Turagabrahmacarya, Turaga-brahmacarya: 1 definition

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Turagabrahmacarya 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 dictionary

Turagabrahmacarya (तुरगब्रह्मचर्य).—forced or compulsory celibacy, leading a life of celibacy simply in consequence of the absence of female society.

Derivable forms: turagabrahmacaryam (तुरगब्रह्मचर्यम्).

Turagabrahmacarya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms turaga and brahmacarya (ब्रह्मचर्य).

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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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