"adhikarana" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: adhikaranas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit अधिकरण (adhikaraṇa, “government”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|sa|कृ}}, {{bor|en|sa|अधिकरण||government}} Sanskrit अधिकरण (adhikaraṇa, “government”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} adhikarana (plural adhikaranas)
  1. (historical) In ancient India, an administrative department Tags: historical Categories (place): India
    Sense id: en-adhikarana-en-noun-lF51vUBs Disambiguation of India: 99 1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 98 2
  2. (historical) The office of such a department Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-adhikarana-en-noun-uYNd6kig
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): Government
Disambiguation of Government: 0 0

Inflected forms

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