Abhishahya, Abhiṣahya: 4 definitions

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Abhishahya 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 Abhiṣahya can be transliterated into English as Abhisahya or Abhishahya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Abhishahya in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Abhiṣahya (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 Dictionary

Abhiṣahya (अभिषह्य).—ind. Insolently, violently, by force. E. abhi, ṣaha to bear, yat aff.

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

Abhiṣahya (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 Dictionary

Abhiṣahya (अभिषह्य):—[abhi-ṣahya] adv. Violently, by force.

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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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