Karmacandala, Karmacaṇḍāḷa, Karmacaṇḍāla, Karmacamdala: 4 definitions
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Karmacandala 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.
The Sanskrit term Karmacaṇḍāḷa can be transliterated into English as Karmacandala or Karmacandalia, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Karmachandala.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykarmacaṇḍāḷa (कर्मचंडाळ) [or कर्मचांडाळ, karmacāṇḍāḷa].—m (A very cāṇḍāḷa in his actions.) A term for a savage, hard-hearted fellow: also for a loose, dissolute, irreligious person.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishkarmacaṇḍāḷa (कर्मचंडाळ) [-cāṇḍāḷa, -चांडाळ].—m A term for a savage, hard-hearted fellow; an irreligious person.
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 Dictionary1) Karmacaṇḍāla (कर्मचण्डाल):—[=karma-caṇḍāla] [from karma > karman] m. ‘a Caṇḍāla by work’ (as opposed to a born Caṇḍāla), a contemptible man, [Tārānātha tarkavācaspati’s Vācaspatyam, Sanskrit dictionary]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of Rāhu, [Tārānātha tarkavācaspati’s Vācaspatyam, Sanskrit dictionary]
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 corpusKarmacāṃḍāla (ಕರ್ಮಚಾಂಡಾಲ):—[noun] a man engaged or inclined to engage in a mean act or acts; he who commits or committed ommission of a mandatory religious act or acts.
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Karmacāṃḍāḷa (ಕರ್ಮಚಾಂಡಾಳ):—[noun] = ಕರ್ಮಚಾಂಡಾಲ [karmacamdala].
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: Candala, Karma.
Full-text: Candala.
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