anāhāra

a. Abstaining from food, fasting. --raḥ 1 Abstinence from food, fasting; anāhāreṇātmānaṃ vyāpādayi- ṣyāmi H. 1. --2 Non-production. --3 Non-seizure.

Dictionary Definitions

[apte] a. Abstaining from food, fasting. --raḥ 1 Abstinence from food, fasting; anāhāreṇātmānaṃ vyāpādayi- ṣyāmi H. 1. --2 Non-production. --3 Non-seizure.

[mw] m. not taking food, abstinence, non-seizure 29,1 5733 m. non-production 29,1 5734 mfn. one who abstains from food. 004037 29,1 5735 mfn. not taking (food) 29,1 5736

Root

√aṇa अण

Gaṇa 1· bhvadi· Parasmaipada · śabde

to breathe,to utter a voice,to sound

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Corpus Profile

Part of Speech: NOUN
Occurrences: 12
Texts: 9

DCS: kind of aquatic bird | Monier-Williams: an-AhAra mfn. one who abstains from food.

Occurrences

Appears in 11 texts.

Astangahrdayasamhita Brhatkathaslokasamgraha Carakasamhita Divyavadana Hitopadesa Ramayana Saundarananda Vaisesikasutravrtti Visnupurana mahabharata mahabharata

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Concordance Sample

Rāmāyaṇasurface: anāhāro

anāhāro nirāloko dhanahīno yathā dvijaḥ

Rāmāyaṇasurface: anāhāraḥ

anāhāraḥ kathaṃ śakto bhagnasakthiśiromukhaḥ

Hitopadeśasurface: anāhāreṇa

anyathā anāhāreṇātmānaṃ tava dvāri vyāpādayiṣyāmīti