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Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Antakaraṇa (अन्तकरण).—lit. bringing about as the final; an affix (which is generally put at the end); ancient term for an affix: cf.एतेः कारितं च यकारादिं चान्त-करणम्। अस्तेः शुद्धं च सकारादिं च । (eteḥ kāritaṃ ca yakārādiṃ cānta-karaṇam| asteḥ śuddhaṃ ca sakārādiṃ ca |) Nir. I.13

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Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Antakaraṇa (अन्तकरण).—a. causing death or destruction, fatal, mortal, destructive; क्षत्रिया- न्तकरणोऽपि विक्रमः (kṣatriyā- ntakaraṇo'pi vikramaḥ) R.11.75 causing the destruction of; राज्यान्तकरणावेतौ द्वौ दोषौ पृथिवीक्षिताम् (rājyāntakaraṇāvetau dvau doṣau pṛthivīkṣitām) Manusmṛti 9.221; अहमन्तकरो नूनं ध्वान्तस्येव दिवाकरः (ahamantakaro nūnaṃ dhvāntasyeva divākaraḥ) Bk.

Antakaraṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms anta and karaṇa (करण). See also (synonyms): antakara, antakārin.

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

Antakaraṇa (अन्तकरण).—adj. causing destruction, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 9, 221. Antaḥkaraṇa, i. e.

Antakaraṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms anta and karaṇa (करण).

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

Antakaraṇa (अन्तकरण).—[adjective] the same; [neuter] as subst.

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

1) Antakaraṇa (अन्तकरण):—[=anta-karaṇa] [from anta] mfn. causing death, mortal, destructive.

2) [v.s. ...] n. causing an end of, abolishing ([compound]), [Buddha-carita]

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

Antakaraṇa (अन्तकरण):—[tatpurusha compound] 1. m. f. n.

(-ṇaḥ-ṇī-ṇam) Causing death, de-struction. 2. n.

(-ṇam) The causing death. E. anta and karaṇa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Antakarana 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Karana, Anta.

Ends with: Kalpantakarana, Keshantakarana, Kulantakarana, Prashantakarana, Rajantakarana, Simantakarana.

Full-text: Antakarin, Antakara, Karana.

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