As a deity name
Name 342 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 734 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / Sages
Name 875 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
निराश्रय · adj
आश्रयरहित । आधारहिन । बिना सहारे का · जिसे कहीं ठिकाना न हो । असहाय । अशरण · जिसे शरीर आदि पर ममता न हो । निर्लिप्त — Śabdasāgara
निराश्रय · nir-āśray · adj.
(f. -ā), Having no support, unsupported; without shelter or refuge, destitute — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 1128
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
shelterless
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Gender counterpart
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Dictionary citations
nir—āśraya mfn. shelterless, R.
supportless, having or offering no prop or stay, destitute, alone, MBh.; Kāv. &c.
not deep (v.l. ˚śaya), lying open, Suśr.
nirāśraya mfn. (-yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) Without refuge, destitude. E. nir, and āśraya asylum.
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