Abhyacara, Abhyācāra: 5 definitions

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Abhyācāra (अभ्याचार).—Ved. Approaching (as an enemy); disturbing, attacking.

Derivable forms: abhyācāraḥ (अभ्याचारः).

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

1) Abhyācāra (अभ्याचार):—[=abhy-ācāra] [from abhyā-car] m. approaching (as an enemy), assault, [Atharva-veda x, 3, 2]

2) [v.s. ...] mishap, an accident, [???]

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

Abhyācāra (अभ्याचार):—[tatpurusha compound] m.

(-raḥ) Hostile approach, assault (ved.); e. g. Atharv.: avārayanta varaṇena devā abhyācāramasurāṇāṃ śvaḥśvaḥ (comp. anvavacāra). E. car with ā and abhi, kṛt aff. ghañ.

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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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