Pidakarana, Pīḍākaraṇa, Pida-karana: 4 definitions
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Pidakarana 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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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPīḍākaraṇa (पीडाकरण).—torturing.
Derivable forms: pīḍākaraṇam (पीडाकरणम्).
Pīḍākaraṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pīḍā and karaṇa (करण).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPīḍākaraṇa (पीडाकरण).—n.
(-ṇaṃ) Torturing, tormenting. E. pīḍā, and karaṇa making.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPīḍākaraṇa (पीडाकरण):—[=pīḍā-karaṇa] [from pīḍā > pīḍ] n. the causing of pain, torturing, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPīḍākaraṇa (पीडाकरण):—[pīḍā-karaṇa] (ṇaṃ) 1. n. Tormenting.
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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