Atmatyaga, Ātmatyāga, Atman-tyaga: 7 definitions
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀtmatyāga (आत्मत्याग).—
1) self-sacrifice.
2) suicide.
Derivable forms: ātmatyāgaḥ (आत्मत्यागः).
Ātmatyāga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ātman and tyāga (त्याग).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀtmatyāga (आत्मत्याग).—m. 1. loss of conscience, [Suśruta] 1, 192, 6. 2. suicide, [Daśakumāracarita] in
Ātmatyāga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ātman and tyāga (त्याग).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀtmatyāga (आत्मत्याग).—[masculine] suicide (lit. leaving one’s self).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ātmatyāga (आत्मत्याग):—[=ātma-tyāga] [from ātma > ātman] m. self-forgetfulness, absence of mind, [Suśruta]
2) [v.s. ...] suicide, [Daśakumāra-carita]
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusĀtmatyāga (ಆತ್ಮತ್ಯಾಗ):—
1) [noun] the act of killing oneself intentionally; suicide.
2) [noun] the act or an instance of sacrifice of one’s life for a selfless cause; self-sacrifice.
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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Partial matches: Tyaga, Atman.
Full-text: Aatmatyag.
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Vaisheshika-sutra with Commentary (by Nandalal Sinha)
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