Adhashcara, Adhaścara, Adhas-cara, Adhakcara: 8 definitions
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Adhashcara 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.
The Sanskrit term Adhaścara can be transliterated into English as Adhascara or Adhashcara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Adhashchara.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAdhaścara (अधश्चर).—[adhaḥ khanitvā carati-ac]
1) thief.
2) one who goes downwards.
Derivable forms: adhaścaraḥ (अधश्चरः).
Adhaścara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms adhas and cara (चर).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAdhaścara (अधश्चर).—mfn.
(-raḥ-rā-rī-raṃ) m.
(-raḥ) A thief. E. adhas low, vile, and cara who goes down or below.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAdhaścara (अधश्चर):—[=adhaś-cara] [from adhas] m. ‘creeping on the ground’, a thief.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAdhaścara (अधश्चर):—[tatpurusha compound] I. m. f. n.
(-raḥ-rī-ram) Going down or below. Ii. m.
(-raḥ) A thief. E. adhas and cara. See the following.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAdhaścara (अधश्चर):—[adha-ścara] (raḥ) 1. m. A thief.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusAdhaścara (ಅಧಶ್ಚರ):—[adjective] moving below or moves downwards; not going, moving or flying high.
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Adhaścara (ಅಧಶ್ಚರ):—
1) [noun] one who goes downwards.
2) [noun] one who moves stealthily; a thief.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Adha, Adhas, Cara, Ata.
Starts with: Adhashcaranavapata.
Full-text: Cara.
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