Alternative spellings of this word include Guptachara.

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

1) Guptācāra (गुप्ताचार) refers to the “secret practice”, according to the Ṣaṭsāhasrasaṃhitā, an expansion of the Kubjikāmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, “Established in the secret practice (guptācāra), he should always adorn the Teaching. He may have an unmanifest or manifest Liṅga. Whatever his Liṅga is, he should not abandon it. Water falls from the sky and goes to the sea by means of ravines and streams. In the same way all (the teachings culminate) in the Kula tradition. All those who wear a Liṅga (liṅgin) (eventually) reach (the Kula tradition). The reality that is sure and certain (niścayārtha) is not otherwise. How is that? Because there the Command operates in a directly visible form”.

2) Guptācāra (गुप्ताचार) refers to “one who practices secretly”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “(The Śāmbhava yogi) has the authority (to perform the rites), knows the scripture and has a consort. He practices secretly [i.e., guptācāra] and is always a renouncer. (Being) a householder, he observes the Rule. Solitary, he has a wife and, well hidden, he eats the sacrificial pap. One who has abandoned strife, (being) tranquil and austere, he attains (the liberated state of) the Skyfarer. He has obtained initiation and, consecrated, he desires success in mantra. [...]”.

3) Guptācārā (गुप्ताचारा) refers to “secret actions”, according to the Jayadrathayāmala verse 3.38.22-24ab.—Accordingly, “Those gods who reside in sacred fields and seats, primary and secondary, and those powerful beings who are in the meeting grounds, primary and secondary, move about, O beloved, concealed [i.e., chadman] in the form of falcons (cillā) and the like, their actions, mantras and powers (kept) secret [i.e., guptācārā]. Who knows what takes place within the body by that activity”.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Guptacara (गुप्तचर).—a. going secretly. (-raḥ) 1 an epithet of Balarāma.

2) a spy, an emissary.

Guptacara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms gupta and cara (चर).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Guptacara (गुप्तचर).—mfn.

(-raḥ-rī-raṃ) Who or what goes secretly. m.

(-raḥ) A name of Balarama. E. gupta and cara who goes, or caraṭ aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Guptacara (गुप्तचर):—[=gupta-cara] [from gupta > gup] m. ‘going secretly’, Bala-rāma, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Guptacara (गुप्तचर):—[gupta-cara] (raḥ) 1. m. A name of Balarāma. a. Going secretly.

[Sanskrit to German]

Guptacara in German

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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 dictionary

Guptacara (गुप्तचर) [Also spelled guptchar]:—(nm) detective, spy; ~[caryā] espionage.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Guptacara (ಗುಪ್ತಚರ):—[noun] = ಗುಪ್ತಚಾರ [guptacara].

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Guptacāra (ಗುಪ್ತಚಾರ):—[noun] a spy a) a man who keeps close and secret watch on another or others; b) a man employed by a government to get secret information about or monitor the affairs, plans, armed forces, etc. of another government; c) a man employed by a company, as in industry or commerce, to discover the business secrets of another company.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Gupta, Cara, Acara.

Starts with: Guptacarashakhe.

Full-text: Guptiga, Guptaka, Guptaheriga, Guptahera, Guptchar, Lingin.

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