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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture

Ājñākara (आज्ञाकर) refers to “following orders” (as part of an offering ceremony), according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly, [as the Bhagavān teaches the offering manual of the root-heart] “[...] The vows should be caused to be taken up, then the stake should be driven out. They should eat together there. All Nāgas are subdued. As he wishes his own things to be done, he dwells as if he was at home. They will follow the orders (ājñākara) for all things to be done. Where he sends them there they go. They will do everything. [...]”.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ājñākara (आज्ञाकर).—a (S) ājñākarttā a (S) ājñākārī a (S) śirīṃ || ājñāṅkita a (S) ājñādhāraka or ājñādhārī a (S) ājñādhīna a (S) ājñānusārī a (S) ājñānuvarttī a (S) Obedient, dependent; that receives or obeys orders. ājñādhāraka as used in letters well answers to "Your obedient servant."

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

ājñākara (आज्ञाकर) [-dhāraka-dhārī, -धारक-धारी].—a Obedient.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ājñākara (आज्ञाकर).—a. obeying or executing orders, obedient.

-raḥ a servant; °करत्वमधिगम्य (karatvamadhigamya) V.3.19 being the obedient servant; कार्याणां गतयो विधेरपि नयन्त्याज्ञाकरत्वं चिरात् (kāryāṇāṃ gatayo vidherapi nayantyājñākaratvaṃ cirāt) Mu.7.16 subjection.

Ājñākara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ājñā and kara (कर). See also (synonyms): ājñākārin.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ājñākara (आज्ञाकर).—mfn.

(-raḥ-rī-raṃ) Obeying, obedient, performing an order. m.

(-raḥ) A servant. E. ājñā and kara who makes.

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

Ājñākara (आज्ञाकर).—[ājñā-kara], m., f. rī, A servant, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] 110, 14.

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

Ājñākara (आज्ञाकर).—[masculine] ī [feminine] servant; [abstract] karatva [neuter]

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

Ājñākara (आज्ञाकर):—[=ā-jñā-kara] m. ‘executing an order’, a servant, [Rāmāyaṇa iv, 9, 4, etc.]

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

Ājñākara (आज्ञाकर):—[ājñā-kara] (raḥ-rī-ra) a. Obedient.

[Sanskrit to German]

Ajnakara 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Ajna, Kara.

Starts with: Ajnakarana, Ajnakaratva.

Ends with: Prajnakara, Sadyahprajnakara, Yajnakara.

Full-text: Ajnakaratva, Ajnakarin.

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