Abhishahya, Abhiṣahya: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Abhiṣahya can be transliterated into English as Abhisahya or Abhishahya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAbhiṣahya (अभिषह्य).—ind. By force, forcibly, violently; insolently; अभिषह्य तु यः कन्यां कुर्याद्दर्पेण मानवः (abhiṣahya tu yaḥ kanyāṃ kuryāddarpeṇa mānavaḥ) Manusmṛti 8.367.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhiṣahya (अभिषह्य).—ind. Insolently, violently, by force. E. abhi, ṣaha to bear, yat aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhiṣahya (अभिषह्य):—[=abhi-ṣahya] [from abhi-ṣah] [indeclinable participle] with √1. kṛ ‘to treat by force’, commit a rape, violate (a female), [Manu-smṛti viii, 367.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhiṣahya (अभिषह्य):—[abhi-ṣahya] adv. Violently, by force.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 8.367 < [Section XLVI - Adultery]