niratta 1.1 · niratta 2.1
Niratta 1 (adjective-neuter) [Sanskrit nirātman, nis + attan] soulless; view of soullessness or unsubstantiality; thus interpreted (in prefix to niratta 2 ) by commentary on Snp 787, 858, 919. See next. Niratta 2 (adjective) [Sanskrit nirasta, past participle of nirasyati, see nirassati] rejected, thrown off, given up Snp 1098; Nidd II §359. Note: At Snp 787, 858, 919 the interpretation of Nidd I 82 = 248 = 352 and also Buddhaghosa assume a compound of nis + attan (= nirātman): see niratta 1 .
(masc, masc, atta group, from atta) no self; soullessness Construction: nir + atta
(nt, nt, pp of nirassati) rejecting; throwing away; casting aside [lit.] threw down Construction: nī > nir + √as + ta