Adhamacara, Adhamācāra, Adhama-acara: 3 definitions

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Adhamacara 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Adhamachara.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Adhamācāra (अधमाचार).—a. [ba] of the vilest conduct.

-raḥ (karma°) the meanest conduct.

Adhamācāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms adhama and ācāra (आचार).

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

Adhamācāra (अधमाचार):—[from adhama] mfn. guilty of vile conduct.

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

Adhamācāra (अधमाचार):—[bahuvrihi compound] m. f. n.

(-raḥ-rā-ram) Wicked in prac-tice, low, vile. E. adhama and ācāra.

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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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