"निरय" meaning in Sanskrit

See निरय in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /n̪i.ɾɐ.jɐ/ [Classical-Sanskrit]
Etymology: निस् (nis, “out”) + अय (aya, “going [towards destruction]”), the second part from इ (i, “to go”). Etymology templates: {{af|sa|निस्|अय|t1=out|t2=going 􂀿towards destruction􂁀}} निस् (nis, “out”) + अय (aya, “going [towards destruction]”) Head templates: {{sa-noun|g=m}} निरय • (niraya) stem, m Inflection templates: {{sa-decl-noun-m|novedic=1}} Forms: niraya [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], निरयः [nominative, singular], निरयौ [dual, nominative], निरयाः [nominative, plural], निरयम् [accusative, singular], निरयौ [accusative, dual], निरयान् [accusative, plural], निरयेण [instrumental, singular], निरयाभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], निरयैः [instrumental, plural], निरयाय [dative, singular], निरयाभ्याम् [dative, dual], निरयेभ्यः [dative, plural], निरयात् [ablative, singular], निरयाभ्याम् [ablative, dual], निरयेभ्यः [ablative, plural], निरयस्य [genitive, singular], निरययोः [dual, genitive], निरयाणाम् [genitive, plural], निरये [locative, singular], निरययोः [dual, locative], निरयेषु [locative, plural], निरय [singular, vocative], निरयौ [dual, vocative], निरयाः [plural, vocative]
  1. (Hinduism, Buddhism) hell Tags: Hinduism Derived forms: निरयमृच्छति (nirayamṛcchati) (english: to go to hell after death)
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}
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}

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