Vyabhicar: 4 definitions

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Vyabhicar 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Vyabhichar.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vyabhicar (व्यभिचर्).—1 P.

1) To go astray, deviate from; as in अव्यभिचरितं साध्यसामान्याधिकरण्यं व्याप्तिः (avyabhicaritaṃ sādhyasāmānyādhikaraṇyaṃ vyāptiḥ) Tarka. K.

2) To transgress against, be faithless to; तस्मात् स्वधर्मं भूतानां राजा न व्यभिचारयेत् (tasmāt svadharmaṃ bhūtānāṃ rājā na vyabhicārayet) Kau. A.1.3.

3) To act crookedly.

4) To offend, injure.

5) To fail, miscarry.

6) To practise sorcery.

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

Vyabhicar (व्यभिचर्).—the same; [Middle] bewitch, practise sorcery.

Vyabhicar is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vyabhi and car (चर्).

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

Vyabhicar (व्यभिचर्):—[=vy-abhi-√car] [Parasmaipada] [Ātmanepada] -carati, to act in an unfriendly way towards ([accusative] or [genitive case]), sin against, offend, injure, [Mahābhārata] : [Kathāsaritsāgara];

—to bewitch, practise sorcery ([plural] ‘against each other’), [Lāṭyāyana; Kathāsaritsāgara];

—to come to naught, fail, [Bījagaṇita; Bhāgavata-purāṇa];

—to go beyond, transgress, deviate from ([accusative]), [Kirātārjunīya; Pāṇini [Scholiast or Commentator]]

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

Vyabhicar (व्यभिचर्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vahicara.

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