Atmahan, Ātmahan, Atman-han: 8 definitions
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Atmahan 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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀtmahan (आत्महन्).—a.
1) one who kills his own soul (neglects its welfare &c.); ये के चात्महनो जनाः (ye ke cātmahano janāḥ) Śvet.3.
2) a suicide, self-destroyer.
3) a heretic, unbeliever.
4) a priest in a temple, a servant or attendant upon an idol.
Ātmahan is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ātman and han (हन्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀtmahan (आत्महन्).—m.
(-hā) 1. A suicide, a self-murderer. 2. A heretic, an unbeliever. 3. A priest in a temple, a servant or attendant upon an idol. E. ātman and han who kills or destroys, self-destroying; the priest subsisting by appropriating to himself offerings to deities, for which future punishment is assigned.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀtmahan (आत्महन्).—[adjective] killing the soul or one’s self.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ātmahan (आत्महन्):—[=ātma-han] [from ātma > ātman] mfn. one who kills his soul id est. does not care about the welfare of his soul, [ĪśaUp.; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] m. a suicide, [Mahābhārata i, 6839]
3) [v.s. ...] a priest in a temple attendant upon an idol (the priest subsisting by appropriating to himself offerings to deities for which future punishment is assigned), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀtmahan (आत्महन्):—[ātma-han] (hā) 5. m. Self-murderer; attendant on an idol; heretic.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryĀtmahan (आत्महन्):—n. a suicide;
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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