |