Dharmacarana, Dharma-carana, Dharmācaraṇa, Dharmacaraṇa: 8 definitions
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Dharmacarana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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 Dharmacharana.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarydharmācaraṇa (धर्माचरण).—n (S) Religious or virtuous demeanour or procedure.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishdharmācaraṇa (धर्माचरण).—n Religious or virtuous conduct or procedure.
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 dictionaryDharmacaraṇa (धर्मचरण).—observance of the law, performance of religious duties; शिवेन भर्त्रा सह धर्मचर्या कार्या त्वया मुक्तविचारयेति (śivena bhartrā saha dharmacaryā kāryā tvayā muktavicārayeti) Kumārasambhava 7.83; वयसि प्रथमे, मतौ चलायां बहुदोषां हि वदन्ति धर्मचर्याम् (vayasi prathame, matau calāyāṃ bahudoṣāṃ hi vadanti dharmacaryām) Bu. Ch.5.3. चारिन् (cārin) a. practising virtue, observing the law, virtuous, righteous; स चेत्स्वयं कर्मसु धर्मचारिणां त्वमन्त- रायो भवसि (sa cetsvayaṃ karmasu dharmacāriṇāṃ tvamanta- rāyo bhavasi) R.3.45. (-m.) an ascetic.
Derivable forms: dharmacaraṇam (धर्मचरणम्).
Dharmacaraṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dharma and caraṇa (चरण). See also (synonyms): dharmacaryā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDharmacaraṇa (धर्मचरण).—[neuter] caryā [feminine] observance of the law, doing one’s duty, virtuousness.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDharmacaraṇa (धर्मचरण):—[=dharma-caraṇa] [from dharma > dhara] n. ([Mahābhārata]) observance of the l°, performance of duty.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryDharmācaraṇa (धर्माचरण) [Also spelled dharmacharan]:—(nm) religious conduct, acting according to the tenets of religion.
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Partial matches: Carana, Tarma, Dharma.
Full-text: Svadharmacarana, Sahadharmacarana, Dharmacharan, Carana, Dharmacarya, Pratisharana.
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