Apakarshaka, Apakarṣaka: 11 definitions
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Apakarshaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
The Sanskrit term Apakarṣaka can be transliterated into English as Apakarsaka or Apakarshaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryapakarṣaka (अपकर्षक).—a (S) That draws down or back &c.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishapakarṣaka (अपकर्षक).—a Detracting from, lessening, diminishing.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryApakarṣaka (अपकर्षक).—a.
1) Drawing or taking off or down, removing.
2) Lessening, diminishing, detracting from; दोषास्तस्य (doṣāstasya) (kāvyasya) अपकर्षकाः (apakarṣakāḥ) S. D.1.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryApakarṣaka (अपकर्षक).—i. e. apa-kriṣ + aka, adj. Deteriorating.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryApakarṣaka (अपकर्षक).—[adjective] detracting, diminishing.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryApakarṣaka (अपकर्षक):—[=apa-karṣaka] [from apa-kṛṣ] mf(ikā)n. drawing down, detracting (with [genitive case]), [Sāhitya-darpaṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryApakarṣaka (अपकर्षक):—[tatpurusha compound] m. f. n.
(-rṣakaḥ-rṣikā-rṣakam) Detracting, de-preciating, making inferior. E. kṛṣ with apa, kṛt aff. ṇvul.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Apakarṣaka (अपकर्षक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ukkaḍḍhaga.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusApakarṣaka (ಅಪಕರ್ಷಕ):—
1) [adjective] reducing one’s importance, power or respect.
2) [adjective] pushing into a miserable, humiliating condition; causing misery.
3) [adjective] causing to retreat; drawing back.
4) [adjective] repelling; pushing away.
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Apakarṣaka (ಅಪಕರ್ಷಕ):—
1) [noun] he who or that which takes or draws away.
2) [noun] he that belittles and disparages another; 3 ) (physiol.) the muscle that pulls (a part of the body) away from the median axis; an abductor.
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: Karshaka, Apa.
Full-text: Ukkaddhaga, Utkarshaka.
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