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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Ātmanindā (आत्मनिन्दा) refers to “making disparaging remarks about oneself”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.31 (“Description of Śiva’s magic”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā said to the Gods: “Dear children, I am incompetent to decry Śiva. It is unbearable. It destroys all riches. It is the seed of all adversities. O gods, all of you go to Kailāsa and propitiate Śiva. Make Him go to Himavat’s abode quickly. Let him approach the lord of mountains and make disparaging remarks about Himself (ātmanindā). Rebuking others is conducive to destruction. Rebuking oneself is conducive to fame”.

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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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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ātmanindā (आत्मनिंदा).—f (S) Self-reproach; self-crimination.

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

ātmanindā (आत्मनिंदा).—f Self–reproach.

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ātmanindā (आत्मनिन्दा).—self-reproach.

Ātmanindā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ātman and nindā (निन्दा).

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

Ātmanindā (आत्मनिन्दा):—[=ātma-nindā] [from ātma > ātman] f. self-reproach, [Mahābhārata ii, 1542.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Atmaninda 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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Partial matches: Atman, Ninda.

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