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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Abhrama (अभ्रम).—The king of the elephants.^*

• * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 7. 355.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Abhrama (अभ्रम).—a. Not mistaking, steady, clear.

-maḥ Composure, steadiness.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Abhrama (अभ्रम).—m.

(-maḥ) Steadiness, composure. mfn.

(-maḥ-mā-maṃ) Steady, clear, not blundering. E. a neg. bhrama confusion.

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

1) Abhrama (अभ्रम):—[=a-bhrama] mfn. not blundering

2) [v.s. ...] steady, clear

3) [v.s. ...] m. not erring, steadiness, composure, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

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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

Abhrama (ಅಭ್ರಮ):—[noun] (phil.) one who has transcended the power and reach of illusion.

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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.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Abhrama (अभ्रम):—n. not mistaking; steady; clear; disillusion;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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Partial matches: Bhrama, A.

Starts with: Abhramala, Abhramamdala, Abhramamsi, Abhramani, Abhramarga, Abhramatanga, Abhramatangaja, Abhramatanka, Abhramaya.

Full-text: Arjunabhrama, Abhram, Abhramu, Abhramupati, Abhramujivitesha, Abhramuvallabha, Abhramupriya.

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Search found 4 books and stories containing Abhrama, A-bhrama; (plurals include: Abhramas, bhramas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)

Verse 2.3.29 < [Chapter 3 - Bhajana (loving service)]

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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)

Page 297 < [Volume 11 (1911)]

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Nighantu (critical study) (by Gopalakrishna N. Bhat)

Part 10 - Meghanamani (Megha Nama) < [Chapter 3 - First Adhyaya (chapter) of the Nighantu (study)]

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Purana Bulletin

Shakti (The Power) in the Philosophy of the Puranas < [Purana, Volume 12, Part 2 (1970)]

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