Ahankriti, Ahaṅkṛti, Ahamkriti: 10 definitions
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Ahankriti means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
The Sanskrit term Ahaṅkṛti can be transliterated into English as Ahankrti or Ahankriti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
ahaṅkṛti (अहंकृति).—f S Pride or conceit; display of self.
ahaṅkṛti (अहंकृति).—f Pride; display of self.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Ahaṅkṛti (अहङ्कृति).—f.
(-tiḥ) Pride. E. aham and kṛti action: see ahaṅkāra.
Ahaṃkṛti (अहंकृति).—i. e. aham-kṛ + ti, f. 1. Selfishness, [Bhartṛhari, (ed. Bohlen.)] 3, 95. 2. Pride, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 481.
Ahaṃkṛti (अहंकृति).—[feminine] = ahaṃkāra.
Ahaṃkṛti (अहंकृति):—[=ahaṃ-kṛti] [from ahaṃ > aham] f. = -karaṇa q.v., [Bhāgavata-purāṇa] (an- [negative], [adjective (cf. [masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective])], free from the conceit of individuality).
Ahaṅkṛti (अहङ्कृति):—[aha-ṅkṛti] (tiḥ) 2. f. Pride.
Ahaṃkṛti (अहंकृति):—(aham + kṛti) f.
1) Egoismus [Bālabodhanī 6. 10. 12.] nirmāno nirahaṃkṛtiḥ [Bhartṛhari 3, 95.] Vgl. anahaṃkṛti . —
2) hohe Meinung von sich, Dünkel [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma] yudhyate haṃkṛtiṃ kṛtvā durvalo yo balīyasā [Pañcatantra III, 42.] ahaṃkṛtityāga [Kathāsaritsāgara 5, 138.]
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Ahaṃkṛti (अहंकृति):—die Meinung, dass man Ich d. i. Subject sei: anahaṃ adj. [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 11, 9, 30.]
Ahaṃkṛti (अहंकृति):—f. —
1) die Meinung , dass man das Ich sei. —
2) hohe Meinung von sich , Dünkel.
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
Ahaṃkṛti (ಅಹಂಕೃತಿ):—[noun] = ಅಹಂಕಾರ - [ahamkara -] 2.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Kriti, Aham, Aha.
Full-text: Anahamkriti, Nirahamkriti, Akankiruti, Ashoca.
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