Abhimrid, Abhimṛd: 3 definitions

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Abhimrid 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 Abhimṛd can be transliterated into English as Abhimrd or Abhimrid, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Abhimṛd (अभिमृद्).—P.

1) To crush by standing, tread under foot, trample down; oppress, devastate (as a country).

2) (In astr.) To contend against, oppose, be in opposition.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Abhimṛd (अभिमृद्).—crush, smash, destroy, lay waste.

Abhimṛd is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms abhi and mṛd (मृद्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Abhimṛḍ (अभिमृड्):—[=abhi-√mṛḍ] ([Vedic or Veda] Imper. 2. sg. -mṛLā) to protect graciously from ([ablative]), [Ṛg-veda x, 25, 3.]

2) Abhimṛd (अभिमृद्):—[=abhi-√mṛd] to oppress, to devastate, destroy, [Mahābhārata] etc.;

2) — (in [astronomy]) to be in opposition to, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]

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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.

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