Ajamara, Ajamāra, Aja-mara: 5 definitions

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Ajamara 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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ajamāra (अजमार).—[ajaṃ mārayati vikrayārthaṃ; mṛ-ṇic-aṇ]

1) a butcher.

2) Name of a country (the modern Ajmeer, which, it is supposed, formerly abounded in butchers).

3) Name of a tribe (gaṇa).

Derivable forms: ajamāraḥ (अजमारः).

Ajamāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms aja and māra (मार).

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

Ajamāra (अजमार):—[=aja-māra] [from aja > aj] m. Name of a tribe or prince, ([gana] kurv-ādi, q.v.)

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

Ajamāra (अजमार):—[tatpurusha compound] m.

(-raḥ) The name of a prince(?). E. aja and māra.

[Sanskrit to German]

Ajamara in German

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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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