Dehantara, Dēhāntara, Dehāntara, Deha-antara, Dehamtara: 6 definitions
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Dehantara 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 Dictionarydēhāntara (देहांतर).—n (S Another body.) Another form, or assumption of another form, of existence. v kara, ghē.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishdēhāntara (देहांतर).—n Another form of existence.
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 dictionaryDehāntara (देहान्तर).—another body; किं नु तद् दुष्कृतं कर्म पुरा देहान्तरे कृतम् (kiṃ nu tad duṣkṛtaṃ karma purā dehāntare kṛtam) Rām.7.24.15. °प्राप्तिः (prāptiḥ) f. transmigration.
Derivable forms: dehāntaram (देहान्तरम्).
Dehāntara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms deha and antara (अन्तर).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDehāntara (देहान्तर):—[from deha] n. another b°, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
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 corpusDēhāṃtara (ದೇಹಾಂತರ):—[noun] a different body (i.e. the one other than that of one’s own).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryDehāntara (देहान्तर):—n. (Hinduism) another body obtained after death; a further incarnation;
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)
Partial matches: Deha, Antara.
Starts with: Dehantaraprapti.
Full-text: Dehantaraprapti, Dehaantar, Ativahaka, Antara, Prapti.
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