Grahacara, Grahacāra: 4 definitions
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Grahacara 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Grahachara.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarygrahacāra (ग्रहचार).—m (S) Motion of the sun and planets.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishgrahacāra (ग्रहचार).—m Motion of the sun and planets.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Grahacāra (ग्रहचार) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—by the same. Io. 733.
—[commentary] by Rāmakiṃkāra. Io. 733. Sūcīpustaka 16.
2) Grahacāra (ग्रहचार):—by Kevalarāma Pañcānana. As p. 60. C. by Rāmakiṃkara. As p. 60.
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 corpusGrahacāra (ಗ್ರಹಚಾರ):—
1) [noun] = ಗ್ರಹಗತಿ [grahagati].
2) [noun] the condition (esp. miserable one) supposed to be caused by the positions or movements of planets.
3) [noun] (gen.) the miserable condition of a person.
4) [noun] ಗ್ರಹಚಾರ ಬಿಡಿಸು [grahacara bidisu] grahacāra biḍisu (fig.) to scold severely; ಗ್ರಹಚಾರ ವಕ್ರಿಸು [grahacara vakrisu] grahacāra vakrisu (a miserable plight) to befall; (something) to eclipse; to bring ill-fame to; ಗ್ರಹಚಾರ ಹಿಡಿ [grahacara hidi] grahacāra hiḍi = ಗ್ರಹಚಾರ ವಕ್ರಿಸು [grahacara vakrisu].
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)
Starts with: Grahacaratika.
Full-text: Shanka, Kevalarama pancanana.
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Chapter 57 - Movements of the Planets (grahacāra) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]