Akrmana, Ākrmaṇa: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀkrmaṇa (आक्र्मण).—1 Coming near, approching.
2) Falling upon, attacking; an attack; हरिराक्रमणेन संनतिं किल बिभ्रीत भियेत्यसंभवः (harirākramaṇena saṃnatiṃ kila bibhrīta bhiyetyasaṃbhavaḥ) Śiśupālavadha 16.34.
3) Seizing, taking, covering, occupying.
4) Overcoming; obtaining. Vāj.15.9.
5) Spreading or going over, surpassing.
6) Mounting overloading. Bhāgavata 7.5.44.
7) Might, valour.
8) Possession of learning &c.
9) Food.
1) A step for ascending; केनाक्रमेण यजमानः स्वर्गं लोकमाक्रमते (kenākrameṇa yajamānaḥ svargaṃ lokamākramate) Bṛ. Up.3.1.6.
Derivable forms: ākrmaṇam (आक्र्मणम्).
See also (synonyms): ākrama.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Full-text: Akrama.
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