Vakrama: 5 definitions
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Vakrama 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 dictionaryVakrama (वक्रम).—See अवक्रम (avakrama) and अवक्रय (avakraya).
See also (synonyms): vakraya.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVakrama (वक्रम).—m.
(-maḥ) Flight, retreat. E. ava reverse, kram to go, aff. ac, and the initial rejected.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVakrama (वक्रम):—[=va-krama] m. (for ava-krama) flight, retreat, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVakrama (वक्रम):—(maḥ) 1. m. Flight.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Vakramati.
Ends with: Avakrama, Avvakrama, Krishnajayantyutsavakrama, Navakrama, Sarvakrama, Tattvakrama, Uktivakrrima, Yuvakrama.
Full-text: Vakraya.
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Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 7.12 - Contemplation on the nature of the universe and the body < [Chapter 7 - The Five Vows]