Anahamkara, Anahaṃkāra: 3 definitions
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Anahamkara 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnahaṃkāra (अनहंकार).—[masculine] freedom from self-conceit.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Anahaṃkāra (अनहंकार):—[=an-ahaṃkāra] m. non-egotism, absence of self-conceit or of the tendency to regard self as something distinct from the Supreme Spirit, freedom from pride
2) [v.s. ...] mfn. free from self-conceit.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnahaṃkāra (अनहंकार):—[ana+haṃ-kāra] < [anahaṃ-kāra] (raḥ) 1. m. Humility.
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: Anaham, An, Ahamkara, Kara.
Starts with: Anahankara.
Ends with: Anahankara.
Full-text: Anahankara, Anahamvadin, Anahamkrita, Anahamkriti.
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