Apacita, Apa-ci-ta: 10 definitions
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Alternative spellings of this word include Apachita.
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryApacita, (pp. of apacayati or apacināti) honoured, worshipped, esteemed Th.1, 186; J.II, 169; IV, 75; Vv 510 (= pūjita VvA.39); 3511 (cp. VvA.164); Miln.21. (Page 51)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryApacita (अपचित).—p. p.
1) Reduced in bulk, decreased, wasted, expended &c.; emaciated, thin, lean. Ś.2.4.
2) Honoured, respected, saluted सर्वाजमीढोऽपचितं नरेन्द्रम् (sarvājamīḍho'pacitaṃ narendram) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3. 139.16.
-tam Honouring.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryApacitā (अपचिता).—honor, respect: Mahāvastu ii.259.9 paramāya apa-citāya, and 260.3 °māye °tāye, both instr. sg. I do not find the stem (= °citi) so natural as Senart does (ii.544), and it seems to be unrecorded elsewhere; but there seems no doubt of its reality. Cf., perhaps, § 10.142.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryApacita (अपचित).—mfn.
(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) 1. Saluted, honoured. 2. Diminished, expended, wasted. E. apa before, cāya to reverence, or ci to collect, kta aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryApacita (अपचित).—1. [adjective] emaciated, thin, slender.
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Apacita (अपचित).—2. [adjective] respected, honoured.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Apacita (अपचित):—[=apa-cita] [from apa-ci] 1. apa-cita mfn. ([Pāṇini 7-2, 30]) honoured, respected, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] respectfully invited, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] n. honouring, esteeming.
4) [=apa-cita] [from apa-ci] 2. apa-cita mfn. diminished, expended, wasted
5) [v.s. ...] emaciated, thin, [Śākaṭāyana etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryApacita (अपचित):—[tatpurusha compound] m. f. n.
(-taḥ-tā-tam) I.
1) Diminished, de-creased, lessended; e. g. ekaśarīraparimāṇataiva syāt . nopacitāpacitaśarīrāntaraprāptiḥ ..; or upacitāpacitaguṇatvaṃ hi sati bhedavyavahāre saguṇe brahmaṇyupapadyate na nirguṇe parasminbrahmaṇi ..; or apacitamapi gātraṃ vyāyatatvādalakṣyaṃ giricara iva nāgaḥ prāṇasāraṃ bibharti; or in an algebr. instance sthānāntamekāpacitāntimāṅkaghātaḥ samāṅkaiśca mitiprabhedāḥ. E. ci with apa, kṛt aff. kta. Ii. Honoured, respected. See apacāyita. E. cāy with apa, kṛt aff. kta, with an irregular change of cāy to ci.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryApacita (अपचित):—[apa-cita] (taḥ-tā-taṃ) a. Idem.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Apacita (अपचित) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Avaciya.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusApacita (ಅಪಚಿತ):—
1) [adjective] grown less; reduced; declined; waned.
2) [adjective] having merit or worth sufficient to be respected; honourable; revered.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Apa, Ci, Ta, Cita.
Starts with: Apacitara.
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