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Amarga 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.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

amārga (अमार्ग).—m (S) Unreasonableness, deviousness, extravagance or strangeness (of judging, speaking, acting).

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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-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Amārga (अमार्ग).—a. Pathless,

-rgaḥ Not a road, absence of road; a bad road.

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

Amārga (अमार्ग).—m.

(-rgaḥ) Want of a road. mfn.

(-rgaḥ-rgā-rgaṃ) Without a road. E. a neg. mārga a road.

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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. 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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Partial matches: Marga, A.

Ends with (+99): Adamarga, Adhvamarga, Agamarga, Agastyamarga, Aghoramarga, Aharanihsaranamarga, Aindramarga, Akamarga, Alokamarga, Anasaravamarga, Apamarga, Apavargamarga, Ardhamarga, Aryamarga, Aryashtangamarga, Aryashtangikamarga, Ashtadharmamarga, Avyaktamarga, Bailamarga, Bhavanamarga.

Full-text: Amargena, Shilavrata, Margana, Kamamithyacara, Marga.

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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)

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III.1: Benefits of the presence of the Buddhas < [Part 4 - Being born into the family of the Bodhisattvas, etc.]

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Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4 (by Vihari-Lala Mitra)

Chapter XXXVII - Catalogue of the forces continued < [Book III - Utpatti khanda (utpatti khanda)]

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