Atikara, Āṭīkara: 8 definitions

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Atikara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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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Pali-English dictionary

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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

atikara : (adj.) over-acting.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Āṭīkara (आटीकर).—A bull.

Derivable forms: āṭīkaraḥ (आटीकरः).

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

Āṭīkara (आटीकर).—m.

(-raḥ) A bull. E. āṭīka leaping, and ra who gets or uses.

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

Āṭīkara (आटीकर):—m. a bull, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Āṭīkara (आटीकर):—[āṭī-kara] (raḥ) 1. m. A bull.

[Sanskrit to German]

Atikara 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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Atikara (ಅತಿಕರ):—

1) [noun] a crowd; a multitude; an assemblage.

2) [noun] that which has gone, is going beyond normal limits; a transcendental thing; a remarkable or unusual thing.

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Atikāra (ಅತಿಕಾರ):—[noun] a special duty, charge or position of authority conferred by a government, a body or an organisation; office.

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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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