Lemma: nirṛti (f)
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Temporal probability mass distribution
- adversity (personified as the goddess of death and corruption and often associated with Mṛtyu) (MW)
- calamity (MW)
- destruction (MW)
- dissolution (MW)
- evil (MW)
| Topic |
Frequency |
| agnyādhāna, agnyādheya |
12 |
| against evil |
12 |
| rājasūya |
12 |
| Indra |
8 |
| for long life, longevity, old age |
7 |
| against death, Nirṛti |
7 |
| marriage, wedding |
6 |
| worship |
6 |
| against enemies, armies, weapons |
6 |
| animal sacrifice, paśubandha |
6 |
| kāmyeṣṭi |
6 |
| Viśve devāḥ |
6 |
| against demons, rakṣas, evil spirits |
6 |
| Nirṛti |
6 |
| agnicayana |
6 |
| kāmyapaśubandha, kāmya paśu |
6 |
| Viṣṇu, Vishnuism |
5 |
| Soma |
5 |
| King, rājanīti |
5 |
| for success, authority |
4 |
| omina, presigns, nimittas |
4 |
| death rites, funeral rites, aurdhvadehika, pitṛmedha |
4 |
| Soma sacrifice |
4 |
| Pūṣan |
4 |
| āhavanīya |
4 |
| Magic, rites with a purpose, abhicāra |
4 |
| ukhya |
4 |
| sākamedha |
4 |
| healing rituals, against diseases |
4 |
| for material success, riches, wealth, prosperity |
3 |
| Rudra |
3 |
| for protection, safety, and luck |
3 |
| Vedic metres in sacrifice |
3 |
| penance, prāyaścitta |
3 |
| āśvina |
3 |
| Family |
3 |
| against quarrel at home, in the family |
3 |
| daśahotra |
3 |
| dikpālas, guardians of the quarters |
2 |
| against rivals |
2 |
| against bad omina and presigns |
2 |
| birds as omen |
2 |
| nāmakaraṇa, nāmakarman |
2 |
| anatomy, human body |
2 |
| Alchemy |
2 |
| caturhotra, caturhotṛ, caturhotar |
2 |
| Maruts |
2 |
| Sacrifice, yajña |
2 |
| pretakārya, rituals for the dead, funeral rites |
2 |
| long live, āyus |
2 |
| Agni |
2 |
| daṇḍa, punishment |
2 |
| Kashmirian Shivaism |
2 |
| house building, correct residence, śālākarman, vastukarman |
1 |
| Lexicography |
1 |
| brahmagavī |
1 |
| Brideship and marriage |
1 |
| prāyaścitta |
1 |
| Cosmogony (gen.) |
1 |
| vaiśvadeva |
1 |
| Criminal law |
1 |
| Tīrthas |
1 |
| nakṣatras |
1 |
| Cosmogony |
1 |
| vājapeya |
1 |
| against dangers, difficult situations |
1 |
| āghāra |
1 |
| medhājanana |
1 |
| mantra |
1 |
| Shivaism, Śiva |
1 |
| Genealogies |
1 |
| birth, pregnancy |
1 |
| Bhakti |
1 |
| kṣaya, rājayakṣman |
1 |
| Varuṇa |
1 |
| Urvaśī and Purūravas |
1 |
| Aśvins |
1 |
| Yama |
1 |
| against sorcery |
1 |
| cow |
1 |
| Names of Śiva, sahasranāman |
1 |
| for cattle, cows |
1 |
| Agni Gārhapatya, domestic fire |
1 |
| Durgā |
1 |
| śrāddha |
1 |
| against bad dreams |
1 |
| Sūrya, Savitṛ, sun |
1 |
| amulets |
1 |
| dīkṣā |
1 |
| against sins, misdeeds |
1 |
| Astrology |
1 |
| childhood rites |
1 |
| Concept | Notes | Count |
|---|
| destruction | an event that destroys something | 9 |
| Nirṛti | name of a Vedic deity | 9 |
| adversity | a state of misfortune or affliction: "debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity"; "a life of hardship" | 2 |
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