Apacaya: 18 definitions
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Apacaya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Apachaya.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsApacaya (अपचय):—Emaciation
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryapacaya : (m.) falling off; diminution; unmaking.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryApacaya, (fr. apa + ci) falling off, diminution (opp. ācaya gathering, heaping up), unmaking, esp. loss (of wordliness), decrease (of possibility of rebirth Vin.II, 2 = III, 21 = IV.213; cp. J.III, 342; S.II, 95 (kāyassa ācayo pi apacayo pi); A.IV, 280 = Vin.II, 259 (opp. ācaya); J.III, 342 (sekho °ena na tappati); Vbh.106, 319, 326, 330. —gāmin going towards decrease, “making for the undoing of rebirth” (Dhs.trsl. 82) A.V, 243, 277; Dhs.277, 339, 505, 1014; Vbh.12, 16 sq.; Nett 87 (cp. Kvu 156). (Page 50)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryapacaya (अपचय).—m (S) Loss: also decline, decrease, deterioration.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryApacaya (अपचय).—
1) Diminution, decrease, decay, decline, fall (fig. also.); कफापचयः (kaphāpacayaḥ) Daśakumāracarita 16; तेनास्यापचयं यान्ति व्याधे- र्मूलान्यशेषतः (tenāsyāpacayaṃ yānti vyādhe- rmūlānyaśeṣataḥ) Suśr. येषां राज्ञा सह स्यातामुच्चयापचयौ ध्रुवम् (yeṣāṃ rājñā saha syātāmuccayāpacayau dhruvam) H.3. 126. शिवस्योपचयं वीक्ष्य तथापचयमात्मनः (śivasyopacayaṃ vīkṣya tathāpacayamātmanaḥ) Śiva. B.25.32.
2) Loss, privation, failure, defect; H.3.126.
3) Name of several planetary mansions.
Derivable forms: apacayaḥ (अपचयः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryApacaya (अपचय).—(m., = Pali id.), in good sense, diminution (sc. of karman, or worldliness; in Pali sometimes virtually = nirvāṇa): Avadāna-śataka ii.188.10; 189.6 °yāya, dat.; see saṃcaya.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryApacaya (अपचय).—m.
(-yaḥ) 1. Loss, privation. 2. Respect, obeisance. E. apa opposite to, and caya from ci to collect, with ac aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryApacaya (अपचय).—i. e. apa-ci + a m. Decrease, [Hitopadeśa] iii. [distich] 131.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryApacaya (अपचय).—[masculine] decrease, decline.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Apacaya (अपचय):—[=apa-caya] [from apa-ci] m. diminution, decay, decrease, decline
2) [v.s. ...] Name of several planetary mansions.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryApacaya (अपचय):—[tatpurusha compound] m.
(-yaḥ) Decrease, decline, deterioration, loss; e. g. parimāṇāpacayelpaśabdaḥ; used in opposition to upacaya; e. g. priyaśirastvādyaprāptirupacayāpacayau hi bhede; or pratikṣaṇaṃ śarīreṣūpacayāpacayadarśanānnānātvam; or in opposition to vṛddhi; e. g. yā śabdasamūhatyāgaparigrahasaṃkhyāvṛddhyapacayavarṇasamāsānubandhānāṃ vyaktānupacārādvyaktiḥ; also in opposition to udaya; e. g. in the passage cintayanvṛddhikṣayau munīndrāṇām the word vṛddhikṣayau is explained udayāpacayau.
2) (In Astrology.) The collective name of eight bhāvas or planetary mansions, which are called severally tanu, dhana, suhṛd, suta, jāyā, mṛtyu, dharma, vyaya (the remaining four, viz. sahaja, ripu, karman and aya being called upacaya). E. ci with apa, kṛt aff. ac.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryApacaya (अपचय):—[apa-caya] (yaḥ) 1. m. Loss; respect.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Apacaya (अपचय) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Apacaya, Avacaya.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryApacaya (अपचय) [Also spelled apchay]:—(nm) reduction; catabolism; hence ~[cita] (a).
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryApacaya (अपचय) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Apacaya.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusApacaya (ಅಪಚಯ):—
1) [noun] a growing less; a declining.
2) [noun] the disruptive process of chemical change in organism; destructive metabolism.
3) [noun] the act or process of collecting; collection; gathering.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Apacayagami, Apacayaka, Apacayam, Apacayana, Apacayati.
Ends with: Arghapacaya, Ekapacaya, Kusumapacaya, Pushpapacaya, Uccayapacaya, Upacayapacaya.
Full-text: Avacaya, Apacayam, Acaya, Ekapacaya, Apchay, Nirhrasa, Upacayapacaya, Caya, Sancaya, Upaccati, Apacinati, Nyaya.
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.4.38 < [Chapter 4 - Name-giving Ceremony, Childhood Pastimes, and Thieves Kidnap the Lord]
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The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
The Vipassana Dipani (by Mahathera Ledi Sayadaw)
Dramaturgy in the Venisamhara (by Debi Prasad Namasudra)
Patākā-Sthānaka < [Chapter 4 - Dramaturgy in Veṇīsaṃhāra]
Vinaya Pitaka (2): Bhikkhuni-vibhanga (the analysis of Nun’ rules) (by I. B. Horner)
Vinaya Pitaka (1): Bhikkhu-vibhanga (the analysis of Monks’ rules) (by I. B. Horner)
Monks’ Expulsion (Pārājika) 1: Origin story < [Monks’ Expulsion (Pārājika) 1]