Amarda, Āmarda: 9 definitions

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Amarda means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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.

India history and geography

Source: What is India: Epigraphia Indica volume XXXI (1955-56)

Amarda is the name of an ancient village.—According to the Bengali works on the life of Chaitanya, the saint reached Rēmuṇā after crossing the Suvarṇarēkhā via Jalesvar and Bansda. Of the intermediate stations mentioned in this connection, Amarda is a village in the Mayurbhanj District (former Mayurbhanj State).

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Āmarda (आमर्द).—

1) Crushing.

2) Roughly handling; अर्धपीतस्तनं मातुरामर्द (ardhapītastanaṃ māturāmarda)ष्टकेशरम् (ṣṭakeśaram) Ś.7.14.

3) Pressing, squeezing.

4) Name of a town.

Derivable forms: āmardaḥ (आमर्दः).

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

Āmarda (आमर्द).—i. e. ā-mṛd + a, m. Pulling (as of hair), [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] [distich] 173.

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

Āmarda (आमर्द).—[masculine] crushing, squeezing; rdin adj.

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

1) Āmarda (आमर्द):—[=ā-marda] a etc. See ā-√mṛd.

2) [=ā-marda] [from ā-mṛd] b m. crushing, handling roughly, [Śakuntalā; Mahābhārata]

3) [v.s. ...] pressing, squeezing, [Kathāsaritsāgara]

4) [v.s. ...] Name of a town.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Āmarda (आमर्द) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Āmadda.

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Amarda 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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Āmarda (ಆಮರ್ದ):—[noun] the act of compressing; a squeezing or crushing.

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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.

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