Abhicaramantra, Abhicāramantra, Abhicara-mantra: 5 definitions
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Abhicaramantra 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 dictionaryAbhicāramantra (अभिचारमन्त्र).—a magical formula, an incantation or formula for working a charm; स्फुटमिद- मभिचारमन्य एक (sphuṭamida- mabhicāramanya eka) Śiśupālavadha 7.58.
Derivable forms: abhicāramantraḥ (अभिचारमन्त्रः).
Abhicāramantra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms abhicāra and mantra (मन्त्र).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhicāramantra (अभिचारमन्त्र).—m.
(-ntraḥ) A formula or prayer for working a charm, an incantation. E. abhicāra, and mantra a formula.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhicāramantra (अभिचारमन्त्र):—[=abhi-cāra-mantra] [from abhi-cāra > abhi-car] m. a formula or prayer for working a charm, an incantation.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhicāramantra (अभिचारमन्त्र):—[tatpurusha compound] m.
(-ntraḥ) A formula or hymn for working a charm or incantation; e. g. Śiśupālab.: sphuṭamidamabhicāramantra eva prati yuvaterabhidhānamaṅganānām. E. abhicāra and mantra.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhicāramantra (अभिचारमन्त्र):—[abhicāra-mantra] (ntraḥ) 1. m. A magical spell, incantation.
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: Mantra, Abhicara.
Full-text: Abhimantranamantra, Abhidhana.
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