निरय

Sanskrit

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Etymology

निस् (nis, out) +‎ अय (aya, going [towards destruction]), the second part from (i, to go).

Pronunciation

Noun

निरय • (niraya) stemm

  1. (Hinduism, Buddhism) hell

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of निरय
singular dual plural
nominative निरयः (nirayaḥ) निरयौ (nirayau) निरयाः (nirayāḥ)
accusative निरयम् (nirayam) निरयौ (nirayau) निरयान् (nirayān)
instrumental निरयेण (nirayeṇa) निरयाभ्याम् (nirayābhyām) निरयैः (nirayaiḥ)
dative निरयाय (nirayāya) निरयाभ्याम् (nirayābhyām) निरयेभ्यः (nirayebhyaḥ)
ablative निरयात् (nirayāt) निरयाभ्याम् (nirayābhyām) निरयेभ्यः (nirayebhyaḥ)
genitive निरयस्य (nirayasya) निरययोः (nirayayoḥ) निरयाणाम् (nirayāṇām)
locative निरये (niraye) निरययोः (nirayayoḥ) निरयेषु (nirayeṣu)
vocative निरय (niraya) निरयौ (nirayau) निरयाः (nirayāḥ)

Derived terms

  • निरयमृच्छति (nirayamṛcchati, to go to hell after death)

Descendants

  • Pali: niraya
    • Burmese: ငရဲ (nga.rai:)
    • Khmer: និរៃ (nirɨy)
    • Sinhalese: නිරය (niraya)
    • Thai: นิรยะ (ní-rá-yá)

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