Apakrishtajati, Apakṛṣṭajāti, Apakrishta-jati: 3 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Apakṛṣṭajāti can be transliterated into English as Apakrstajati or Apakrishtajati, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryApakṛṣṭajāti (अपकृष्टजाति).—a. of a low tribe or origin.
Apakṛṣṭajāti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms apakṛṣṭa and jāti (जाति).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryApakṛṣṭajāti (अपकृष्टजाति):—[=apa-kṛṣṭa-jāti] [from apa-kṛṣṭa > apa-kṛṣ] mfn. of a low tribe.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryApakṛṣṭajāti (अपकृष्टजाति):—[bahuvrihi compound] m. f. n.
(-tiḥ-tiḥ-ti) Of an inferior caste (opposed to sama, of the same caste, and śreyas, of a higher caste); e. g. karmaṇāpi samaṃ kuryāddhanikenādhamarṇikaḥ . samopakṛṣṭajātiśca dadyācchreyāṃstu tacchanaiḥ .. Comp. hīnajāti. E. apakṛṣṭa and jāti.
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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Partial matches: Apakrishta, Jati.
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