Papacarya, Pāpacarya, Papa-carya: 3 definitions
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Papacarya 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 dictionaryPāpacarya (पापचर्य).—
1) a sinner.
2) demon.
Derivable forms: pāpacaryaḥ (पापचर्यः).
Pāpacarya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pāpa and carya (चर्य).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPāpacarya (पापचर्य) or Pāpacaryya.—m.
(-ryaḥ) 1. A sinner. 2. A fiend, a Rakshasa. E. pāpa, and caryā practice, or carya to be gone (in or by.)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPāpacarya (पापचर्य):—[pāpa-carya] (ryyaḥ) 1. m. A sinner; a fiend.
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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