Karmantara, Karmāntara, Karman-antara, Karmamtara: 9 definitions
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Karmantara 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
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykarmāntara (कर्मांतर).—n (S karma & antara Period, end.) Funeral rites.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishkarmāntara (कर्मांतर).—n Funeral rites. Luck.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKarmāntara (कर्मान्तर).—
1) difference or contrariety of action.
2) penance, expiation.
3) suspension of a religious action.
4) another work or action; कर्मान्तर- नियुक्तासु निर्ममन्थ स्वयं दधि (karmāntara- niyuktāsu nirmamantha svayaṃ dadhi) Bhāgavata 1.9.1.
Derivable forms: karmāntaram (कर्मान्तरम्).
Karmāntara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms karman and antara (अन्तर).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKarmāntara (कर्मान्तर).—i. e. karman -antara, n. A pause in the performance of sacred actions, [Rāmāyaṇa] 1, 13, 21.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Karmāntara (कर्मान्तर):—[from karma > karman] n. interval between religious actions, suspense of such an action, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] another work or action, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa x, 9, 1; Nyāyamālā-vistara etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKarmāntara (कर्मान्तर):—[karmā+ntara] (raṃ) 1. n. Opposing duty; suspense; penance.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusKarmāṃtara (ಕರ್ಮಾಂತರ):—
1) [noun] difference or contrariety of action.
2) [noun] an action different from the one to be or being done.
3) [noun] an action done in penance for something.
4) [noun] funeral rites or ceremonies.
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: Karma, Antara.
Starts with: Karmantaram.
Ends with: Kriyakarmantara.
Full-text: Karmantika, Karmantaram, Karmantariya, Grihadasi, Antara.
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