In Hinduism

Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)

Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)

Apakārin (अपकारिन्) refers to “(persistent) evil-doers”, according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, “[...] It has been said that there are eighteen addictions. These are the outcome of the desire for earthly enjovments. [...] Anger means crookedness and cruelty in meting out punishment. It should be resorted to in cases of persistent evil-doers (apakārin) and not of others. [...]”.

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This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: archive.org: Bulletin of the French School of the Far East (volume 5)

Apakāri (अपकारि) is the name of a Kumbhāṇḍa appointed as one of the Divine protector deities of Bālukā, according to chapter 17 of the Candragarbha: the 55th section of the Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra, a large compilation of Sūtras (texts) in Mahāyāna Buddhism partly available in Sanskrit, Tibetan and Chinese.—In the Candragarbhasūtra, the Bhagavat invites all classes of Gods and Deities to protect the Law [dharma?] and the faithful in their respective kingdoms of Jambudvīpa [e.g., the Kumbhāṇḍa A-p'o-kia-ki (Apakāri) in Bālukā], resembling the time of the past Buddhas.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

apakari : (aor. of apakaroti) offended; put off.

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Apakārin (अपकारिन्).—a. Injuring, doing harm or wrong to, mischievous, offending, harmful, hurtful, injurious; मूषिका गृहजातापि हन्तव्या सापकारिणी (mūṣikā gṛhajātāpi hantavyā sāpakāriṇī) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.95, Śiśupālavadha 2.37.

-kaḥ, -rī An evil-doer (opp. upakārī), enemy; अपकारिषु यः साधुः स साधुः सद्भिरुच्यते (apakāriṣu yaḥ sādhuḥ sa sādhuḥ sadbhirucyate) H.1; अन्° (an°) harmless, not harmful.

See also (synonyms): apakāraka.

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

Apakārin (अपकारिन्).—mfn. (-rī-riṇī-ri) 1. Offensive, oppressive. 2. Wicked, doing ill. 3. Mischievous, malicious. 4. Inimical. E. apakāra, and ini aff.

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

Apakārin (अपकारिन्).—i. e. apa-kṛ + in, adj., f. iṇī, Mischievous, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 11, 31; Böhtl. Ind. Spr. 687.

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

Apakārin (अपकारिन्).—[adjective] injuring, hurting.

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

1) Apakārin (अपकारिन्):—[=apa-kārin] [from apa-kṛ] mfn. acting wrong, doing ill to (with [genitive case])

2) [v.s. ...] offending, injuring.

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

Apakārin (अपकारिन्):—[tatpurusha compound] m. f. n.

(-rī-riṇī-ri) Doing wrong, injurious, offensive, mischievous. E. kṛ with apa, kṛt aff. ghinuṇ (the affix implying habit in this word).

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

Apakārin (अपकारिन्):—[apa-kārin] (rī-riṇī-ri) a. Disobliging, injuring.

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

Apakārin (अपकारिन्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Avakāri, Avagāri, Avayāri.

[Sanskrit to German]

Apakarin in German

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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

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Apakārī (अपकारी) [Also spelled apkari]:—(a) detrimental, hurtful/harmful, damaging; (nm) one who inflicts harm, one who does an evil turn.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Apakāri (ಅಪಕಾರಿ):—[noun] a person causing damage or annoyance.

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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.

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Apakari (அபகரி) [apakarittal] [apa-kari] 11 v.transitive < apa-har. To seize by violence, snatch away, plunder, abduct; கவர்தல். எனையபகரிக்க வந்த சின்மயம் [kavarthal. enaiyapagarikka vantha sinmayam] (தாயுமானசுவாமிகள் பாடல் ஆசை. [thayumanasuvamigal padal asai.] 33).

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Apakāri (அபகாரி) noun < apa-kārin. One who does evil to another, wrongdoer; தீமை செய்வோன். [thimai seyvon.]

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Karin, Apa.

Ends with: Anapakarin, Papakarin, Purvapakarin, Samtapakarin, Shapakarin.

Full-text: Anapakarin, Apakaraka, Apakaroti, Avakari, Avagari, Avayari, Apkari, Baluka.

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