"अलंकार" meaning in Sanskrit

See अलंकार in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɐ.lɐŋ.kɑː.ɾɐ/ [Vedic], /ɐ.l̪ɐŋˈkɑː.ɾɐ/ [Classical-Sanskrit]
Etymology: From the root अलंकृ (alaṃkṛ), equal to अलम् (alam) + कार (kāra). Etymology templates: {{root|sa|inc-pro|*kar-}}, {{root|sa|iir-pro|*kar-}}, {{root|sa|ine-pro|*kʷer-}}, {{root|sa|sa|कृ}}, {{root|sa|sa|अलंकृ}}, {{sa-root|अलंकृ}} From the root अलंकृ (alaṃkṛ), {{af|sa|अलम्|कार}} अलम् (alam) + कार (kāra) Head templates: {{sa-noun|g=m}} अलंकार • (alaṃkāra) stem, m Inflection templates: {{sa-decl-noun-m}} Forms: alaṃkāra [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], अलंकारः [nominative, singular], अलंकारौ [dual, nominative], अलंकारा1 [dual, nominative], अलंकाराः [nominative, plural], अलंकारासः1 [nominative, plural], अलंकार [singular, vocative], अलंकारौ [dual, vocative], अलंकारा1 [dual, vocative], अलंकाराः [plural, vocative], अलंकारासः1 [plural, vocative], अलंकारम् [accusative, singular], अलंकारौ [accusative, dual], अलंकारा1 [accusative, dual], अलंकारान् [accusative, plural], अलंकारेण [instrumental, singular], अलंकाराभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], अलंकारैः [instrumental, plural], अलंकारेभिः1 [instrumental, plural], अलंकाराय [dative, singular], अलंकाराभ्याम् [dative, dual], अलंकारेभ्यः [dative, plural], अलंकारात् [ablative, singular], अलंकाराभ्याम् [ablative, dual], अलंकारेभ्यः [ablative, plural], अलंकारस्य [genitive, singular], अलंकारयोः [dual, genitive], अलंकाराणाम् [genitive, plural], अलंकारे [locative, singular], अलंकारयोः [dual, locative], अलंकारेषु [locative, plural]
  1. the act of decorating
    Sense id: en-अलंकार-sa-noun-R3kb486I Categories (other): Sanskrit terms belonging to the root अलंकृ, Sanskrit terms belonging to the root कृ Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms belonging to the root अलंकृ: 28 33 39 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms belonging to the root कृ: 28 33 39
  2. ornament, decoration
    Sense id: en-अलंकार-sa-noun-3Luganks Categories (other): Sanskrit terms belonging to the root अलंकृ, Sanskrit terms belonging to the root कृ Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms belonging to the root अलंकृ: 28 33 39 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms belonging to the root कृ: 28 33 39
  3. (rhetoric) an ornament of the sense or the sound, of which there are 2 types - śabdālaṃkāra(sound) and arthālaṃkāra (sense) Tags: rhetoric Categories (topical): Rhetoric
    Sense id: en-अलंकार-sa-noun-Y33Ovz9b Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit terms belonging to the root अलंकृ, Sanskrit terms belonging to the root कृ, Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 21 9 11 12 47 Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 11 31 58 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms belonging to the root अलंकृ: 28 33 39 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms belonging to the root कृ: 28 33 39 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations: 10 26 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: अलङ्कार (alaṅkāra) Derived forms: अर्थालंकार (arthālaṃkāra), आलंकारिक (ālaṃkārika), शब्दालंकार (śabdālaṃkāra)

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "arthālaṃkāra",
      "word": "अर्थालंकार"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "ālaṃkārika",
      "word": "आलंकारिक"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "śabdālaṃkāra",
      "word": "शब्दालंकार"
    }
  ],
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            "1": "borrowed",
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          "args": {},
          "expansion": "→",
          "name": "→"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hindustani:"
    },
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
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          },
          "expansion": "Hindi: अलंकार (alaṅkār)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Hindi: अलंकार (alaṅkār)"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ur",
            "2": "النکار",
            "tr": "alaṅkār"
          },
          "expansion": "Urdu: النکار (alaṅkār)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Urdu: النکار (alaṅkār)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kaw",
            "2": "alaṅkara",
            "3": "alĕṅkara",
            "4": "laṅkara",
            "5": "lĕṅkara",
            "bor": "1"
          },
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          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Javanese: alaṅkara, alĕṅkara, laṅkara, lĕṅkara\nJavanese: ꦊꦁꦏꦫ (lengkara, “impossible, improbable”)\n→ Balinese: ᬍᬗ᭄ᬓᬭ (lengkara, “sentence”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ml",
            "2": "അലങ്കാരം",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Malayalam: അലങ്കാരം (alaṅkāraṁ)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Malayalam: അലങ്കാരം (alaṅkāraṁ)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ta",
            "2": "அலங்காரம்",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tamil: அலங்காரம் (alaṅkāram)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tamil: அலங்காரம் (alaṅkāram)"
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      "tags": [
        "romanization"
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "tags": [
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      ]
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      "form": "अलंकारौ",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative"
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      "form": "अलंकारा1",
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      "form": "अलंकाराः",
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        "plural"
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    {
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      "roman": "alaṃkārāsaḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "अलंकार",
      "roman": "alaṃkāra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "अलंकारौ",
      "roman": "alaṃkārau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
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    {
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      "roman": "alaṃkārāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
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      "roman": "alaṃkārāsaḥ1",
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        "vocative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "अलंकारम्",
      "roman": "alaṃkāram",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "अलंकारौ",
      "roman": "alaṃkārau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "roman": "alaṃkārā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "अलंकारान्",
      "roman": "alaṃkārān",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "अलंकारेण",
      "roman": "alaṃkāreṇa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "अलंकाराभ्याम्",
      "roman": "alaṃkārābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "अलंकारैः",
      "roman": "alaṃkāraiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "अलंकारेभिः1",
      "roman": "alaṃkārebhiḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "अलंकाराय",
      "roman": "alaṃkārāya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "अलंकाराभ्याम्",
      "roman": "alaṃkārābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "अलंकारेभ्यः",
      "roman": "alaṃkārebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "अलंकारात्",
      "roman": "alaṃkārāt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "अलंकाराभ्याम्",
      "roman": "alaṃkārābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "अलंकारेभ्यः",
      "roman": "alaṃkārebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "अलंकारस्य",
      "roman": "alaṃkārasya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "अलंकारयोः",
      "roman": "alaṃkārayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "अलंकाराणाम्",
      "roman": "alaṃkārāṇām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "अलंकारे",
      "roman": "alaṃkāre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "अलंकारयोः",
      "roman": "alaṃkārayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "अलंकारेषु",
      "roman": "alaṃkāreṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "g": "m"
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      "expansion": "अलंकार • (alaṃkāra) stem, m",
      "name": "sa-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang": "Sanskrit",
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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        "the act of decorating"
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          "sense",
          "sense"
        ],
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          "sound",
          "sound"
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          "śabdālaṃkāra",
          "शब्दालंकार"
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  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/ɐ.lɐŋ.kɑː.ɾɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɐ.l̪ɐŋˈkɑː.ɾɐ/",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "word": "अलङ्कार"
    }
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}
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    "Sanskrit nouns",
    "Sanskrit nouns in Devanagari script",
    "Sanskrit terms belonging to the root अलंकृ",
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    "Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-Aryan",
    "Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian",
    "Sanskrit terms derived from the Proto-Indo-Aryan root *kar-",
    "Sanskrit terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kʷer-",
    "Sanskrit terms derived from the Proto-Indo-Iranian root *kar-",
    "Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations"
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      "roman": "ālaṃkārika",
      "word": "आलंकारिक"
    },
    {
      "roman": "śabdālaṃkāra",
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      ],
      "text": "→ Hindustani:"
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          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "अलंकार"
          },
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      ],
      "text": "Hindi: अलंकार (alaṅkār)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ur",
            "2": "النکار",
            "tr": "alaṅkār"
          },
          "expansion": "Urdu: النکار (alaṅkār)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Urdu: النکار (alaṅkār)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kaw",
            "2": "alaṅkara",
            "3": "alĕṅkara",
            "4": "laṅkara",
            "5": "lĕṅkara",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Javanese: alaṅkara, alĕṅkara, laṅkara, lĕṅkara\nJavanese: ꦊꦁꦏꦫ (lengkara, “impossible, improbable”)\n→ Balinese: ᬍᬗ᭄ᬓᬭ (lengkara, “sentence”)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Javanese: alaṅkara, alĕṅkara, laṅkara, lĕṅkara\nJavanese: ꦊꦁꦏꦫ (lengkara, “impossible, improbable”)\n→ Balinese: ᬍᬗ᭄ᬓᬭ (lengkara, “sentence”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ml",
            "2": "അലങ്കാരം",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Malayalam: അലങ്കാരം (alaṅkāraṁ)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Malayalam: അലങ്കാരം (alaṅkāraṁ)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ta",
            "2": "அலங்காரம்",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tamil: அலங்காரம் (alaṅkāram)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tamil: அலங்காரம் (alaṅkāram)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "inc-pro",
        "3": "*kar-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "iir-pro",
        "3": "*kar-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*kʷer-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "कृ"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "अलंकृ"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "अलंकृ"
      },
      "expansion": "From the root अलंकृ (alaṃkṛ)",
      "name": "sa-root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "अलम्",
        "3": "कार"
      },
      "expansion": "अलम् (alam) + कार (kāra)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From the root अलंकृ (alaṃkṛ), equal to अलम् (alam) + कार (kāra).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "alaṃkāra",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-noun-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "अलंकारः",
      "roman": "alaṃkāraḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "अलंकारौ",
      "roman": "alaṃkārau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "अलंकारा1",
      "roman": "alaṃkārā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "अलंकाराः",
      "roman": "alaṃkārāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "अलंकारासः1",
      "roman": "alaṃkārāsaḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "अलंकार",
      "roman": "alaṃkāra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "अलंकारौ",
      "roman": "alaṃkārau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "अलंकारा1",
      "roman": "alaṃkārā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "अलंकाराः",
      "roman": "alaṃkārāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "अलंकारासः1",
      "roman": "alaṃkārāsaḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "अलंकारम्",
      "roman": "alaṃkāram",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "अलंकारौ",
      "roman": "alaṃkārau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "अलंकारा1",
      "roman": "alaṃkārā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "अलंकारान्",
      "roman": "alaṃkārān",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "अलंकारेण",
      "roman": "alaṃkāreṇa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "अलंकाराभ्याम्",
      "roman": "alaṃkārābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "अलंकारैः",
      "roman": "alaṃkāraiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "अलंकारेभिः1",
      "roman": "alaṃkārebhiḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "अलंकाराय",
      "roman": "alaṃkārāya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "अलंकाराभ्याम्",
      "roman": "alaṃkārābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "अलंकारेभ्यः",
      "roman": "alaṃkārebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "अलंकारात्",
      "roman": "alaṃkārāt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "अलंकाराभ्याम्",
      "roman": "alaṃkārābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "अलंकारेभ्यः",
      "roman": "alaṃkārebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "अलंकारस्य",
      "roman": "alaṃkārasya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "अलंकारयोः",
      "roman": "alaṃkārayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "अलंकाराणाम्",
      "roman": "alaṃkārāṇām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "अलंकारे",
      "roman": "alaṃkāre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "अलंकारयोः",
      "roman": "alaṃkārayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "अलंकारेषु",
      "roman": "alaṃkāreṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "अलंकार • (alaṃkāra) stem, m",
      "name": "sa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-m"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the act of decorating"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "decorating",
          "decorating"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ornament, decoration"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ornament",
          "ornament"
        ],
        [
          "decoration",
          "decoration"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "sa:Rhetoric"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an ornament of the sense or the sound, of which there are 2 types - śabdālaṃkāra(sound) and arthālaṃkāra (sense)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rhetoric",
          "rhetoric"
        ],
        [
          "ornament",
          "ornament"
        ],
        [
          "sense",
          "sense"
        ],
        [
          "sound",
          "sound"
        ],
        [
          "śabdālaṃkāra",
          "शब्दालंकार"
        ],
        [
          "arthālaṃkāra",
          "अर्थालंकार"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rhetoric) an ornament of the sense or the sound, of which there are 2 types - śabdālaṃkāra(sound) and arthālaṃkāra (sense)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rhetoric"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɐ.lɐŋ.kɑː.ɾɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɐ.l̪ɐŋˈkɑː.ɾɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "alaṅkāra",
      "word": "अलङ्कार"
    }
  ],
  "word": "अलंकार"
}

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