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Results for अभिचर्

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

अभिचर्abhicar1 P.
1. 1 Parasmaipada
2. To act wrongly towards any one, offend, trespass; तत्र विराधदनुकबन्धप्रभृतयः केऽप्यभिचरन्तीति श्रुतम् Mv.2.
3. To be faithless (as wife or husband) पतिं या नाभिचरति मनोवाग्देहसंयता Ms.5.165;9.12.
4. To charm, conjure, exorcise (by spell or incantations), employ spells for magical purposes etc. Rv.1.34. 14; वृष्टपायुःपुष्टिकामो वा तथैवाभिचरन्नपि Y.1.295;3.288.
5. to possess, occupy.
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

अभिचर्abhicar(Ved. Inf. अभ्/इ-चरित-व्/ऐ TBr., and अभि-चरितोस् Ka1t2h.; cf. Pa1n2. 3-4, 13 Sch.) to act wrongly towards any…

(Vedic or Veda Inf. अभ्/इ-चरित-व्/ऐ TBr., and अभि-चरितोस् Ka1t2h.; confer, compare Pa1n2. 3-4, 13 Scholiast or Commentator) to act wrongly towards any one; to be faithless (as a wife); to charm, enchant, bewitch fg-veda x, 34, 14 (subjunctive 2. plural -चरता*भ्/इ) AV. etc.; पूर्वा*भिचरिता (feminine perf. Passive voice page and participle) Equivalent to पूर्व-दिग्-गा-मिनी R. i, 34, 10.

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