Apahasa, Apahāsa: 8 definitions

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Apahasa 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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Apahāsa (अपहास).—Silly or causeless laughter; often laughter with tearful eyes (nīcānāmapahasitam).

Derivable forms: apahāsaḥ (अपहासः).

See also (synonyms): apahasita.

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

Apahāsa (अपहास).—m.

(-saḥ) Silly or causeless laughter. E. apa before, hāsa laughter.

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

1) Apahāsa (अपहास):—[=apa-hāsa] [from apa-has] m. idem, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] a mocking laugh, [Rāmāyaṇa]

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

Apahāsa (अपहास):—[tatpurusha compound] m.

(-saḥ) Silly or causeless laughter. Comp. apahasita. E. apa and hāsa.

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

Apahāsa (अपहास):—[apa-hāsa] (saḥ) 1. m. Silly laughter.

[Sanskrit to German]

Apahasa in German

context information

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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Apahāsa (ಅಪಹಾಸ):—[noun] = ಅಪಹಾಸ್ಯ [apahasya].

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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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