Kalaharana, Kālaharaṇa, Kala-harana: 7 definitions
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Kalaharana 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
kālaharaṇa (कालहरण).—n (S) Passing away or spending time in amusements and diversions. 2 Carrying off (i. e. providing for or supplying the wants of) the time or day.
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
Kālaharaṇa (कालहरण).—loss of time, delay; Ś.3; Uttararāmacarita 5; यात्वन्येन (yātvanyena) (vareṇa) विहाय कालहरणं रामो वनं दण्डकाम् (vihāya kālaharaṇaṃ rāmo vanaṃ daṇḍakām) Mv.4.41.
Derivable forms: kālaharaṇam (कालहरणम्).
Kālaharaṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kāla and haraṇa (हरण).
Kālaharaṇa (कालहरण).—n. delaying, [Uttara Rāmacarita, 2. ed. Calc., 1862.] 125, 4.
Kālaharaṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kāla and haraṇa (हरण).
Kālaharaṇa (कालहरण).—[neuter] hāra [masculine] loss of time, delay.
Kālaharaṇa (कालहरण):—(2. kāla + ha) n. Zeitverlust [UTTARARĀMAC. 96, 1 (125, 4).]
Kālaharaṇa (कालहरण):—n. Zeitverlust.
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
Kālaharaṇa (ಕಾಲಹರಣ):—
1) [noun] the act or fact of making late, slowing up; a delaying.
2) [noun] a wasting of squandering of time.
3) [noun] ಕಾಲಹರಣ ಮಾಡು [kalaharana madu] kāla haraṇa māḍu to waste time doing nothing or doing something silly, unimportant things; to bugger about; to bum around.
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: Harana, Kala.
Starts with: Kalaharanam.
Full-text: Kalaharanam, Kalakaranam, Shubha.
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