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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ahakāra (अहकार).—

1) egotism, sense of self, self-love considered as an अविद्या (avidyā) or spiritual ignorance in Vedānta Phil.; निर्ममो निरहंकारः (nirmamo nirahaṃkāraḥ) ...स शान्तिमधिगच्छति (sa śāntimadhigacchati) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 2.71,7.4; Manusmṛti 1.14; Y.3.177.

2) pride, self-consciousness, self-conceit, haughtiness.

3) (in Sāṅ. Phil.) the third of the eight producers or elements of creation, i. e. the conceit or conception of individuality, one of the 25 elements; Sāṃkhyakārikā 22,24,25; °वत् (vat) a. selfish, proud.

Derivable forms: ahakāraḥ (अहकारः).

Ahakāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms aha and kāra (कार).

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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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Partial matches: Aha, Kara.

Ends with (+1): Arthika-sallahakara, Asahakara, Cahakara, Dhanurgrahakara, Hahakara, Kalahakara, Kanuni-sallahakara, Mahakara, Purastatsvahakara, Sadadharasahakara, Sahakara, Salahakara, Sallahakara, Samgrahakara, Samipasahakara, Sasvahakara, Svahakara, Tirthasamgrahakara, Tirthasangahakara, Uparishtatsvahakara.

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