Abhadra: 11 definitions
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Abhadra means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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 Dictionaryabhadra (अभद्र).—a (S) Evil, boding, inauspicious--speech, as speech upon the solemn subjects of death, sickness &c.: also obsence or foul--speech; also foul, vile, abominable, disgusting, bad freely. Ex. citābhasma aṅgīṃ carcilēṃ || vikhārīṃ ṭhāīṃ ṭhāīṃ vēṣṭilēṃ || a0 titukēṃ aṅgīkārilēṃ || savēṃ sēnā bhutāñcī || 2 Ill graced; of evil sight; that is ever croaking of misfortunes or uttering obscenity.
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abhadra (अभद्र).—n (S) Calamitousness or disastrousness: also portentousness or ominousness.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishabhadra (अभद्र).—a Evil boding, inauspicious. Ob- scene, foul. Vile, abominable. Ill- graced, of evil sight.
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 dictionaryAbhadra (अभद्र).—a. Inauspicious, bad, evil, ill, wicked.
-dram 1 Evil, sin, wickedness.
2) Sorrow.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhadra (अभद्र).—adj. distressed, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 4, 30, 28.
Abhadra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms a and bhadra (भद्र).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhadra (अभद्र).—[neuter] inauspicious; [neuter] misfortune, ill-luck.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Abhadra (अभद्र):—[=a-bhadra] mfn. inauspicious, mischievous
2) [v.s. ...] n. mischief.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhadra (अभद्र):—[tatpurusha compound] m. f. n.
(-draḥ-drā-dram) Unpropitious, inau-spicious; e. g. in the Bhāgav.-Pur.: apyabhadraṃ na yuṣmābhirbhārgavasya viceṣṭitam . vyaktaṃ kenāpi nastasya kṛtamāśramadūṣaṇam; or Āpastamba (as quoted by Kullūka): nābhadramabhadraṃ brūyātpuṇyaṃ praśastamiti brūyāt (scil. a Brāhmaṇa); in Manu 4. 139. the first word bhadra is used euphemistically, implying there abhadra, for a Brāhmaṇa, even if he has something unfavourable to say, should always use an auspicious word; a similar euphemism is implied by bhadra in the word pañcabhadra (m. f. n.) ‘profligate’, for the compound means one who has five inauspicious marks on chest, back &c. (Vyāḍi on Hemach.: pañca bhadrāṇi kalyāṇānyasya pañcabhadraḥ . abhadro viparītalakṣaṇayā bhadramukhavat). E. a neg. and bhadra.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhadra (अभद्र):—[(draḥ-drā-draṃ) a.] Not good, wicked. n. Sin, evil.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryAbhadra (अभद्र):—(a) indecent, indecorous; inauspicious; ~[tā] indecency.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAbhadra (ಅಭದ್ರ):—
1) [adjective] not auspicious; unfavourable; unlucky; ill-omened; inauspicious.
2) [adjective] not secured; not firm; shaky.
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Abhadra (ಅಭದ್ರ):—[noun] a man wanting security; an unsecured man.
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)
Starts with: Abhadra-vyavahara, Abhadrata, Abhadrate.
Ends with (+97): Achyutabhadra, Acyutabhadra, Agrabhadra, Ahabhadra, Ajabhadra, Anandabhadra, Aparyantabhadra, Ashvabhadra, Balabhadra, Bhadrabhadra, Bhagabhadra, Bhatta balabhadra, Bhattabalabhadra, Bhavabhadra, Bhimabhadra, Brahmabhadra, Buddhabhadra, Candrabhadra, Cholabhadra, Cina-tungabhadra.
Full-text: Randhana, Abhadra-vyavahara, Kaya Jale, Kaya Jalavem, Bhadralakshana, Dhara, Bhadra, Sukhasanamurti, Bhadda, Bhala.
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Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
Text 14 < [Chapter 1 - Prathama-yāma-sādhana (Niśānta-bhajana–śraddhā)]
Text 2 < [Chapter 5 - Pañcama-yāma-sādhana (Aparāhna-kālīya-bhajana–kṛṣṇa-āsakti)]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.1.277 < [Chapter 1 - The Beginning of the Lord’s Manifestation and His Instructions on Kṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtana]
Verse 1.7.173 < [Chapter 7 - Śrī Viśvarūpa Takes Sannyāsa]
Verse 1.13.136-137 < [Chapter 13 - Defeating Digvijayī]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 7: Nemi’s śāsanadevatās (messenger-deities) < [Chapter IX - Ariṣṭanemi’s sport, initiation, omniscience]
Part 3: Padmaprabha’s parents < [Chapter IV - Padmaprabhacaritra]
Part 5: Bāhubali’s march < [Chapter V]
Srila Gurudeva (The Supreme Treasure) (by Swami Bhaktivedanta Madhava Maharaja)
Life before joining the Maṭha < [Chapter 1.2 - Śrīla Gurudeva’s Pūrvāśrama]
The Glory of Bhakti < [Chapter 2.11 - Why He Came? The Contribution of Śrīla Gurudeva]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 12 - Lord Śiva Fascinated by Mohinī < [Book 8 - Eighth Skandha]
Jain Remains of Ancient Bengal (by Shubha Majumder)
Pañca-tirthika type of Śāntinātha Sculptures < [Chapter 6 - Iconographic Study of Jaina Sculptural Remains]
Ṛṣabhanātha sculptures with miniature Tīrthaṅkaras and Planetary deities < [Chapter 6 - Iconographic Study of Jaina Sculptural Remains]