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adhikarana

adhikarana noun: in ancient India, an administrative department.

Noun

adhikarana (plural adhikaranas)

  1. (historical) In ancient India, an administrative department
  2. (historical) The office of such a department

Forms of adhikarana

pluraladhikaranas

Origin of adhikarana

Borrowed from Sanskrit अधिकरण (adhikaraṇa, “government”).

Questions about adhikarana

What does adhikarana mean?
Adhikarana means in ancient India, an administrative department.
What part of speech is adhikarana?
Adhikarana is a noun.
What is the plural of adhikarana?
The plural of adhikarana is adhikaranas.

Words near adhikarana in the dictionary

  1. adhibiting
  2. adhibition
  3. adhibitions
  4. adhibits
  5. adhikar
  6. adhikarana
  7. adhikaranas
  8. Adhikari
  9. Adhikaris
  10. adhikars
  11. Adhira

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