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.

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Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Karmacandala in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

karmacaṇḍāḷa (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-English

karmacaṇḍāḷa (कर्मचंडाळ) [-cāṇḍāḷa, -चांडाळ].—m A term for a savage, hard-hearted fellow; an irreligious person.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

1) 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]

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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»] — Karmacandala in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Karmacāṃḍāla (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].

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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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