Avakra: 7 definitions
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Avakra means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryavakra (अवक्र).—a S (Poetry. Not crooked.) Sincere, ingenuous, guileless. Ex. nityapriyābhajati santa a0 tūṃ tēṃ.
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 dictionaryAvakra (अवक्र).—a. Not crooked, straight; (fig.) honest, upright.
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Avakra (अवक्र).—1 U., 4 P.
1) To step down or away, run away, escape, withdraw.
2) To tread down, overcome; अवक्रामन्दाः प्रपदैरमित्रान् (avakrāmandāḥ prapadairamitrān) Ṛgveda 6.75.7. वज्रेणैवेनमवक्रामति (vajreṇaivenamavakrāmati) Śat. Br.
3) To descend, come down. -Caus. To cause to go down.
Derivable forms: avakram (अवक्रम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvakra (अवक्र).—mfn.
(-kraḥ-krā-kraṃ) 1. Straight. 2. Upright, honest. E. a neg. vakra crooked liter. and metaph.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Avakra (अवक्र):—[=a-vakra] mfn. not crooked, straight, [Āśvalāyana-śrauta-sūtra etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] upright, honest.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvakra (अवक्र):—[a-vakra] (kraḥ-krā-kraṃ) a. Straight.
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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.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryAvakra (अवक्र):—adj. 1. not fit to be uttered; improper; 2. honest; upright;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Avakracetas, Avakragami, Avakragamita, Avakrakshin, Avakram, Avakrama, Avakramana, Avakramati, Avakramayati, Avakramin, Avakrand, Avakranda, Avakrandana, Avakranta, Avakrantaka, Avakranti, Avakrantika, Avakraya, Avakrayakuti.
Full-text: Avakram, Avakragamita, Avakragami, Vakkama, Avakr, Avakkama, Anuvyanjana, Vakra.
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Search found 12 books and stories containing Avakra, A-vakra; (plurals include: Avakras, vakras). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Katha Upanishad with Shankara’s Commentary (by S. Sitarama Sastri)
Verse 2.2.1 < [Adyaya II, Valli II - The soul after death]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 1.4.100-104 < [Chapter 4 - Bhakta (the devotee)]
Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 2.2 - Different names of Śiva < [Chapter 4 - Religious aspects of the Matsyapurāṇa]
Shringara-manjari Katha (translation and notes) (by Kumari Kalpalata K. Munshi)
Section 4 - kathanayika-varnanam < [Sanskrit text]
Sanskrit Words In Southeast Asian Languages (by Satya Vrat Shastri)
Page 486 < [Sanskrit words in the Southeast Asian Languages]
The backdrop of the Srikanthacarita and the Mankhakosa (by Dhrubajit Sarma)
Part 5g - Alaṃkāra (7): Upamā or simile < [Chapter III - Literary Assessment Of The Śrīkaṇṭhacarita]