Bahishkara, Bahiṣkāra: 6 definitions
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Bahishkara 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.
The Sanskrit term Bahiṣkāra can be transliterated into English as Bahiskara or Bahishkara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarybahiṣkāra (बहिष्कार).—m (S) Expulsion from caste. v ghāla. 2 Putting out gen.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishbahiṣkāra (बहिष्कार).—m Expulsion from caste, ex- communication. Boycott.
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 dictionaryBahiṣkāra (बहिष्कार).—
1) Expulsion, exclusion.
2) Excommunication.
Derivable forms: bahiṣkāraḥ (बहिष्कारः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBahiṣkāra (बहिष्कार):—[=bahiṣ-kāra] [from bahiṣ > bahis] m. expulsion, removal, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
[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 corpusBahiṣkāra (ಬಹಿಷ್ಕಾರ):—
1) [noun] the act, process or fact of pushing, driving out; ejection.
2) [noun] the act or fact of excommunicating from a caste, religion, community, etc.; excmmunication.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Bahihkarana, Bahishkaravadi.
Ends with: Halanta-bahishkara.
Full-text: Bahitkriti, Pakishkaram, Bahis, Halant-bahishkaar, Jati.
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