Akritsna, Akṛtsna: 6 definitions
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Akritsna 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 Akṛtsna can be transliterated into English as Akrtsna or Akritsna, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Akṛtsna (अकृत्स्न).—(अकृत्स्न-अकृत्स्ना (akṛtsna-akṛtsnā)), an epithet applied to the pronunciation of Veda words improperly which does not serve any useful purpose. cf. अकृत्स्ना अप्रयोजना इत्यर्थः (akṛtsnā aprayojanā ityarthaḥ) Uvaṭa on R. Pr. XIV. 68.
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Akṛtsna (अकृत्स्न).—[adjective] not whole, incomplete.
Akṛtsna (अकृत्स्न):—[=a-kṛtsna] mf(ā)n. incomplete.
Akṛtsna (अकृत्स्न):—[tatpurusha compound] m. f. n.
(-tsnaḥ-tsnā-snam) Not entire, in-complete. E. a neg. and kṛtsna.
Akṛtsna (अकृत्स्न):—(3. a + kṛtsna) adj. f. ā unvollständig [Bṛhadāranyakopaniṣad 1, 4, 7. 17.] nindantyakṛtsneti ca varṇaśikṣām [Ṛgveda] [Prātiśākhya 14, 30.]
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Akṛtsna (अकृत्स्न):—so v. a. asārvatrika Comm. zu [Aśvalāyana’s Śrautasūtrāni 10, 5, 19.]
Akṛtsna (अकृत्स्न):—Adj. (f. ā) unvollständig. [32,2.33,12.]
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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Starts with: Akritsnavid, Akritsnavritti.
Full-text: Akritsnavritti, Bu ju you, Kritsna.
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