Apavacana, Apavācana: 7 definitions
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Apavacana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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 Apavachana.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryApavacana (अपवचन).—Speaking ill; Pañcatantra (Bombay) 4.
Derivable forms: apavacanam (अपवचनम्).
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Apavācana (अपवाचन).—Act of speaking away or warning off, removing.
Derivable forms: apavācanam (अपवाचनम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryApavācana (अपवाचन):—[=apa-vācana] [from apa-vaktṛ] n. See an-apavācana.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryApavācana (अपवाचन):—[tatpurusha compound] n.
(-nam) (Probably) Removing, defeating (ved.); ārtiranapavācanā ‘sickness which cannot be removed’; (comp. the meaning of apavaktṛ). E. vac, in the caus., with apa, kṛt aff. lyuṭ.
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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 dictionaryApavacana (अपवचन) [Also spelled apvachan]:—(nm) slander, calumny.
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Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryApavacana (अपवचन):—n. speaking ill; abuse; slander; calumny;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Ends with: Anapavacana.
Full-text: Anapavacana, Apvachan, Apavaktar.
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