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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

amantraka (अमंत्रक).—a (S) Over which no mantra or mystic formula from the Vedas has been recited--a ceremony &c.

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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

Amantraka (अमन्त्रक).—a.

1) Not accompanied by Vedic verses, not requiring the repetition of Vedic texts, as a ceremony &c.; सायं त्वन्नस्य सिद्धस्य पत्न्यमन्त्रं बलिं हरेत् (sāyaṃ tvannasya siddhasya patnyamantraṃ baliṃ haret) Manusmṛti 3. 121,2.66.

2) Not entitled to Vedic verses, such as a Śūdra, a female &c.; निरिन्द्रिया ह्यमन्त्राश्च स्त्रियोऽनृतमिति स्थितिः (nirindriyā hyamantrāśca striyo'nṛtamiti sthitiḥ) Manusmṛti 9.18.

3) Not knowing Vedic texts; अव्रतानाममन्त्राणाम् (avratānāmamantrāṇām) Manusmṛti 12.114.

4) Not accompanied by the use of spells or incantations, as a cure &c.; अनया कथमन्यथावलीढा न हि जीवन्ति जना मनागमन्त्राः (anayā kathamanyathāvalīḍhā na hi jīvanti janā manāgamantrāḥ) Bv.1.111.

See also (synonyms): amantra.

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

Amantraka (अमन्त्रक).—mfn.

(-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) Unentitled to, or unaccompanied by holy texts. E. a neg. mantra a text, kan added.

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

Amantraka (अमन्त्रक).—[a-mantra + ka], adj., f. rikā, Not accompamed by a mantra or vedic verse, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 2, 66.

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

Amantraka (अमन्त्रक).—[feminine] ntrikā not having, i.e. not accompanied by mantras.

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

1) Amantraka (अमन्त्रक):—[=a-mantraka] [from a-mantra] mf(ikā)n. unaccompanied by Vedic verses, [Manu-smṛti ii, 66]

2) [v.s. ...] n. no Vedic verse or formula, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]

[Sanskrit to German]

Amantraka in German

context information

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 corpus

Āmaṃtraka (ಆಮಂತ್ರಕ):—

1) [noun] (masc.) one who invites.

2) [noun] a man who convenes a meeting, esp. an official who arranges (and presides over ) meetings of a committee or other body; a convener.

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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: Mantraka, A.

Starts with: Amantrakajna, Amantrakatantra, Amantrakavid.

Ends with: Bhava-amantraka, Samantraka.

Full-text: Bhava-amantraka, Amamtrana, Amantran, Amantrakavid, Amantrakajna, Amantrakatantra, Amantra.

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