Anudara, Anudāra, Anūdara: 14 definitions

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Anudara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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 Anudar.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Anūdara (अनूदर).—One of the hundred sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (See Kauravas).

Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places

Anūdara (अनूदर) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.108.8) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Anūdara) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

anudāra (अनुदार).—a Not liberal, niggardly. Not high or noble.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Anudara (अनुदर).—a.

1) Having a slender waist; thin, lank; °राजकन्या (rājakanyā) Sk. (alpārthe nañ, see a).

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Anudāra (अनुदार).—a.

1) Not liberal, niggardly; not high or noble.

2) Having none more liberal, very liberal, or great.

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Anudāra (अनुदार).—a. (anugato dārān)

1) Adhering to or followed by a wife; यस्मिन्प्रसीदसि पुनः स भवत्युदारोऽनुदारश्च (yasminprasīdasi punaḥ sa bhavatyudāro'nudāraśca) K. P.4. (used in sense 1 also).

2) Having a suitable or worthy wife (anurūpāḥ dārāḥ yasya)

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

Anudara (अनुदर).—mfn.

(-raḥ-rā-raṃ) Thin, lank. E. an neg. udara belly.

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Anudāra (अनुदार).—mfn.

(-raḥ-rā-raṃ) 1. Liberal, munificent. 2. Niggardly, mean. 3. Adhered to or followed by a wife. E. an neg. udāra liberal, or anu, and dāra wife.

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

Anūdara (अनूदर).—i. e. an-udara (u is lengthened on account of the metre), adj. Without belly, Mahābhārata 14, 1305.

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

1) Anudara (अनुदर):—[=an-udara] mf(ā)n. (See 3. a) thin, lank, [Patañjali]

2) Anudāra (अनुदार):—[=an-udāra] 1. an-udāra mfn. niggardly, mean.

3) [=anu-dāra] 2. anu-dāra mfn. adhered to or followed by a wife.

4) Anūdara (अनूदर):—mfn. having no belly, [Mahābhārata]

5) m. Name of one of the sons of Dhṛta-rāṣṭra, ibidem

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

Anudara (अनुदर):—[bahuvrihi compound] m. f. n.

(-raḥ-rā-ram) Thin, lank. E. a priv. and udara.

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Anudāra (अनुदार):—I. [tatpurusha compound] m. f. n.

(-raḥ-rā-ram) Not liberal, not generous, niggardly, mean. E. a neg. and udāra. Ii. [bahuvrihi compound] m.

(-raḥ) Adhered to or followed by a wife. E. anu and dāra.

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

1) Anudara (अनुदर):—[(raḥ-rā-raṃ) a.] Lank, lean.

2) Anudāra (अनुदार):—[(raḥ-rā-raṃ) a.] Liberal; mean; followed by a wife.

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Anudara in German

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Hindi dictionary

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Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Anudāra (अनुदार) [Also spelled anudar]:—(a) not liberal, conservative; parochial; parsimonious, stingy; hence ~[] (nf).

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Anudāra (ಅನುದಾರ):—

1) [adjective] not liberal; niggardly; not high or noble.

2) [adjective] mean; mean-minded; petty.

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Anudāra (ಅನುದಾರ):—[noun] a stingy, tight-fisted, man; a man who is not liberal in his attitude.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Anudāra (अनुदार):—adj. 1. not liberal; unkind; niggardly; miserly; 2. orthodox; conservative;

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