Anukarana, Anukaraṇa, Anukāraṇa: 21 definitions
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Anukarana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, 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 Anukaran.
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In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Anukaraṇa (अनुकरण, “mimicry”) is a Sanskrit technical term used in plays and dramas (nāṭya), as explained in the Nāṭyaśāstra.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Anukaraṇa (अनुकरण).—Imitation; a word, uttered in imitation of another; Onomatopoetic word.
Anukaraṇa (अनुकरण).—(l) imitation; a word uttered in imitation of another; an imitative name: cf. अनुकरणे चानितिपरम् (anukaraṇe cānitiparam) P.I.4.62; अनुकरणं हि शिष्टशिष्टाप्रतिषिद्धेषु यथा लौकिकवैदिकेषु (anukaraṇaṃ hi śiṣṭaśiṣṭāpratiṣiddheṣu yathā laukikavaidikeṣu), Śiva sūtra 2 Vārt 1; cf. also प्रकृतिवद् अनुकरणं भवति (prakṛtivad anukaraṇaṃ bhavati) an imitative name is like its original Par. Śek. Pari. 36; also M.Bh. on VIII. 2.46; (2) imitative word, onomatopoetic word; cf. एवं ह्याहुः कुक्कुटाः कुक्कुड् इति । नैवं त आहुः । अनुकरणमेतत्तेषाम् (evaṃ hyāhuḥ kukkuṭāḥ kukkuḍ iti | naivaṃ ta āhuḥ | anukaraṇametatteṣām) M. Bh. on I.3.48. cf. also दुन्दुभिः इति शब्दानुकरणम् (dundubhiḥ iti śabdānukaraṇam) Nir. IX. 12.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
anukaraṇa : (ger.) imitation.
1) anukaraṇa (အနုကရဏ) [(na) (န)]—
[anu+kara+yu]
[အနု+ကရ+ယု]
2) anukāraṇa (အနုကာရဏ) [(na) (န)]—
[anu+kāraṇa]
[အနု+ကာရဏ]
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
anukaraṇa (अनुकरण).—n (S) Imitating or copying. 2 An imitative sound; a sound made in imitation of the cry of an animal, or of the sound of a sounding body; an onomatopœia: also such written word, as paṭāpaṭa, dhabādhaba, bhaḍābhaḍa, karakara, khaḷakhaḷa.
anukaraṇa (अनुकरण).—n Imitating, copying.
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
Anukaraṇa (अनुकरण).—f.
1) Imitation; त्वदीयसुचरितैकदेशस्यानुकरणं किलैतत् (tvadīyasucaritaikadeśasyānukaraṇaṃ kilaitat) Mu.7.
2) Copy, resemblance, similarity; शब्दानुकरणम् (śabdānukaraṇam) onamatopoeia; अव्यक्तानुकरणस्यात इतौ (avyaktānukaraṇasyāta itau) P.VI. 1.98; V.4.57; I.4.62; धूमोद्गारानुकृतिनिपुणाः (dhūmodgārānukṛtinipuṇāḥ) Meghadūta 71.
3) Compliance; ओमित्येतदनुकृति ह स्म वै (omityetadanukṛti ha sma vai) Taitt. Up.8.
Derivable forms: anukaraṇam (अनुकरणम्).
See also (synonyms): anukṛti.
Anukaraṇa (अनुकरण).—n.
(-ṇaṃ) 1. Imitation, making or doing any thing like or in imitation of another, following an example. 2. Resemblance, similarity. E. anu, and karaṇa making.
Anukaraṇa (अनुकरण).—[neuter] imitation.
1) Anukaraṇa (अनुकरण):—[=anu-karaṇa] [from anu-kṛ] n. the act of imitation or of following an example
2) [v.s. ...] resemblance, similarity.
Anukaraṇa (अनुकरण):—[tatpurusha compound] n.
(-ṇam) 1) Making or doing like or in imitation of another, imitating.
2) Resemblance, similarity. E. kṛ with anu, kṛt aff. lyuṭ.
Anukaraṇa (अनुकरण):—[anu-karaṇa] (ṇaṃ) 1. n. Imitation.
Anukaraṇa (अनुकरण):—(wie eben) n. Nachahmung: avyaktānukaraṇa, śabdānukaraṇa ὀνοματοποιῖα oder das auf solche Weise gebildete Wort [Yāska’s Nirukta 9, 12. 14.] [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 4, 57. 6, 1, 98.] [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 7, 87.] Gleichbedeutend ist das einfache anukaraṇa [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 1, 4, 62.] — Vgl. anukṛti .
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Anukaraṇa (अनुकरण):—, veṣabhāṣānu [Spr. 5037.]
Anukaraṇa (अनुकरण):—n. Nachahmung [294,31.] [Indische sprüche 6282.] [Kāvyaprakāśa 7,11.]
Anukaraṇa (अनुकरण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Aṇukaraṇa.
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
Anukaraṇa (अनुकरण) [Also spelled anukaran]:—(nm) imitation; emulation; mimicry; ~[karaṇīya] exemplary; imitable, worth emulating or imitating; hence •[tā] (nf); ~[kartā] imitator; emulator; hence ~[kartā] (nf); ~[kriyā] imitation; emulation; •[tmaka] imitative; emulative.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Aṇukaraṇa (अणुकरण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Anukaraṇa.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Anukaraṇa (ಅನುಕರಣ):—[noun] = ಅನುಕರಣೆ [anukarane].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Anukaraṇa (अनुकरण):—n. following the example; imitation; mimicry;
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.
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Partial matches: Ao, Yu, Yu, Anu, Karana, Kara.
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