ahamkara

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noun

Attachment to one's ego.

OriginSanskrit अहंकार →
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Meanings

nounahamkara (countable and uncountable, plural ahamkaras)

plural ahamkaras

  1. HinduismcountableuncountableAttachment to one's ego.

Origin

  1. Sanskritअहंकार
  2. Englishahamkara

Borrowed from Sanskrit अहंकार (ahaṃkāra).

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Translations

Finnish ahamkara
  • ahamkaraattachment to the ego in Hinduism
Portuguese ahamkara
  • ahamkaraattachment to the ego in Hinduism
Thai อหังการ
  • อหังการattachment to the ego in Hinduism
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