Sanskar: 1 definition

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Sanskar means something in Hindi. 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.

Ambiguity: Although Sanskar has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Samskara.

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Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Sanskar in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) mental impression(s) (forming the mind); sacrament; rite/ritual, ceremony; purification; improvement, refinement; ~[vana, ~shila] cultured, well-reared, of refined taste; hence ~[shilata] (nf); ~[hina] uncultured, ill-bred/ill-reared, unrefined..—sanskar (संस्कार) is alternatively transliterated as Saṃskāra.

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