Mayacara, Māyācāra, Maya-acara: 5 definitions
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Mayacara 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Mayachara.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMāyācāra (मायाचार).—a. acting deceitfully.
Māyācāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms māyā and ācāra (आचार).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Māyācāra (मायाचार):—[from māyā > māya] mfn. (māyāc) practising illusion or, deceit, [Subhāṣitāvali]
2) [=māyā-cāra] [from māyācāra > māyā > māya] acting deceitfully, [Mahābhārata]
[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 corpusMāyācāra (ಮಾಯಾಚಾರ):—[noun] the practice or an instance of falsely presenting an appearance of virtue or falsely professing a belief to which one’s own character or conduct does not conform; dissimulation, pretence; hypocrisy.
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: Maya, Cara, Acara.
Ends with: Samayacara.
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