Definitions

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  • proper noun A male given name. One of the common Bengali names for boys.

Etymologies

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From Bengali অ- (a-, "un-") + নির্বাণ (nirbāna, "dying"). Hence it refers to the inner self or soul or the self beyond the mortal body.

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Examples

  • Our first paper appeared the next year, with the help of the physicist Anirvan Sengupta, and was further developed and refined the year after that.

    SuperCooperators Martin A. Nowak 2011

  • But, I could lay my hands on the following statements: "Sri Anirvan accepted on condition that their guru, Sri Aurobindo would agree." from the preface of the book, Letters from a Baul

    Sri Anirvan and Ekalavya Tusar N Mohapatra 2008

  • But, I could lay my hands on the following statements: "Sri Anirvan accepted on condition that their guru, Sri Aurobindo would agree." from the preface of the book, Letters from a Baul

    Archive 2008-06-01 Tusar N Mohapatra 2008

  • Mohapatra date 24 June 2008 16:34 subject Re: Sri Anirvan

    Sri Anirvan and Ekalavya Tusar N Mohapatra 2008

  • Thanks for opening up a bit and expressing yourself freely on Sri Anirvan.

    Archive 2008-06-01 Tusar N Mohapatra 2008

  • Thanks for the enquiry but I have no personal acquaintance with Sri Anirvan.

    Sri Anirvan and Ekalavya Tusar N Mohapatra 2008

  • I was thrilled to know your acquaintance with Sri Anirvan.

    The "no religion" prescription by The Mother and Sri Aurobindo is a long term objective Tusar N Mohapatra 2008

  • Thanks for opening up a bit and expressing yourself freely on Sri Anirvan.

    Sri Anirvan and Ekalavya Tusar N Mohapatra 2008

  • Mohapatra date 24 June 2008 16:34 subject Re: Sri Anirvan

    Archive 2008-06-01 Tusar N Mohapatra 2008

  • Anirvan, who described himself as a simple baul, had received the permission and blessings of Sri Aurobindo to translate The Life Divine into Bengali.

    Som Pal has translated Savitri into Urdu Tusar N Mohapatra 2007

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