Angakarman, Aṅgakarman, Anga-karman: 3 definitions
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Angakarman means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAṅgakarman (अङ्गकर्मन्).—n.
Aṅgakarman is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms aṅga and karman (कर्मन्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAṅgakarman (अङ्गकर्मन्):—[=aṅga-karman] [from aṅga] n. a supplementary sacrificial act.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAṅgakarman (अङ्गकर्मन्):—[karmadharaya compound] n.
(-rma) An inferior or secondary sacri-ficial act, one subservient to the main ritual proceding, as frying the Puroḍāśa in bowls &c. with respect to the Darśapūrṇamāsa sacrifice; or the Dīkṣaṇīyā, Prāyaṇīyā &c. with respect to the Jyotiṣṭoma &c. E. aṅga and karman.
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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