The Sanskrit term Kārāgṛha can be transliterated into English as Karagrha or Karagriha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Kārāgṛha (कारागृह) refers to a “prison” (prison-house), release from which is obtainable through the worship of Śiva, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.1.14:—“[...] a person who yearns for important positions (prādhānya) shall worship half the former number [for details, see text]. A person desiring release from prison (Kārāgṛha) shall worship a hundred thousand liṅgas of Śiva”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Kārāgṛha (कारागृह) refers to the “prison”, according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 3.—Accordingly, “The four immeasurable feelings (apramāṇa-citta) are loving-kindness (maitrī), compassion (karuṇā), joy (muditā) and equanimity (upekṣā). [...] For those who want to obtain great merit, one should talk about the four immeasurables. In order to inspire disgust for visibles, like spending time in prison (kārāgṛha), one should talk about the four formless absorptions. [...]”.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kārāgṛha (कारागृह).—n. a prison-house, a jail; कारागृहे निर्जितवासवेन लङ्केश्वरेणोषितमा प्रसादात् (kārāgṛhe nirjitavāsavena laṅkeśvareṇoṣitamā prasādāt) R.6.4, Śānti.4.1.

Derivable forms: kārāgṛham (कारागृहम्).

Kārāgṛha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kārā and gṛha (गृह). See also (synonyms): kārāgāra, kārāveśman.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kārāgṛha (कारागृह).—n. a prison, [Bhartṛhari, (ed. Bohlen.)] 3, 21.

Kārāgṛha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kārā and gṛha (गृह).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kārāgṛha (कारागृह).—[neuter] prison-house.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kārāgṛha (कारागृह):—[=kārā-gṛha] [from kārā] a prison-house, [Raghuvaṃśa etc.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Karagriha in German

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kārāgṛha (ಕಾರಾಗೃಹ):—

1) [noun] a building, usu. with cells, where convicted criminals, esp. those serving longer sentences, are confined; a prison; a jail.

2) [noun] the condition or fact of being imprisoned; imprisonment.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Griha, Kara.

Starts with: Karagrihadhipati, Karagrihavasa.

Ends with: Samsarakaragriha, Shamkaragriha, Sukaragriha.

Full-text: Karakirakam, Samsarakaragriha, Kara, Karaveshman, Karagara, Pradhanya, Karakam.

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