Karanyasa, Karanyāsa, Kara-nyasa: 2 definitions

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Karanyasa 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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Karanyasa in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Karanyāsa (करन्यास):—[=kara-nyāsa] [from kara] m. marking the hand with mystical figures, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Karanyasa in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Karanyāsa (ಕರನ್ಯಾಸ):—[noun] a touching of the a finger or fingerss with another finger, reciting appropriate mystic hymns.

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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.

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