Anacara, Anācāra: 16 definitions
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Anacara means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Anachara.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 7: The Five VowsAnācāra (अनाचार, “wrong view”) refers to one of the four “subsidiary dispositions which cause non observance of the vows” according to the 2nd-century Tattvārthasūtra 7.23. What is meant by wrong view (anācāra)? It means to consider the flaws as virtues and not as flaws. What is meant by misconduct? To indulge in sensual pleasures repeatedly (or repeated violations of the vows) is misconduct.
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
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryanācāra : (m.) misconduct; immorality.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryAnācāra, (an + ācāra) misconduct, immorality J.II, 133; III, 276; adj. anācārin Pug.57. (Page 32)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryanācāra (अनाचार).—m (S) Lax, devious, irregular conduct; deviation from the prescribed or popular course.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishanācāra (अनाचार).—m Improper or lax conduct.
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 dictionaryAnācāra (अनाचार).—a. Devoid of customary observances or duties, improper in behaviour, unprincipled, regardless of custom, law or propriety &c.; also अनाचारिन् (anācārin) in this sense.
-raḥ, -anācaraṇam Absence of due observances or customary duties, improper conduct, departure from established usage or principle; अनाचार (anācāra) is of two kinds विहितस्य अननुष्ठानं निषिद्धस्य चानुष्ठानम् (vihitasya ananuṣṭhānaṃ niṣiddhasya cānuṣṭhānam).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnācāra (अनाचार).—mfn.
(-raḥ-rā-raṃ) Immoral, ill behaved, indecent. m.
(-raḥ) impropriety, violation of moral or civil rule or institute. E. an neg. ācāra moral rule.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Anācāra (अनाचार):—[=an-ācāra] [from an-ācaraṇa] m. idem
2) [v.s. ...] mfn. improper in behaviour
3) [v.s. ...] regardless of custom or propriety or law
4) [v.s. ...] unprincipled
5) [v.s. ...] uncommon, curious, [Kauśika-sūtra]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnācāra (अनाचार):—I. [tatpurusha compound] m.
(-raḥ) Impropriety, misconduct, vio-lation of moral or civil laws. Ii. [bahuvrihi compound] m. f. n.
(-raḥ-rā-ram) Ill behaved, indecent. immoral.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnācāra (अनाचार):—[anā+cāra] (raḥ) 1. m. Impropriety.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Anācāra (अनाचार) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Aṇāyāra.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryAnācāra (अनाचार) [Also spelled anachar]:—(nm) misconduct, lasciviousness, licentiousness; immorality; malpractice; wrong doing; hence ~[caraṇa] (nm); ~[cārī] lascivious, immoral, licentious; malpractitioner, wrong-doer.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAnācāra (ಅನಾಚಾರ):—
1) [noun] absence of due observances or customary duties; improper conduct; departure from established usage or principle; impropriety.
2) [noun] ಮಾಡುವುದು ಅನಾಚಾರ, ಮನೆಯ ಮುಂದೆ ವೃಂದಾವನ [maduvudu anacara, maneya mumde vrimdavana] māḍuvudu anācāra, maneya munde vṛndāvana (prov.) the cross on the breast and the devil in the heart (said of a person who advises others, but does not follow the same).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryAnācāra (अनाचार):—n. improper/dishonest conduct; misconduct; malpractice;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Aan, An, Acara.
Starts with: Anacaram, Anacarana, Anacaranirnaya, Anacarant, Anacararupa, Anacaravamta, Anacaravamtaka, Anacaravamte.
Ends with: Ananacara, Antardhanacara, Banacara, Bhaumadarshanacara, Brahmanacara, Bubbanacara, Budhadarshanacara, Cimanacara, Gaganacara, Ganacara, Janacara, Kalyanacara, Kananacara, Manacara, Mevhanacara, Pavhanacara, Pranacara, Vanacara.
Full-text: Anachar, Acarashodhaka, Anayara, Anacaram, Acara, An, Mugga.
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The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Ācāra, Anācāra and Gocara < [Chapter 6 - On Pāramitā]
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.23.239 < [Chapter 23 - Wandering about Navadvīpa On the Day the Lord Delivered the Kazi]
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