Abhikarana, Abhikaraṇa: 6 definitions

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Abhikarana 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

[«previous next»] — Abhikarana in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Abhikaraṇa (अभिकरण).—

1) Effecting, doing.

2) A charm, incantation.

Derivable forms: abhikaraṇam (अभिकरणम्).

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

Abhikaraṇa (अभिकरण):—[=abhi-karaṇa] [from abhi-kṛ] See svapnābhikaraṇa.

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

Abhikaraṇa (अभिकरण):—[tatpurusha compound] n.

(-ṇam) Effecting, causing. E. kṛ with abhi, kṛt aff. lyuṭ.

[Sanskrit to German]

Abhikarana 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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Abhikarana in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Abhikaraṇa (ಅಭಿಕರಣ):—[noun] the office, business, operation or action of an agent; agency.

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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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