Annasamskara, Annasaṃskāra, Anna-samskara: 5 definitions
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Annasamskara 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 dictionaryAnnasaṃskāra (अन्नसंस्कार).—consecration of food.
Derivable forms: annasaṃskāraḥ (अन्नसंस्कारः).
Annasaṃskāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms anna and saṃskāra (संस्कार).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnnasaṃskāra (अन्नसंस्कार):—[=anna-saṃskāra] [from anna] m. consecrating of food.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnnasaṃskāra (अन्नसंस्कार):—[tatpurusha compound] m.
(-raḥ) Consecration of food, by means of a sacrificial act; comp. the following. E. anna and saṃskāra.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAnnasaṃskāra (ಅನ್ನಸಂಸ್ಕಾರ):—
1) [noun] the art, practice, process or work of cooking; cookery.
2) [noun] the process of religious purification of food served.
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: Anna, Samskara.
Starts with: Annasamskarakarman.
Full-text: Annasamskarakarman, Annasamparka, Anna.
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