The Sanskrit term Abhiśapta can be transliterated into English as Abhisapta or Abhishapta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Abhishapt.

In Hinduism

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra

Abhiśapta (अभिशप्त) refers to the “cursing” (of Brahmins, men, etc.,), according to the Netratantra of Kṣemarāja: a Śaiva text from the 9th century in which Śiva (Bhairava) teaches Pārvatī topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.—Accordingly, [verse 19.121-128, while describing the prevention of natural disasters]—“[...] When the deities curse (abhiśapta—abhiśaptāśca devādyaiḥ) Brahmins, men, etc., interior diseases, anguish, and destructive thoughts [occur], then, [the Mantrin should] conduct the previous rite, for appeasement”.

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

abhiśapta (अभिशप्त).—p S Falsely accused or charged.

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

Abhiśapta (अभिशप्त).—mfn.

(-ptaḥ-ptā-ptaṃ) 1. Falsely accused, calumniated. 2. Cursed, accursed. E. abhi before śapa with kta aff.

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

Abhiśapta (अभिशप्त):—[=abhi-śapta] [from abhi-śap] mfn. cursed, accursed, calumniated, reviled, defamed, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa etc.] ([often [varia lectio] abhiśasta]) (cf. mithyābhiśapta.)

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

Abhiśapta (अभिशप्त):—[tatpurusha compound] m. f. n.

(-ptaḥ-ptā-ptam) 1) Cursed, imprecated.

2) Falsely accused, calumniated; e. g. Rāmāy.: na krudhyatyabhiśaptopi krodhanīyāni varjayan; or Hariv. (ed. Calc.): śyālobhiśastavāṃgārgyamapumāniti rājani . sobhiśaptastadā rājannagare tvajitaṃjaye . lipsuḥ putraṃ tato gatvā tapastepe sudāruṇam (a v. l., however, sobhiśastastadā &c. quoted also by Vallabhag. on Hemach. s. v. abhiśasta is preferable). E. śap with abhi, kṛt aff. kta.

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

Abhiśapta (अभिशप्त):—[abhi-śapta] (ptaḥ-ptā-ptaṃ) par. Cursed.

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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

Abhiśapta (अभिशप्त) [Also spelled abhishapt]:—(a) cursed, accursed.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Abhiśapta (ಅಭಿಶಪ್ತ):—[adjective] under a curse; damned with a curse; implicated.

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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: Sapta, Abhi.

Ends with: Mithyabhishapta.

Full-text: Abhishapita, Abhishapt, Abhisatta, Abhishap, Abhishasta, Abhishakta.

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