Apaharana, Apaharaṇa: 22 definitions
Introduction:
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)
Apaharaṇa (अपहरण):—Wasting with discolouration

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.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
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. [...]”

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.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
apaharaṇa : (nt.) removal; stealing.
Apaharaṇa, (nt.) = apahara Miln.195. (Page 53)
apaharaṇa (အပဟရဏ) [(na) (န)]—
[apa+hara+yu. thīnitea apaharaṇī]
[အပ+ဟရ+ယု။ ထီ၌ အပဟရဏီ]
[Pali to Burmese]
apaharaṇa—
(Burmese text): (၁) ပယ်ရှားခြင်း။ (တိ) (၂) ပယ်ရှားတတ်သော။
(Auto-Translation): (1) Rejection. (2) Rejection-capable.

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.
Marathi-English dictionary
apaharaṇa (अपहरण).—n (S) Seizing or taking away from; robbing, plundering, stripping.
apaharaṇa (अपहरण).—n apahāra m Taking away from, robbing, plundering.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Apaharaṇa (अपहरण).—
1) Taking or carrying away, removing.
2) Stealing.
Derivable forms: apaharaṇam (अपहरणम्).
Apaharaṇa (अपहरण).—(°-) (nt. ?), in Jātakamālā 88.10, see s.v. āharaṇa; perhaps piloting (a ship) out (of harbor)?
Apaharaṇa (अपहरण).—n.
(-ṇaṃ) 1. Taking away, carrying off, stealing, &c. 2. Taking back, resuming. E. apa before, hṛ to take, lyuṭ aff.
Apaharaṇa (अपहरण).—i. e. apa-hṛ + ana, n. 1. Taking away, [Daśakumāracarita] in
Apaharaṇa (अपहरण).—[neuter] taking away, robbing.
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.
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.
Apaharaṇa (अपहरण):—[apa-haraṇa] (ṇaṃ) 1. n. Taking away.
Apaharaṇa (अपहरण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Avaharaṇa, Oharaṇa.
[Sanskrit to German]
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
Apaharaṇa (अपहरण) [Also spelled apaharan]:—(nm) abduction; kidnapping; usurpation; ~[hartā] abductor; kidnapper; usurper; ~[haraṇa karanā] to abduct; to kidnap; to usurp.
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Kannada-English dictionary
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.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Apaharaṇa (अपहरण):—n. abduction; kidnapping; usurpation;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Hara, Harana, Yu, Apa.
Starts with: Apaharanakara, Apaharanakari.
Full-text (+1): Sthapyapaharana, Rajyapaharana, Artyapaharana, Avasanapaharana, Antapaharana, Apahara, Adyantapaharana, Abhyantarapaharana, Apaharane, Dravyapaharana, Apharan, Annapaharana, Koshapaharana, Arttyapaharana, Oharana, Apaharan, Avaharana, Devasva, Atmadravya, Akhuvisha.
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