Kathamkara, Kathaṃkara: 4 definitions
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Kathamkara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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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Pali-English dictionary
kathaṃkara : (adj.) how acting.
[Pali to Burmese]
kathaṃkara—
(Burmese text): (က) အဘယ်မည်သောအမှုကို ပြုသော၊ သူ။ (ခ) အဘယ်သို့ကျင့်သော၊ သူ။ (ဂ) အဘယ်သို့သောအမှတ်ဖြင့်ပြုသော၊ သူ။
(Auto-Translation): (a) What actions did he take? (b) How did he behave? (c) With what intention did he act?
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Kathaṃkara (कथंकर).—adj. (= Pali id.; compare evaṃkara), acting how?: Mahāvastu i.284.17; iii.212.12 (mss. corrupt); 372.21 kathaṃkaro prajñāvāṃ bhoti…
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Katham, A, Kara.
Starts with: Kathamkaram.
Full-text: Kathamkaram, Evamkara.
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