Atmotkarsha, Ātmotkarṣa, Atma-utkarsha: 4 definitions
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Atmotkarsha has 3 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Ātmotkarṣa can be transliterated into English as Atmotkarsa or Atmotkarsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Atmotkarsh.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungĀtmotkarṣa (आत्मोत्कर्ष):—m. —
1) das Mehrgelten der eigenen Person [Indische sprüche 924.] —
2) Selbstüberhebung [Indische sprüche 6736.]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Utkarsha, Atman.
Starts with: Atmotkarshana.
Full-text: Utkarsha, Attukkosa, Atmotkarsh, Attukkarisa, Parininda, Marg, Pamsana.
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