Aparadhabhanjana, Aparādhabhañjana, Aparadha-bhanjana: 3 definitions

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[«previous next»] — Aparadhabhanjana in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Aparādhabhañjana (अपराधभञ्जन).—the destroyer of sins, epithet of Śiva; °स्तोत्रम् (stotram) a short poem by Śaṅkarāchārya in praise of Śiva, the fourth line of the verses being usually क्षन्तव्यो मेऽपराधः शिव शिव शिव भोः श्रीमहादेव शम्भो (kṣantavyo me'parādhaḥ śiva śiva śiva bhoḥ śrīmahādeva śambho) |

Derivable forms: aparādhabhañjanaḥ (अपराधभञ्जनः).

Aparādhabhañjana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms aparādha and bhañjana (भञ्जन).

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

Aparādhabhañjana (अपराधभञ्जन):—[=apa-rādha-bhañjana] [from apa-rādha > apa-rādh] m. ‘sin-destroyer’, Name of Śiva.

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

Aparādhabhañjana (अपराधभञ्जन):—[tatpurusha compound] m.

(-naḥ) A name of Śiva in his quality of destroyer or remover of sins; aparādhabhañjanastotra is the name of a hymn, ascribed to Śaṅkara, in praise of Śiva. E. aparādha and bhañjana.

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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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