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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Apahasta (अपहस्त).—[apasāraṇārtho hastaḥ]

1) The hand placed on the neck to drive out a person (galahasta); one that is so driven out; सारथिं चास्य दयितमपहस्तेन जघ्निवान् (sārathiṃ cāsya dayitamapahastena jaghnivān) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 1. 129.36;3.12.85.

2) Throwing away or off, taking away असिहस्तापहस्ताभ्यां तेषां गात्राण्यकृन्तत (asihastāpahastābhyāṃ teṣāṃ gātrāṇyakṛntata) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 6.9.45.

3) Stealing, plundering.

Derivable forms: apahastaḥ (अपहस्तः).

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

Apahasta (अपहस्त).—n.

(-staṃ) 1. Taking away or off. 2. Stealing, plundering. E. apa, and hasta the hand.

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

Apahasta (अपहस्त).—n. It taking away. 2. stealing.

Apahasta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms apa and hasta (हस्त).

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

Apahasta (अपहस्त):—[=apa-hasta] n. striking or throwing away or off, [Mahābhārata iii, 545] ([‘the back of the hand’ [commentator or commentary]])

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

Apahasta (अपहस्त):—[apa-hasta] (staḥ-stā-staṃ) a. Taken off.

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

Apahasta (अपहस्त) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Apahattha, Avahattha.

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Apahasta 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Apahasta (ಅಪಹಸ್ತ):—

1) [noun] act of throwing or pushing away.

2) [noun] one who is thrown out or sent out in an unceremonial manner.

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Hasta, Apa.

Starts with: Apahastaka, Apahastakim, Apahastamiri, Apahastay, Apahastaya, Apahastayati.

Ends with: Capahasta, Sasharacapahasta.

Full-text: Apahastita, Apahastaka, Apahattha, Avahattha, Apahastaya, Apahastay.

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