Amarga, Amārga: 8 definitions
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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 Dictionaryamārga (अमार्ग).—m (S) Unreasonableness, deviousness, extravagance or strangeness (of judging, speaking, acting).
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 dictionaryAmārga (अमार्ग).—a. Pathless,
-rgaḥ Not a road, absence of road; a bad road.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAmārga (अमार्ग).—m.
(-rgaḥ) Want of a road. mfn.
(-rgaḥ-rgā-rgaṃ) Without a road. E. a neg. mārga a road.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Amārga (अमार्ग):—[=a-mārga] m. a bad road, (also figuratively) an evil path, [Rājataraṅgiṇī; Kathāsaritsāgara]
2) [=a-mārga] mfn. pathless, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAmārga (अमार्ग):—[a-mārga] (rgaḥ) m. Want of a road.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Amārga (अमार्ग) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Amagga.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAmārga (ಅಮಾರ್ಗ):—
1) [noun] absence of a) a road, path; b) means, agency; (alternative) option.
2) [noun] a bad, unusable path.
3) [noun] a way of life or manner of conduct, which is not in conformity with the right or established custom or social or moral rule; an evil course.
4) [noun] a man deviated from what is right, moral or normal.
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)
Starts with: Amargaprasrit.
Ends with (+219): Abhijatamarga, Abhilapamarga, Abhramarga, Adamarga, Addamarga, Adharamarga, Adhvamarga, Agamarga, Agastyamarga, Aghoramarga, Aharanihsaranamarga, Ahatamarga, Ahitamarga, Aindramarga, Akamarga, Akashamarga, Aliptamarga, Alokamarga, Amartyamarga, Ambaracaramarga.
Full-text: Naranja amarga, Hoja amarga, Hierba amarga, Amagga, Amargaprasrit, Amargena, Amarkkam, Shilavrata, Margana, Kamamithyacara, Marga.
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The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)
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