Alternative spellings of this word include Vyabhichar.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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.

context information

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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Partial matches: Car.

Starts with (+1): Vyabhicara, Vyabhicarabhava, Vyabhicaradapi, Vyabhicaraka, Vyabhicarakrit, Vyabhicarana, Vyabhicaranirupanakhanda, Vyabhicarartham, Vyabhicarata, Vyabhicaratas, Vyabhicaratva, Vyabhicaravant, Vyabhicaravat, Vyabhicaravivarjita, Vyabhicari, Vyabhicaribhava, Vyabhicarin, Vyabhicarini, Vyabhicarisu, Vyabhicarita.

Full-text: Vahicara, Vyabhicari, Vyabhicarana, Vyabhicaratva, Vyabhicaravat, Vyabhicarata, Vyabhicarakrit, Vyabhicaranirupanakhanda, Vyabhicaravivarjita, Vyabhicarini, Vyabhicarabhava, Vyabhicarartham, Vyabhicarita, Vyabhicaratas, Vyabhicarin, Vyabhicara, Vyabhicaribhava.

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