Apakrishtacetana, Apakṛṣṭacetana, Apakrishta-cetana: 3 definitions

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Apakrishtacetana 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.

The Sanskrit term Apakṛṣṭacetana can be transliterated into English as Apakrstacetana or Apakrishtacetana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Apakrishtachetana.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Apakṛṣṭacetana (अपकृष्टचेतन).—a. mentally debased or corrupted, low-minded.

Apakṛṣṭacetana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms apakṛṣṭa and cetana (चेतन).

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

Apakṛṣṭacetana (अपकृष्टचेतन):—[=apa-kṛṣṭa-cetana] [from apa-kṛṣṭa > apa-kṛṣ] mfn. mentally debased.

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

Apakṛṣṭacetana (अपकृष्टचेतन):—[apakṛṣṭa-cetana] (naḥ-nā-naṃ) a. Mentally debased.

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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.

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