Vimarga, Vimārga: 13 definitions

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Vimarga means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Vimārga (विमार्ग):—An abnormal path

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

vimārga (विमार्ग).—m S A devious or bad way or course; immorality, licentiousness &c.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

vimārga (विमार्ग).—m A devious or bad way.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vimārga (विमार्ग).—

1) A bad road.

2) A wrong road, evil conduct or course, immorality.

3) A broom.

Derivable forms: vimārgaḥ (विमार्गः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vimārga (विमार्ग).—m.

(-rgaḥ) 1. A broom, a brush. 2. A bad road. 3. A wrong road, literally or figuratively, evil conduct. E. vi before mṛj to clean, aff. ghañ; or vi privative, and mārga a road.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vimārga (विमार्ग).—[vi-mārga]m. I.. 1. A bad road, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 2. ed. 68, 40. 2. Evil conduct. Ii. i. e. vi-mṛj + a, A broom, a brush.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vimārga (विमार्ग).—1. [masculine] wiping off.

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Vimārga (विमार्ग).—2. [masculine] wrong road; [adjective] being on it.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Vimārga (विमार्ग):—[=vi-mārga] [from vi] a m. (for 2. See vi- √1. mṛj) a wrong road, evil course, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] mfn. being on a w° r°, [Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]

3) [=vi-mārga] 1. vi-mārga etc. See p. 951, col. 3.

4) [v.s. ...] 2a See under vi-√mṛj.

5) [=vi-mārga] [from vi-mṛj] 2b m. (for 1. See p. 951, col. 3) wiping off, [Āpastamba-śrauta-sūtra [Scholiast or Commentator]]

6) [v.s. ...] a broom, brush, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

7) Vīmārga (वीमार्ग):—[=vī-mārga] m. (for 3. vi + m; √mṛj), [Pāṇini 6-3, 122 [Scholiast or Commentator]]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vimārga (विमार्ग):—[vi-mārga] (rgaḥ) 1. m. A broom; a bad road; a wrong course.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Vimārga (विमार्ग) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vimagga.

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Vimarga in German

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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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Hindi dictionary

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Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Vimārga (विमार्ग):—(nm) a wrong path/course.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Vimārga (ವಿಮಾರ್ಗ):—

1) [noun] a road, way that is unfit to traverse on.

2) [noun] a wrong road; an evil course; an immoral way or unethical means.

3) [noun] a bundle of long, stiff straws fastened to a long handle and used for sweeping; a broom.

4) [noun] a particular mode in horse-riding.

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