Dushtacaritra, Duṣṭacāritra, Dushta-caritra: 4 definitions
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Dushtacaritra means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Duṣṭacāritra can be transliterated into English as Dustacaritra or Dushtacaritra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Dushtacharitra.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryDuṣṭacāritra (दुष्टचारित्र).—adj., f. rā, ill-behaving, [Pañcatantra] iv. [distich] 55.
Duṣṭacāritra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms duṣṭa and cāritra (चारित्र).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDuṣṭacaritra (दुष्टचरित्र).—[adjective] ill-behaved; [masculine] evil-doer.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDuṣṭacaritra (दुष्टचरित्र):—[=duṣṭa-caritra] [from duṣṭa > duṣ] mfn. ill-conducted, evil-doer, [Pañcatantra i, 215/216.]
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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.
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