Apakarshana, Apakarṣaṇa: 12 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Apakarṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Apakarsana or Apakarshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Apkarshan.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Apakarṣaṇa (अपकर्षण):—[apakarṣaṇaṃ] Stretching pain
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Apakarṣaṇa (अपकर्षण).—a. Taking or drawing away, removing, diminishing (opp. vardhaka); न चास्ति सदृशं तेन किंचित्स्थौल्याप- कर्षणम् (na cāsti sadṛśaṃ tena kiṃcitsthaulyāpa- karṣaṇam) Suśr.
-ṇam 1 Removing, taking away; drawing away or down, depriving (one) of, drawing out, extracting.
2) Lessening, making inferior, detraction.
3) Superseding.
4) Denying; abolishing.
Apakarṣaṇā (अपकर्षणा).—(Sanskrit only °ṇa, nt.), removal: Śikṣāsamuccaya 183.5.
Apakarṣaṇa (अपकर्षण).—i. e. apa -kṛṣ-ana. I. adj., f. ṇī, Removing, [Rāmāyaṇa] 1, 29, 18. Ii. n. Removal, [Yājñavalkya, (ed. Stenzler.)] 1, 191.
Apakarṣaṇa (अपकर्षण).—[adjective] the same; [neuter] = apakarṣa.
1) Apakarṣaṇa (अपकर्षण):—[=apa-karṣaṇa] [from apa-kṛṣ] mfn. taking away, forcing away, removing, diminishing
2) [v.s. ...] n. taking away, depriving of
3) [v.s. ...] drawing down
4) [v.s. ...] abolishing, denying
5) [v.s. ...] anticipation, [Nyāyamālā-vistara]
Apakarṣaṇa (अपकर्षण):—[tatpurusha compound] 1. m. f. n.
(-ṇaḥ-ṇī-ṇam) Drawing away or down, removing. 2. n.
(-ṇam) 1) Drawing away or down; e. g. tantvapakarṣaṇe paṭasadbhāvānupalabdhivat.
2) Making inferior.
3) Superseding; e. g. abhivyāpyāpakarṣaṇamapavargaḥ. E. kṛṣ with apa, kṛt aff. lyuṭ.
Apakarṣaṇa (अपकर्षण):—(wie eben)
1) adj. entziehend, entfernend, vermindernd: na cāsti sadṛśaṃ tena kiṃcitsthaulyāpakarṣaṇam [Suśruta 2, 139, 8.] śleṣmāpakarṣaṇāḥ [1, 196, 9.] Gegens. vṛṃhaṇa [2, 45, 20.] tejaḥprabhaṃ nāma (astraṃ) paratejopakarṣaṇam [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 29, 18.] —
2) n. a) das Entfernen, Fortschaffen, Entziehen: pūtimāṃsāpa [Suśruta 1, 64, 14.] gandhā [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 1, 191.] tatkenāpyupāyenopaniṣatsakāśāttāvacchraddhāpakarṣaṇaṃ kartavyam [Prabodhacandrodaja 37, 5.] saśalyaḥ kliśyate prāṇairviśalyo vinaśiṣyati . iti māmāviśaccintā tasya śalyāpakarṣaṇe .. [Daśaratha’s Tod 1, 44.] — b) das Herabziehen: utkarṣaṇāpakarṣaṇa (des Embryo) [Suśruta 2, 91, 14.] — c) das Aufheben, das Verneinen [Suśruta 2, 558, 5.]
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Apakarṣaṇa (अपकर्षण):—
2) a) füge noch Fortschleppen und [Mahābhārata 3, 16059] hinzu. — d) das Erniedrigen (eines Menschen) [Spr. 3361.]
Apakarṣaṇa (अपकर्षण):——
1) Adj. dass. —
2) n. — a) das Fortschleppen , Entfernen , Wegschaffen , Entziehen [Mahābhārata 12,157,5.] — b) das Herunterziehen (Gegens. utkarṣaṇa.) — c) das Erniedrigen [Indische sprüche 6.] — d) das Aufheben , Ungültigmachen. — e) das Vorgreifen , Anticipiren [Jaiminiyanyāyamālāvistara 5,1,28.]
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
Apakarṣaṇa (अपकर्षण) [Also spelled apkarshan]:—(nm) extortion; degeneration, degradation; hence ~[rṣita] (a); ~[rṣī] (a).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Apakarṣaṇa (ಅಪಕರ್ಷಣ):—[noun] = ಅಪಕರ್ಷಣೆ [apakarshane].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Apakarṣaṇa (अपकर्षण):—n. debasement;
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: Karshana, Apa.
Starts with: Apakarshanata.
Full-text: Malapakarshana, Gandhapakarshana, Apakarsha, Apakarshanata, Apakarshan, Apkarshan.
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