Kamacari, Kāmacārī, Kāmacarī: 5 definitions
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Kamacari 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Kamachari.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaKāmacarī (कामचरी).—A woman follower of Skandadeva. (Mahābhārata Śalya Parva, Chapter 46, Verse 23).
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesKāmacarī (कामचरी) refers to the name of a Lady mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. IX.45.22). Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Kāmacarī) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishkāmacārī (कामचारी).—a Dirigible-a baloon &c.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKāmacarī (कामचरी):—[=kāma-carī] [from kāma-cara > kāma] f. Name of one of the mothers attending on Skanda, [Mahābhārata ix. 2641]
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 corpusKāmacāri (ಕಾಮಚಾರಿ):—
1) [adjective] having the capacity to go anywhere one likes without any physical or legal restrictions.
2) [adjective] acting on one’s will, often irrationally.
3) [adjective] full of or characterised by lust; libidinous.
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Kāmacāri (ಕಾಮಚಾರಿ):—
1) [noun] the quality imagining without any rational basis.
2) [noun] an unrestrained, whimsical man.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with: Kamacarin, Kamacarini, Kamacaritva.
Full-text: Vihamgama.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 70 - Index of All Tīrthas (in this Text) < [Section 1 - Avantīkṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 3 - Queries Made by Devī < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section 46 < [Shalya Parva]
List of Mahabharata tribes (by Laxman Burdak)
List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)