Viracarya, Vīracaryā, Vira-acarya: 5 definitions
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Viracarya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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.
Viracarya has 4 English definitions available.
Alternative spellings of this word include Viracharya.
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Sanskrit dictionary
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchVīracarya (वीरचर्य):—m. Nomen proprium eines Fürsten [TĀRAN. 227.]
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Vīracaryā (वीरचर्या):—f. das Umherziehen eines Helden, das Ausgehen auf Abenteuer [Kathāsaritsāgara 83, 30. 124, 57.] [Rājataraṅgiṇī 3, 337.]
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: Carya, Vira, Acarya.
Ends with: Karaviracarya.
Full-text: Vira acarya, Ganitasarasamgraha, Ganitashastra, Kulalika.
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