Akaranam, Akāraṇam, A-karanam: 3 definitions
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Akaranam means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Tamil. 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAkāraṇam (अकारणम्):—[=a-kāraṇam] [from a-kāraṇa] ind. causelessly.
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 corpusAkāraṇaṃ (ಅಕಾರಣಂ):—[adverb] without a cause, motive or ground; causelessly; spontaneously.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconAkāraṇam (அகாரணம்) [a-kāraṇam] noun < a-kāraṇa. Absence of cause; காரணமின்மை. அகாரணத் தெதிர்த்தீர் [karanaminmai. agaranath thethirthir] (காஞ்சிப்புராணம் தக்கீச. [kanchippuranam thakkisa.] 12).
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Akāraṇam (அகாரணம்) noun < a-kāraṇa. Accident; தற்செயல். [tharseyal.] (W.)
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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