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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Kandācāra.—(ASLV), the military department. Note: kandācāra is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kaṃdācāra (ಕಂದಾಚಾರ):—

1) [noun] a division of armed soldiers in an army or police system.

2) [noun] an armed soldier or policeman.

3) [noun] an armed servant, doorkeeper, etc.

4) [noun] any belief or observation based on mere tradition, blind faith, fear or ignorance, that is inconsistent with the known laws of science or with what is generally considered in the particular society as true and rational.

5) [noun] ಕಂದಾಚಾರ ಕಚೇರಿ [kamdacara kaceri] kandācāra kacēri one of the eighteen government departments, that looked after the military or police service, in erstwhile system; ಕಂದಾಚಾರ ಕಛೇರಿ [kamdacara kacheri] kandācāra kachēri = ಕಂದಾಚಾರ ಕಚೇರಿ [kamdacara kaceri]; ಕಂದಾಚಾರದ ದಫೇದಾರ [kamdacarada daphedara] kandācārada daphēdāra a police or military superintendent over a contingent of armed forces; ಕಂದಾಚಾರದ ಭಂಟ [kamdacarada bhamta] kandācārada bhaṇṭa = ಕಂದಾಚಾರದ ವಾಲೆಕಾರ [kamdacarada valekara]; ಕಂದಾಚಾರದ ಭಕ್ಷಿ [kamdacarada bhakshi] kandācārada bhakṣi the chief officer of the military or police department of a government in erstwhile system; ಕಂದಾಚಾರದವ [kamdacaradava] kandācāradava a man in the service of police or military department of a government; 2. a man of superstititions, blind faith; ಕಂದಾಚಾರದ ವಾಲೆಕಾರ [kamdacarada valekara] kandācārada vālekāra an armed soldier or policeman; ಕಂದಾಚಾರದ ಸೇರ್ವೆಗಾರ [kamdacarada servegara] kandācārada sērvegāra = ಕಂದಾಚಾರದ ದಫೇದಾರ [kamdacarada daphedara]; ಕಂದಾಚಾರದ ಹೋಬಳಿದಾರ [kamdacarada hobalidara] kandācārada hōbaḷidāra = ಕಂದಾಚಾರದ ದಫೇದಾರ [kamdacarada daphedara].

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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