Apaharana, Apaharaṇa: 22 definitions

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Apaharana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Hindi. 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Apaharan.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

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Apaharaṇa (अपहरण):—Wasting with discolouration

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms
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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

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Apahāraṇa (अपहारण) refers to “theft (of one’s things)” (in dreams), according to the Svacchanda-tantra.—Accordingly, [verse 4.21-27, while describing inauspicious dreams]—“[...] [He dreams of] the destruction of houses, palaces, beds, clothes, and seats; defeat of oneself in battle and theft of ones things (ātmadravya-apahāraṇa). [He] ascends or is amongst donkeys, camels, dogs, jackals, and herons, vultures, and cranes. [He rides on] buffalos, owls, and crows, eats cooked meat, [wears a] red garland, and ointment for the body. [...]”

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

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

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apaharaṇa : (nt.) removal; stealing.

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

Apaharaṇa, (nt.) = apahara Miln.195. (Page 53)

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

apaharaṇa (အပဟရဏ) [(na) (န)]—
[apa+hara+yu. thīnitea apaharaṇī]
[အပ+ဟရ+ယု။ ထီ၌ အပဟရဏီ]

Source: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary

[Pali to Burmese]

apaharaṇa—

(Burmese text): (၁) ပယ်ရှားခြင်း။ (တိ) (၂) ပယ်ရှားတတ်သော။

(Auto-Translation): (1) Rejection. (2) Rejection-capable.

Source: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မာ အဘိဓာန်)
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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.

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Marathi-English dictionary

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apaharaṇa (अपहरण).—n (S) Seizing or taking away from; robbing, plundering, stripping.

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

apaharaṇa (अपहरण).—n apahāra m Taking away from, robbing, plundering.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English
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Sanskrit dictionary

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Apaharaṇa (अपहरण).—

1) Taking or carrying away, removing.

2) Stealing.

Derivable forms: apaharaṇam (अपहरणम्).

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Apaharaṇa (अपहरण).—(°-) (nt. ?), in Jātakamālā 88.10, see s.v. āharaṇa; perhaps piloting (a ship) out (of harbor)?

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Apaharaṇa (अपहरण).—n.

(-ṇaṃ) 1. Taking away, carrying off, stealing, &c. 2. Taking back, resuming. E. apa before, hṛ to take, lyuṭ aff.

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

Apaharaṇa (अपहरण).—i. e. apa-hṛ + ana, n. 1. Taking away, [Daśakumāracarita] in Chr. 180, 21. 2. Stealing, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 9, 293.

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

Apaharaṇa (अपहरण).—[neuter] taking away, robbing.

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

1) Apaharaṇa (अपहरण):—[=apa-haraṇa] [from apa-hṛ] n. taking away, carrying off

2) [v.s. ...] stealing, [Manu-smṛti]

3) [v.s. ...] keeping off all contrarieties, [Jātakamālā]

4) Apahāraṇa (अपहारण):—[=apa-hāraṇa] [from apa-hṛ] n. causing to take away.

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

Apaharaṇa (अपहरण):—[tatpurusha compound] n.

(-ṇam) 1) Taking away, carrying off, re-moving.

2) (In Law.) The same as steya, stealing or robbing, viz. ‘taking a thing either with, or without, the knowledge of the owner, by force or by stealth, or without a valid title’; compare the following definition of the Mitākshara: apaharaṇaśabdena samakṣaṃ parokṣaṃ vā balāccauryeṇa vā krayādisvatvahetuṃ vinā grahaṇamucyate (and the following of steya by Kātyāyana: pracchannaṃ vā prakāśaṃ vā niśāyāmathavā divā . yatparadravyaharaṇaṃ steyaṃ tatparikīrtitam; the term steya being also applied, in law, to the appropriation of goods without a valid title; compare e. g. the Dāyabhāga for the definition of stena, ‘ya eva hi parasyedamiti viśeṣeṇa jānānaḥ parasve svatvahetumantareṇaiva svatvamāropayati sa stena iti lokaprasiddhorthaḥ’). See also apahāra. E. hṛ with apa, kṛt aff. lyuṭ.

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Apahāraṇa (अपहारण):—[tatpurusha compound] n.

(-ṇam) Causing or ordering to take away, to remove, to rob; e. g. svarāṣṭraṃ vāsayedrājā paradeśāpahāraṇāt . athavā dānamānābhyāṃ vāsitaṃ dhanadaṃ hi tat ‘a king will make his kingdom inhabitable either by the annexation of other countries, or by conferring gifts or honours, for inhabitable is a country which yields wealth’. (Various readings in this verse of the Hitop. are paradeśāvagāhanāt and paradeśāpavāhanāt.) E. hṛ in the caus., with apa, kṛt aff. lyuṭ.

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

Apaharaṇa (अपहरण):—[apa-haraṇa] (ṇaṃ) 1. n. Taking away.

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

Apaharaṇa (अपहरण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Avaharaṇa, Oharaṇa.

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

[Sanskrit to German]

Apaharana in German

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Hindi dictionary

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Apaharaṇa (अपहरण) [Also spelled apaharan]:—(nm) abduction; kidnapping; usurpation; ~[hartā] abductor; kidnapper; usurper; ~[haraṇa karanā] to abduct; to kidnap; to usurp.

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary
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Kannada-English dictionary

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Apaharaṇa (ಅಪಹರಣ):—

1) [noun] the act or an instance of stealing; theft.

2) [noun] the taking of personal property without consent and with the intention of permanently depriving the owner of it; larceny.

3) [noun] holding and carrying off (a person) against that person’s will, by force or fraud; stealing a child for a ransom; abduction; kidnapping.

4) [noun] a taking control forcibly of (an aircraft, bus, ship, etc.), esp. in order to go to a non-scheduled or pre-determined destination or to get some demands fulfilled.

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus
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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.

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Nepali dictionary

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Apaharaṇa (अपहरण):—n. abduction; kidnapping; usurpation;

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary
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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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