Alternative spellings of this word include Achchhid.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Ācchid (आच्छिद्) refers to “having cut off (the wings)” (of the mountains), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.41 (“Description of the Altar-Structure”).—Accordingly, after the Gods spoke to Nārada: “On hearing these words of Viṣṇu and other heaven-dwellers, O sage, you who had been fascinated by the magic of Tvaṣṭṛ (Viśvakarman) spoke to them. Going to an isolated place, O sage, you spoke these words to me, to Viṣṇu and also to Indra who is the lord of gods and a former enemy of the mountains, having cut off their wings (pakṣa-ācchid)”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ācchid (आच्छिद्).—7 U.

1) To cut off or away, tear, cut in pieces, break; आच्छिद्य धमनीमपि (ācchidya dhamanīmapi) Mb.; धनुः, ज्याम् (dhanuḥ, jyām) &c.

2) To snatch away, tear from, take away; जातवेदोमुखान्मायी मिषतामाछिनत्ति नः (jātavedomukhānmāyī miṣatāmāchinatti naḥ) Kumārasambhava 2.46; Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 5.28,8.9; Daśakumāracarita 99.

3) To disregard, take no notice of (as words); मम वच आच्छिद्य (mama vaca ācchidya) in spite of, notwithstanding, my words.

4) To cut off, exclude; भर्तारमाच्छेत्स्यसि कामिनीभ्यः (bhartāramācchetsyasi kāminībhyaḥ) Mb.

5) To remove.

6) To take out, extract, draw or pull off.

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

Ācchid (आच्छिद्):—[=ā-cchid] (ā-√chid), -cchinatti ([imperative] 2. sg. -cchindhi, [Atharva-veda]; [future] 1. sg. -cchetsyāmi, [Mahābhārata]);

—to tear or cut off, cut or break into pieces, [Atharva-veda; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] etc.;

—to take out of [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Daśakumāra-carita];

—to cut off, exclude or remove from ([ablative]), [Mahābhārata iii, 14710] [commentator or commentary] on [Manu-smṛti iv, 219];

—to snatch away, tear from, rob, [Mahābhārata etc.]

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

Ācchid (आच्छिद्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Accha, Acchiṃda, Uddāla, Oaṃda, Jhaḍappa.

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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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Partial matches: A.

Starts with: Acchicchidra, Acchidda, Acchidra, Acchidracitta, Acchidracittata, Acchidradarshana, Acchidrakanda, Acchidrata, Acchidrayaman, Acchidrena, Acchidrodhan, Acchidrodhni, Acchidroktha, Acchidroti, Acchidya, Acchidyamana.

Ends with (+5): Apacchid, Avacchid, Bhavacchid, Darpacchid, Hridayacchid, Jivitacchid, Keshacchid, Marmacchid, Pakshacchid, Pankacchid, Paryavacchid, Pracchid, Pranacchid, Pratyacchid, Prayatnacchid, Samacchid, Samapacchid, Sampracchid, Shokacchid, Shramacchid.

Full-text: Accha, Acchimda, Uddala, Acchicchidra, Acchettri, Samacchid, Accheda, Pratyacchid, Jhadappa, Acchedana, Oamda, Acchinna, Chidrikarana, Acchidya, Acchedani.

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