Abhihara, ´¡²ú³ó¾±³óÄå°ù²¹: 15 definitions
Introduction:
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India history and geography
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary´¡²ú³ó¾±³óÄå°ù²¹.â€�(CII 1), a reward. Note: ²¹²ú³ó¾±³óÄå°ù²¹ is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossaryâ€� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary²¹²ú³ó¾±³óÄå°ù²¹ : (m.) bringing near; offering.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary´¡²ú³ó¾±³óÄå°ù²¹, (fr. abhiharati) bringing, offering, gift S.I, 82; Sn.710; J.I, 81 (Äsanâ). (Page 72)
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Pali is the language of the Tipiá¹aka, which is the sacred canon of TheravÄda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAbhihara (अà¤à¤¿à¤¹à¤�).—Carrying off, removing.
Derivable forms: ²¹²ú³ó¾±³ó²¹°ù²¹á¸� (अà¤à¤¿à¤¹à¤°à¤ƒ).
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1) Carrying away, robbing, stealing.
2) An attack, assault.
3) Arming oneself, taking up arms.
4) Mingling together, mixture.
5) An effort.
6) A drunkard; drinker of smoking drinks.
7) Bringing near; तसà¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤à¤¿à¤¹à¤¾à¤°à¤� कà¥à¤°à¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤šà¥à¤� (tasyÄbhihÄraá¹� kuryÄcca) MahÄbhÄrata (Bombay) 12.69.37. cf. अà¤à¤¿à¤¹à¤¾à¤°à¥‹à¤½- à¤à¤¿à¤¯à¥‹à¤—े à¤� चौरà¥à¤¯à¥‡ संनहनेऽपà¤� à¤� (abhihÄro'- bhiyoge ca caurye saṃnahane'pi ca) Nm.
Derivable forms: ²¹²ú³ó¾±³óÄå°ù²¹á¸� (अà¤à¤¿à¤¹à¤¾à¤°à¤�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary´¡²ú³ó¾±³óÄå°ù²¹ (अà¤à¤¿à¤¹à¤¾à¤°).â€�(m.; to Sanskrit abhiharati; = Pali id., not recorded in this sense in Sanskrit; compare abhisÄra), offering, gift, present: ²Ñ²¹³óÄå±¹²¹²õ³Ù³Ü iii.387.18; (gandhamÄlyÄdy)abhihÄreṇa ´³Äå³Ù²¹°ì²¹³¾Äå±ôÄå 207.17.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary´¡²ú³ó¾±³óÄå°ù²¹ (अà¤à¤¿à¤¹à¤¾à¤°).—m.
(-°ù²¹á¸�) 1. Robbing, seizing any thing in the owner’s presence. 2. A brisk attack. 3. Arming, taking up arms. E. abhi before ³óá¹� to take, and ²µ³ó²¹Ã± aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary´¡²ú³ó¾±³óÄå°ù²¹ (अà¤à¤¿à¤¹à¤¾à¤°).—i. e. abhi-³óá¹� + a, m. 1. Seizing. 2. Robbing. 3. Attack. 4. Arming.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Abhihara (अà¤à¤¿à¤¹à¤�):—[=abhi-hara] a etc. See abhi-√³óá¹›.
2) [=abhi-hara] [from abhi-³óá¹�] b mfn. (ifc.) carrying off, removing, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halÄyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) ´¡²ú³ó¾±³óÄå°ù²¹ (अà¤à¤¿à¤¹à¤¾à¤°):—[=²¹²ú³ó¾±-³óÄå°ù²¹] [from abhi-³óá¹�] m. bringing near, [Patañjali] (cf. Äå²ú³ó¾±-³óÄå°ù¾±°ì²¹)
4) [v.s. ...] robbing, seizing anything (in the owner’s presence), [MahÄbhÄrata xiii, 3047]
5) [v.s. ...] brisk attack, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halÄyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] effort, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halÄyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] arming, taking up arms, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halÄyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) [v.s. ...] mingling together, [Caraka etc.]
9) [v.s. ...] offering, sacrifice, [´³Äå³Ù²¹°ì²¹³¾Äå±ôÄå]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary´¡²ú³ó¾±³óÄå°ù²¹ (अà¤à¤¿à¤¹à¤¾à¤°):—[tatpurusha compound] m.
(-°ù²¹á¸�) 1) Seizing or robbing any thing in the owner’s presence (Amarak., Jaá¹Ädh.: = ²¹²ú³ó¾±²µ°ù²¹³ó²¹á¹‡a; see the following meaning).
2) Robbing or stealing, in general; (Amarak., Med., Hem., Ajayap., ÅšabdaratnÄv. &c.: = caurya; Bharata: abhimukhagrahaṇe sarvato grahaṇe ca); e. g. ÅšÄntip. MahÄbh.: ye guptÄÅ›caiva durgÄÅ›ca deÅ›Ästeá¹£u praveÅ›ayet . dhanino balamukhyÄṃśca sÄntvayitvÄ punaá¸� punaá¸� . sasyÄbhihÄraá¹� kuryÄcca svayameva narÄdhipaá¸�.
3) Attack, assault (Amarak., Bharata: Med. &c.: = abhiyoga; RÄmÄsr.: abhigamyÄkramaṇamabhiyogaá¸�; ‘approaching out of desire to do injuryâ€� ²¹±è²¹³¦¾±°ìÄ«°ùá¹£a²âÄå²ú³ó¾±²µ²¹³¾²âÄå°ì°ù²¹³¾²¹á¹‡a³¾).
4) Strenuous effort, exertion (;accord. to ²Ñ²¹³Ù³ó³Ü°ù±ðÅ›Äå²õ explan. of abhiyoga in the Amarak.: = udyoga; and Hem. nÄn.: = udyama; for the verse 4. 235. in the latter runs, according to the best Mss. thus: ²¹²ú³ó¾±³óÄå°ù²¹á¸� saṃnahane caurikodyamayorapi; the last words being in the room of the absurd lesson of the Calc. ed.: …c²¹³Ü°ù²â²¹³¾²¹»å²â²¹±è²¹²â´Ç°ù²¹±è¾±, according to which the word would mean instead of ‘exertionâ€�, ‘a wine-drinker!â€�).
5) Arming, taking up an armour or arms in general (Amarak. &c. &c.: ²õ²¹á¹ƒn²¹³ó²¹²Ô²¹ or saṃnÄha; Bharata: = saṃnÄhagrahaṇam . khaá¸gakavacÄdigrahaṇamityanye).
6) Mingling together, intermixture; e. g. ³§Äåá¹…k³ó²â²¹°ìÄå°ù.: (things may be imperceptible) …s²¹³Ü°ìá¹£m²âÄå»å±¹²â²¹±¹²¹»å³óÄå²ÔÄå»å²¹²ú³ó¾±²ú³ó²¹±¹Äå³Ù²õ²¹³¾Äå²ÔÄå²ú³ó¾±³óÄå°ùÄ峦³¦²¹ (VijnÄnÄch.: samÄnÄbhihÄraá¸� sajÄtÄ«yasaṃvalanam . yathÄ mÄhiá¹£agavyamiÅ›raṇÄnmÄhiá¹£atvÄgrahaṇÄditi). E. ³óá¹� with abhi, ká¹›t aff. ²µ³ó²¹Ã±.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ´¡²ú³ó¾±³óÄå°ù²¹ (अà¤à¤¿à¤¹à¤¾à¤°):—[²¹²ú³ó¾±-³óÄå°ù²¹] (°ù²¹á¸�) 1. m. Robbing; attack; taking up alms.
2) Abhihara (अà¤à¤¿à¤¹à¤�):—[abhi-hara] (raá¸�-rÄ-raá¹�) a. Removing, destroying.
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus´¡²ú³ó¾±³óÄå°ù²¹ (ಅà²à²¿à²¹à²¾à²°):â€�
1) [noun] the carrying away of another’s property by force; the act of plundering; robbery.
2) [noun] an attack; a hostile offensive action; onslaught.
3) [noun] a preparation for a war or attack; arming oneself; a taking up of arms.
4) [noun] the act of pushing.
5) [noun] the act of mixing different things together.
6) [noun] a try, esp. a hard try; an attempt; an endeavour; an effort.
7) [noun] the quality of being ruthless; lack of pity or compassion.
8) [noun] a person who often gets drunk; an inebriate; a drunkard.
9) [noun] act of bring close.
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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Partial matches: Hara, Abhi, Na.
Starts with: Abhiharabhava, Abhiharadvaya, Abhiharaka, Abhiharana, Abhiharanasanna, Abhiharanatthana, Abhiharaniya, Abhiharanta, Abhiharanti, Abhiharantu, Abhiharapetva, Abhiharapuja, Abhiharasabbhava, Abhiharata, Abhiharati, Abhiharayati, Abhiharaye, Abhiharayi, Abhiharayim, Abhiharayum.
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