Abharya, Abh膩rya: 5 definitions
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Abharya 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationAbh膩rya (啶呧き啶距ぐ啷嵿く) refers to a 鈥渨ifeless man鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.3.54 (鈥淒escription of the duties of the chaste wife鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, as a Brahmin lady said to P膩rvat墨: 鈥淸...] The present and the next world can be won through her. A wifeless man (补产丑腻谤测补) [苍腻产丑腻谤测补岣�] is not authorized to perform the rites of gods, Pit峁泂 guests and sacrifices. He alone is the true householder in whose house there is a chaste lady. The others are devoured by an ogress or old age. [...]鈥�.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbh膩rya (啶呧き啶距ぐ啷嵿く).鈥擺adjective] without a wife.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus膧bh膩rya (嗖嗋箔嗖距舶喑嵿帛):鈥�
1) [noun] anything that adds grace or beauty; anything serving to adorn; decoration; embellishment.
2) [noun] a desirable or needed adjunct; an ornament.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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