Vyabhicarini, Vyabhicāriṇī: 3 definitions
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Vyabhicarini 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 Vyabhicharini.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVyabhicāriṇī (व्यभिचारिणी).—An unchaste wife, adulteress.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVyabhicāriṇī (व्यभिचारिणी):—[=vy-abhicāriṇī] [from vy-abhicārin > vyabhi-car] f. a wanton woman, unchaste wife, adulteress, [Horace H. Wilson]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVyabhicāriṇi (ವ್ಯಭಿಚಾರಿಣಿ):—[noun] a woman who indulges or has the tendency to indulge in excesive, unrestrained and illicit sexual activity.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 7.28 - The transgressions of the minor vow of contentment with one’s wife < [Chapter 7 - The Five Vows]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 1.7.82 < [Chapter 7 - Pūrṇa (pinnacle of excellent devotees)]
The Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 1315-1320 < [Chapter 17 - Examination of the Definition of Sense-perception]
Verse 1667-1670 < [Chapter 19d - (D) On negation (abhāva)]
Reverberations of Dharmakirti’s Philosophy (by Birgit Kellner)