Word history

Monier-Williams (1899) records abhayaṃkara with the sense “causing safety”. Abhayaṃkara is a compound describing the making of safety or freedom from fear. The Sanskrit dictionary records it with early textual references and compares a related formation ending in kṛt. अभ्यंकर is the contracted surname form. Its literal sense is part of the word’s construction, without establishing a protective role for an individual.

Sources: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899) · headword abhayaṃkara, page 60, column 3, entry L11138

Literal dictionary sense

abhayaṃkara: Causing safety.

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899) · headword abhayaṃkara, page 60, column 3, entry L11138

Native-script forms

अभ्यंकर · Devanagari

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