Bakadhyana, Bakadhyāna: 3 definitions

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Bakadhyana means something in 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

[«previous next»] — Bakadhyana in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

bakadhyāna (बकध्यान).—n (S) (baka A crane, dhyāna Meditation. The meditation of the crane, which, whilst it appears wrapt in holy abstraction, is intently eyeing its prey in the pool before it.) Sanctimoniousness, demureness, crafty saintliness, religious hypocrisy. v lāva, māṇḍa.

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

bakadhyāna (बकध्यान).—n Sanctimoniousness. Reli- gious hypocrisy.

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Bakadhyana in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Bakadhyāna (ಬಕಧ್ಯಾನ):—[noun] pretentious or ostentatious saintliness or piety (assumed with an intent of cheating others).

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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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