Alternative spellings of this word include Abhipret.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Abhipreta (अभिप्रेत):—Aimed at, intended, desired, to have in mind as a purpose, wished

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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.

India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Abhipreta.—(CII 1), intention. Note: abhipreta is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

abhiprēta (अभिप्रेत).—p S Meant, intended, aimed at.

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abhiprēta (अभिप्रेत).—n S Meaning, design, aim, object.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

abhiprēta (अभिप्रेत).—p Meant, intended, aimed at. Wished or desired. n Aim, meaning, design, object.

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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 dictionary

Abhipreta (अभिप्रेत).—p. p.

1) Meant, aimed at, intended; designed; अत्रायमर्थोऽभिप्रेतः (atrāyamartho'bhipretaḥ); किमभिप्रेतमनया (kimabhipretamanayā) Bhartṛhari 3.67; निवेदयाभिप्रेतम् (nivedayābhipretam) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.

2) Wished, desired; यथाभिप्रेतमनुष्ठीयताम् (yathābhipretamanuṣṭhīyatām) H.1.

3) Approved, accepted; पूर्वैरयमभिप्रेतो गतो मार्गोऽनुगम्यते (pūrvairayamabhipreto gato mārgo'nugamyate) Rām.

4) Dear or agreeable to, favourite with, beloved; धर्मस्तवाभिप्रेतः (dharmastavābhipretaḥ) Daśakumāracarita 42; S.6.

5) Wishing.

-tam Intellectual nature (buddhivṛttiḥ); त्वं प्रभास्त्वमभिप्रेतम् (tvaṃ prabhāstvamabhipretam) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 1.23.18.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Abhipreta (अभिप्रेत).—mfn.

(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) 1. Meant, intended. 2. Wished. 3. Wishing, desirous, ambitious of, pretending to. E. abhi, and pra before iṇa to go, kta aff.

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

1) Abhipreta (अभिप्रेत):—[=abhi-preta] [from abhi-pre] mfn. meant, intended, [Rāmāyaṇa] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] accepted, approved, [Nirukta, by Yāska] etc.

3) [v.s. ...] to whom one’s heart is devoted, dear, [Mahābhārata; Śākaṭāyana etc.]

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

Abhipreta (अभिप्रेत):—[tatpurusha compound] m. f. n.

(-taḥ-tā-tam) 1) Intended, designed; e. g. Kumārila on the Mānava S.: yadyupavasathādi pāvamānaṃ havirabhipretaṃ syāt &c.; or Hitopad.: yathābhipretamanuṣṭhīyatām.

2) Wished, desired, agreeable; e. g. Pāṇini: avyayeyathābhipretākhyāne kṛñaḥ ktvāṇamulau; or Kāśikā: dravyamayaṃ māṇavakaḥ . abhipretārthānāṃ pātrabhūta ityarthaḥ; or kūjanamanabhipretaṃ kurvannasau pratilomaḥ; or Rāmāy.: pūrvairayamabhipreto gato mārgonugamyate; or na te kiṃcidabhipretaṃ na kartumahamutsahe . ātmano jīvitenāpi kariṣye te priyaṃ priye; or Bhāgav. Pur.: paracchandamaviduṣā puṣyamāṇo janena saḥ . anabhipretamāpannaḥ pratyākhyātumanīśvaraḥ.

3) Meant, implied; e. g. Jaimini S.: sahatvaṃ caikakarmye syāttadekatvāttvaconabhipretaṃ prakṛtitvāt &c.; or Mitākṣ.: …prayogāntarakaraṇe dvaiguṇyātikramobhipretaḥ; or the same on a penance entailed by the theft of gold: suvarṇaparimāṇādarvāgapītyabhipretam.

4) Believed, assumed; e. g. Vijnānāch. on the Sāṅkhya Prav.: idānīṃ nāstikābhipretā api bandhahetavo nirākartavyāḥ. E. i with pra and abhi, kṛt aff. kta.

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

Abhipreta (अभिप्रेत):—[abhi-preta] (taḥ-tā-taṃ) par. Meant.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Abhipreta (अभिप्रेत) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Abhippeya.

[Sanskrit to German]

Abhipreta in German

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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 dictionary

Abhipreta (अभिप्रेत) [Also spelled abhipret]:—(a) intended, implied; designed.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Abhiprēta (ಅಭಿಪ್ರೇತ):—

1) [adjective] kept as an aim; aimed at.

2) [adjective] meant; implied.

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Abhiprēta (ಅಭಿಪ್ರೇತ):—[noun] that which is kept as an aim; purpose.

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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)

Partial matches: Preta, Abhi.

Ends with: Anabhipreta, Ayathabhipreta, Yathabhipreta.

Full-text: Abhippeya, Anabhipreta, Abhipret, Abhipre, Adhippeta, Yathabhipreta, Abhise, I, Siddhi, Kule.

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