Atmavancaka, Ātmavañcaka, Atman-vancaka, Atmavamcaka: 5 definitions
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Atmavancaka 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Atmavanchaka.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀtmavañcaka (आत्मवञ्चक).—a. self-deceiver.
Ātmavañcaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ātman and vañcaka (वञ्चक).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀtmavañcaka (आत्मवञ्चक):—[=ātma-vañcaka] [from ātma > ātman] mfn. deceiving one’s self, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
[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 corpusĀtmavaṃcaka (ಆತ್ಮವಂಚಕ):—[noun] a man who cheats himself; a self-deceiver.
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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