Kumarga, °³Ü³¾Äå°ù²µ²¹: 10 definitions
Introduction:
Kumarga means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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 Kumarg.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation°³Ü³¾Äå°ù²µ²¹ (कà¥à¤®à¤¾à¤°à¥à¤�) refers to “wrong pathsâ€�, according to the ÅšivapurÄṇa 2.3.31 (“Description of Åšiva’s magicâ€�).—Accordingly, as Åšiva (in disguise of a Brahmin) said to the Lord of Mountains: “I have come to know that you desire to give your daughter to Åšiva, [...] To Åšiva—who has no support, [...] whose matted hair is ill worn, who supports all who roam about, who has garland of snakes who is a mendicant, who is engaged in following wrong-paths (°ì³Ü³¾Äå°ù²µ²¹) and who tenaciously discards the Vedic path. [...]â€�.

The Purana (पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤�, purÄṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s 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.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipá¹›cchݳܳ¾Äå°ù²µ²¹ (कà¥à¤®à¤¾à¤°à¥à¤�) refers to “bad waysâ€�, according to the Gaganagañjaparipá¹›cchÄ: the eighth chapter of the MahÄsaṃnipÄta (a collection of MahÄyÄna Buddhist SÅ«tras).—Accordingly, “Then the Bodhisattva Gaganagañja, having praised the Lord with these verses, addressed himself to the Lord: ‘[...] The Lord, having awakened through his own power (²õ±¹²¹²â²¹á¹ƒb³óÅ«), entered into the state of perfect awakening by him self (svayam) to the total reality without a teacher. The Lord is the leader, and teaches the right way to those on bad ways (°ì³Ü³¾Äå°ù²µ²¹-pratipanna) without any leader (²¹²ÔÄå²â²¹°ì²¹). [...]’â€�.

Mahayana (महायान, mahÄyÄna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many ²õÅ«³Ù°ù²¹²õ of which some of the earliest are the various PrajñÄpÄramitÄ ²õÅ«³Ù°ù²¹²õ.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary°ì³Ü³¾Äå°ù²µ²¹ (कà¥à¤®à¤¾à¤°à¥à¤�).—m (S A bad road or way.) fig. A lax or devious course; immorality or licentiousness: also impiety, irreligion, heresy, heterodoxy.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English°ì³Ü³¾Äå°ù²µ²¹ (कà¥à¤®à¤¾à¤°à¥à¤�).â€�m A devious course; immorality, impiety, irreligion.
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
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) °³Ü³¾Äå°ù²µ²¹ (कà¥à¤®à¤¾à¤°à¥à¤�):—[=°ì³Ü-³¾Äå°ù²µ²¹] [from ku] a m. a bad way ([literally] and [figuratively]), [Pañcatantra etc.]
2) [=°ì³Ü-³¾Äå°ù²µ²¹] b See 1. ku.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), 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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary°³Ü³¾Äå°ù²µ²¹ (कà¥à¤®à¤¾à¤°à¥à¤�) [Also spelled kumarg]:â€�(nm) evil/undesirable course; ~[²µÄ峾ī] taking an evil course.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus°³Ü³¾Äå°ù²µ²¹ (ಕà³à²®à²¾à²°à³à²�):â€�
1) [noun] a bad or wrong path.
2) [noun] an immoral way or means.
3) [noun] belief or practice contrary to orthodox doctrine; heresy.
4) [noun] (rhet.) a style in poetics, which is not accepted.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary°³Ü³¾Äå°ù²µ²¹ (कà¥à¤®à¤¾à¤°à¥à¤�):—n. 1. a wrong course; bad way; 2. sin;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Kumarganirata.
Full-text: Kumarg, Kumarkkam, Kumarganirata, Pratipanna, Pithati, Ku.
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