Ahamkara, Ahaṅkāra, Ahaṃkāra, Ahankara, Aham-kara: 31 definitions
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Ahamkara has 29 English definitions available.
Alternative spellings of this word include Ahankar.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchAhaṃkāra (अहंकार):—(aham + kāra) m.
1) Selbstbeziehung, das Bewusstsein des Ichs, Egoismus [Chāndogyopaniṣad 7, 25, 1.] [Praśnopaniṣad 4, 8.] [ŚVETĀŚV. Upakośā 5, 8.] udvavarhātmanaścaiva manaḥ sadasadātmakam . manasaścāpyahaṃkāramabhimantāramīśvaram .. [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 1, 14.] ko haṃkāra iti proktaḥ . -. mahājñānamahaṃkāraḥ [Mahābhārata 3, 17384. fg.] [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 3, 177.] [Bhagavadgītā 7, 4.] [SĀṂKHYAK. 22. 24. 25.] [Vedāntasāra] in [Benfey’ Chrestomathie aus Sanskritwerken 207, 3.] [Bālabodhanī 7. 8. 10.] —
2) Selbstbewusstsein, grosse Meinung von sich, Dünkel, Stolz, Hochmuth [Amarakoṣa 1, 1, 7, 22.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 316.] [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 11, 4.] sāma dānamahaṃkāraḥ kṣamā satyaṃ dhṛtiḥ sthitiḥ . iti kṣatraguṇā rāma daṇḍaścāpyapakāriṇām .. [Rāmāyaṇa 4, 16, 22.] nirmamo nirahaṃkāraḥ [Bhagavadgītā 2, 71.] mūḍhatayāhaṃkāramāśrito mama vacanaṃ na karoṣi [Pañcatantra 176, 2.] mayā nivārito pi na sthito tilaulyādvidyāhaṃkārācca [247, 20.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 5, 135.] ahamahamikā tu sā syātparasparaṃ yo bhavatyahaṃkāraḥ [Amarakoṣa 2, 8, 2, 70.]
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Ahaṃkāra (अहंकार):—
2) rūpāhaṃkāra [Kathāsaritsāgara 52, 77.] vacaḥ sāhaṃkāram stolz, übermüthig [60, 189.] —
3) Nomen proprium eines Mannes [Oxforder Handschriften 148,a,8.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungAhaṃkāra (अहंकार):—m. —
1) Ichbewusstsein. —
2) Selbstsucht [Indische sprüche 810.] —
3) Selbstbewusstsein , Dünkel , Hochmuth. —
4) Nomen proprium eines Mannes.
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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Partial matches: Aham, Aha, Kara, Nakara.
Starts with: Ahamkarabhava, Ahamkaragarima, Ahamkarakaraka, Ahamkarakaya, Ahamkarana, Ahamkarashabda, Ahamkaratana, Ahamkaravamta, Ahamkaravamte, Ahamkaravant, Ahamkaravat, Ahamkaravishuddhi, Ahankaradarpa, Ahankarakarshini, Ahankararupa, Ahankaratattva, Ahankaravrita, Ahankaroddhata.
Ends with: Anahamkara, Anahankara, Bhutadyahamkara, Durahamkara, Kalahakara, Nirahamkara, Nirahankara, Sahamkara, Taijasahamkara, Tamasahamkara, Vaikarikahamkara.
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Laghu-yoga-vasistha (by K. Narayanasvami Aiyar)
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
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Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
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A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 1 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 13 - Mahat and Ahaṃkāra < [Chapter VII - The Kapila and the Pātañjala Sāṃkhya (yoga)]
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Taittiriya Upanishad Bhashya Vartika (by R. Balasubramanian)
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