Maciram, Ma-ciram, Māciram: 5 definitions
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Maciram 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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Māciram (माचिरम्).—ind. without delay, shortly, quickly; अमात्यान् वृष्णिवीराणां द्रष्टुमिच्छामि माचिरम् (amātyān vṛṣṇivīrāṇāṃ draṣṭumicchāmi māciram) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 16.7.6.
Māciram is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mā and ciram (चिरम्). See also (synonyms): māvilambam, māvilambitam.
Māciram (माचिरम्).—[adverb] shortly, quick, mostly [with] imper, lit. (be) not long!
1) Māciram (माचिरम्):—[=mā-ciram] [from mā] a ind., ‘not long’, shortly, quickly, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Purāṇa] (generally after an [imperative] or augmentless [Aorist], and almost always at the end of a verse; sometimes mc. for na-ciram q.v.)
2) b See under 1. mā, p. 804, col. 2.
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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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Full-text: Mavilambam, Mavilambitam, Tvaravant, Acira, Mangala, Ambashtha, Tvar, Cira.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 5.79.9 < [Sukta 79]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Brahma Purana (critical study) (by Surabhi H. Trivedi)
Vaishnava Myths in the Puranas (by Kum. Geeta P. Kurandwad)
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