Caramurti, Caramūrti, Cara-murti: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Caramurti 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Charamurti.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishcaramūrti (चरमूर्ति).—f The idol that is carried about in ordinary procession: as disting. from the grand idol reserved for grand occasions.
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 dictionaryCaramūrti (चरमूर्ति).—f. an idol which is carried about in procession.
Derivable forms: caramūrtiḥ (चरमूर्तिः).
Caramūrti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms cara and mūrti (मूर्ति).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryCaramūrti (चरमूर्ति):—[=cara-mūrti] [from cara > car] f. an idol which is carried about in procession, [Horace H. Wilson]
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 corpusCaramūrti (ಚರಮೂರ್ತಿ):—[noun] a devotee of Śiva or a Śaiva mendicant, considered as a moving form of Śiva.
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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Full-text: Caramurtti.
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