In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I

Akhara (अखर) is the author of the Lāvaṇī (dealing with the Didactic or Moral section of Jain Canonical literature), which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—The Lāvaṇī contains general teaching about impermanence and invitation to awakeness. The material collected in the Koba database shows that these verses can be signed by Akhamal (var. Akhemal), by Akhapata, or be unsigned. The reading of the Udine manuscript is clear. So Aṣara is either another variant of these names or another person.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

akhara (अखर).—ad ( P) At the last; in the end; finally.

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akhara (अखर).—m ( P End.) The space at the extremities (i.e. roundabout) of a village, village-precincts. Etymology being unknown, the popular understanding of the word is, A spot near the village whither the pasturing herds are brought at noon to rest, or are gathered morning and evening. Pr. cakalēṃ guruṃ akharāsa pāhavēṃ or śōdhāvēṃ.

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ākhara (आखर).—m Village-extremities or precincts. See akhara m.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

akhara (अखर).—ad Finally. m Village-precincts.

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ākhara (आखर).—m Village precincts.

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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

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ākhara (आखर).—[ākhan-ḍara]

1) A spade.

2) A digger, miner.

3) A cover of any animal; a stable; यथाऽऽखरो मघवं- श्चारुरेष प्रियो मृगाणां सुषदा बभूव (yathā''kharo maghavaṃ- ścārureṣa priyo mṛgāṇāṃ suṣadā babhūva) Av.2.36.4.

Derivable forms: ākharaḥ (आखरः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ākhara (आखर).—m.

(-raḥ) 1. A spade. 2. A digger. E. āṅ, khan to dig, ḍara aff.

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

1) Ākhara (आखर):—[=ā-khara] [from ā-kha] m. ([Pāṇini 3-3, 125] [commentator or commentary]) the hole or lair of an animal, [Ṛg-veda x, 94, 5; Atharva-veda ii, 36, 4]

2) [v.s. ...] Name of an Agni, [Śāṅkhāyana-gṛhya-sūtra]

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

Akhara (अखर):—(raṃ) a. Soft, smooth.

[Sanskrit to German]

Akhara in German

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Khara, A.

Starts with: Akharana, Akharanakhara.

Ends with (+59): Abakhara, Akharanakhara, Anakhara, Apakhara, Aprakhara, Arddhakhara, Ardhakhara, Asaumyakhara, Avalaakhara, Bakhara, Bangadakhara, Bangadimakhara, Batakhara, Catakhara, Chinalanakhara, Dhule-sakhara, Ekaakhara, Gakhara, Gamvakhara, Gaurakhara.

Full-text: Gamvakhara, Dara, Akhareshtha, Akhamal, Asara, Akhapata, Akhemal, Lavani, Khara, Graha.

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Chapter XXXI - The medicinal use of Sneha (oleaginous substances)

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