Anvarambha, Anvārambha: 6 definitions
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Anvarambha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryanvārambha (अन्वारंभ).—m S (anu & ārambha) Contact (of a subordinate or other person) with the officiating person at a sacrifice, culinary operation &c.: (for the sake of participation in the merit of the work in hand.)
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAnvārambha (अन्वारम्भ).—Touching, contact, especially touching the यजमान (yajamāna) (the performer of a sacrifice) to make him entitled to the fruits and merits of the holy rite.
Derivable forms: anvārambhaḥ (अन्वारम्भः).
See also (synonyms): anvārambhaṇa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnvārambha (अन्वारम्भ):—[=anv-ārambha] [from anvā-rabh] m. touching from behind, [Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnvārambha (अन्वारम्भ):—[tatpurusha compound] m.
(-mbhaḥ) Touching; esp. the touching a person who institutes a sacrifice on the part of the officiating priest, in order to make him participate in the meritorious consequences of the religious act. E. rabh with ā and anu, kṛt aff. ghañ and āgama num.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Arambha.
Starts with: Anvarambhana, Anvarambhaniya, Anvarambhaniyahautra, Anvarambhaniyaprayoga, Anvarambhaniyeshti.
Ends with: Samanvarambha.
Full-text: Anvarabdha, Samanvarambha, Anvarabhya, Anvarambhana.
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