Apabhrashta, Apabhraṣṭa: 9 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Apabhraṣṭa can be transliterated into English as Apabhrasta or Apabhrashta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Apbhrasht.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Apabhraṣṭa (अपभ्रष्ट).—p. p. Fallen away, corrupted (as a dialect).
Apabhraṣṭa (अपभ्रष्ट).—[adjective] fallen off, i.e. corrupted, vulgar (cf. [preceding]).
Apabhraṣṭa (अपभ्रष्ट):—[=apa-bhraṣṭa] [from apa-bhraṃsa] mfn. corrupted (as a Prākṛt dialect), [Kathāsaritsāgara]
Apabhraṣṭa (अपभ्रष्ट):—[tatpurusha compound] m. f. n.
(-ṣṭaḥ-ṣṭā-ṣṭam) Fallen off, esp. figura-tively: corrupted (as the dialect apabhraṃśa); e. g. apabhraṣṭaḥ śabdopaśabdaḥ. E. bhraṃś with apa, kṛt aff. kta.
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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
Apabhraṣṭa (अपभ्रष्ट) [Also spelled apbhrasht]:—(a) fallen, corrupted; debased, degenerated.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Apabhraṣṭa (ಅಪಭ್ರಷ್ಟ):—
1) [adjective] deviated from the right or moral path, rectitude.
2) [adjective] improper; unfit; unsuitable.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Apabhraṣṭa (अपभ्रष्ट):—adj. fallen away; corrupted (as a dialect/person); degenerated;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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