अभिचर्

{ abhicar }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

अभि-√ चर्   ( Ved. Inf. अभि॑-चरित-वै॑, [TBr., and] अभि-चरितोस्, [Kāṭh.]; cf. [Pāṇ. 3-4, 13] Sch.)

to act wrongly towards any one;

to be faithless (as a wife);

to charm, enchant, bewitch, [RV. x, 34, 14] ( Subj. 2. pl. -चरता-भि॑), [AV.] &c.;

पूर्वा-भिचरिता (f. perf. Pass. p.) = पूर्व-दिग्-गा-मिनी, [R. i, 34, 10.]

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अभि √ चर्

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

अभिचर् [abhicar]   1 [P.]
To act wrongly towards any one, offend, trespass; तत्र विराधदनुकबन्धप्रभृतयः केऽप्यभिचरन्तीति श्रुतम् [Mv.2.]
To be faithless (as wife or husband) पतिं या नाभिचरति मनोवाग्देहसंयता [Ms.5.165;9.12.]
To charm, conjure, exorcise (by spell or incantations), employ spells for magical purposes &c. [Rv.1.34.] 14; वृष्टपायुःपुष्टिकामो वा तथैवाभिचरन्नपि [Y.1.295;3.288.]
to possess, occupy.