Abhikriti, Abhikṛti: 7 definitions
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Abhikriti means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
The Sanskrit term Abhikṛti can be transliterated into English as Abhikrti or Abhikriti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarAbhikṛti (अभिकृति).—A variety of long metres called अतिच्छन्दस् (aticchandas); it consists of 100 syllables. cf. अभिकृतिः -देवा अग्निः स्विष्टकृत् (abhikṛtiḥ -devā agniḥ sviṣṭakṛt) R. Pr. XVI.60.
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAbhikṛti (अभिकृति).—f. Name of a metre containing 1 syllables.
Derivable forms: abhikṛtiḥ (अभिकृतिः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Abhikṛti (अभिकृति):—[=abhi-kṛti] a or ati-kṛti q.v.
2) [=abhi-kṛti] [from abhi-kṛ] b f. Name of a metre (containing one hundred syllables), [Ṛgveda-prātiśākhya etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhikṛti (अभिकृति):—[tatpurusha compound] f.
(-tiḥ) A class of metres regulated by number and quantity; another and probably more correct reading of atikṛti q. v. E. abhi and kṛti.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAbhikṛti (ಅಭಿಕೃತಿ):—[noun] (pros.) a meter with twenty-five syllables in a quarter.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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