Naktamcara, Naktaṃcara, Naktam-cara: 6 definitions

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Naktamcara 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.

Naktamcara has 4 English definitions available.

Alternative spellings of this word include Naktamchara.

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Naktaṃcara (नक्तंचर):—(naktam + cara) adj. in der Nacht umhergehend; subst. m. ein bei Nacht umherwanderndes Thier, ein nächtlicher Unhold, ein Rakṣas. Gegens. ahaścara [Śāṅkhāyana’s Gṛhyasūtrāṇi 2, 14.] bhūta [Mahābhārata 5, 7249. 14, 1921.] [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 29, 20.] divācaro na śarvaryāṃ na ca naktaṃcaro divā (grāhyaḥ) [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 85, 24. -] [Sāvitryupākhyāna 5, 74.] [Mahābhārata 1, 6508.] [Harivaṃśa 4351.] [Rāmāyaṇa 5, 11, 9.] naktaṃcareśvara [3. 48, 2.] f. naktaṃcarī [Kathāsaritsāgara 25, 104. 238.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

Naktaṃcara (नक्तंचर):——

1) Adj. in der Nacht wandelnd [Gautama's Dharmaśāstra] —

2) m. ein bei Nacht wandelndes Thier [Gautama's Dharmaśāstra] ein nächtlicher Unhold.

3) f. ī eine nächtliche Unholdin.

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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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