Brahmakara, Brahmākāra, Brahman-kara: 6 definitions
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Brahmakara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarybrahmākāra (ब्रह्माकार).—m Regarding the universe and all things to be forms of brahma. Ex. of comp. brahmākāra- buddhi-dṛṣṭi-mana-vṛtti.
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 dictionaryBrahmakara (ब्रह्मकर).—a tax paid to the priestly class.
Derivable forms: brahmakaraḥ (ब्रह्मकरः).
Brahmakara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms brahman and kara (कर).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryBrahmakāra (ब्रह्मकार).—[adjective] offering prayers, devout.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Brahmakara (ब्रह्मकर):—[=brahma-kara] [from brahma > brahman] m. an impost paid to the Brāhmanical class, [Inscriptions]
2) Brahmakāra (ब्रह्मकार):—[=brahma-kāra] [from brahma > brahman] mfn. making or offering prayers, [Ṛg-veda]
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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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Partial matches: Brahman, Brahma, Kara.
Starts with: Brahmakaranavada.
Full-text: Brahmakrit, Kara.
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