Papacara, Pāpācāra, Papa-acara: 6 definitions

Introduction:

Papacara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.

Papacara has 5 English definitions available.

Alternative spellings of this word include Papachara.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[Deutsch Wörterbuch]

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

Pāpācāra (पापाचार):—(pāpa + ācāra) adj. einen bösen Wandel führend (Gegens. dharmātman) [Hiḍimbavadha 1, 48.]

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Pāpacara (पापचर):—m. Nomen proprium eines Bösewichts von König in einem Drama [Oxforder Handschriften 139,a,22.]

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

Pāpacara (पापचर):—m. Nomen proprium eines Bösewicht in einem Schauspiel.

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Pāpācāra (पापाचार):——

1) Adj. einen bösen Wandel führend.

2) m. Nomen proprium eines Fürsten [Dhūrtanāṭaka 54.]

context information

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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