Abhigara: 6 definitions

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Abhigara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Abhigara (अभिगर).—[gṝ-ap] Song of praise; praise.

Derivable forms: abhigaraḥ (अभिगरः).

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

1) Abhigara (अभिगर):—[=abhi-gara] a See abhi- √1. grī below.

2) [=abhi-gara] [from abhi-gṝ] b m. a calling out in approbation (part of the sacrificial ceremony), [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]

3) [v.s. ...] the priest who calls out approvingly (to the other priests), [Maitrāyaṇī-saṃhitā; Lāṭyāyana] (cf. apagara.)

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

Abhigara (अभिगर):—[tatpurusha compound] m.

(-raḥ) (ved.)

1) Praise, an encomiastic song.

2) One who praises; see the explanation s. v. apagara. E. gṝ with abhi, kṛt aff. ap.

[Sanskrit to German]

Abhigara in German

context information

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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Abhigāra (ಅಭಿಗಾರ):—[noun] = ಅಭಿಘಾರ [abhighara].

context information

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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