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Nirved
निर्वेदSay it nir-VAYD
- Meaning today
- Detachment, gift of God
- Original meaning
- "complete indifference to worldly objects; also despondency, loathing, disgust" Monier-Williams, p. 557
- Say it
- nir-VAYD
- Written
- निर्वेद
Nirved
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Nirved meaning
Nirved (निर्वेद) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin.
Meaning today
Detachment, gift of God
Original Sanskrit meaning
"complete indifference to worldly objects; also despondency, loathing, disgust"
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 557 · entry nir-veda (2.) · See the entry
Also: Apte, p. 635 · Platts, p. 1135 · checked 27 Oct 2026
Nirved (निर्वेद) is the Hindi form of Sanskrit nirveda. Monier-Williams gives it as complete indifference to, or disregard of, worldly things, and also as despondency, loathing and disgust; Apte adds satiety, grief and shame. In the Bhagavad Gita (2.52) Krishna tells Arjuna that once his understanding crosses the mire of delusion, he will reach nirveda, indifference to all he has heard and has yet to hear, and Sanskrit poetics treats this feeling as the root of śānta, the mood of calm. Name lists give Nirved as "detachment", in line with that sense, and often as "gift of God", which no dictionary supports. Some lists add "infidel", which belongs to a separate, rare word nir-veda, "without the Vedas".
References: Monier-Williams, nir-veda and nir-vid, p. 557 (and 1. nir-veda, p. 542) · Apte, nirvedaḥ, p. 635 · Platts, nir-ved, p. 1135 · Bhagavad Gita 2.52
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First sound नि
Anuradha nakshatra, pada 2 · Vrishchik rashi
This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is नी, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.