Aparaga, Aparāga: 10 definitions

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Aparaga means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Aparag.

In Hinduism

Dharmashastra (religious law)

Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-śāstra

Aparāga (अपराग) refers to “disaffection”. The word is used throughout Dharmaśāstra literature such as the Manusmṛti. (also see the Manubhāṣya verse 7.154)

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Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Aparāga (अपराग).—

1) Discontent, dissatisfaction, disaffection; °हेतून् ज्ञातुमिच्छामि (hetūn jñātumicchāmi) Mu.3; अपरागसमीरणेरितः (aparāgasamīraṇeritaḥ) Kirātārjunīya 2.5; K.329.

2) Apathy, enmity. यथा त्वं गुणविद्वेषादपरागं चिकीर्षसि (yathā tvaṃ guṇavidveṣādaparāgaṃ cikīrṣasi) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 5.168.15.

Derivable forms: aparāgaḥ (अपरागः).

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

Aparāga (अपराग).—m. enmity, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 7, 154.

Aparāga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms apa and rāga (राग).

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

Aparāga (अपराग).—[masculine] dislike, aversion.

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

Aparāga (अपराग):—[=apa-rāga] [from apa-rañj] m. aversion, antipathy, [Manu-smṛti vii, 154.]

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

Aparāga (अपराग):—I. [tatpurusha compound] m.

(-gaḥ) Dislike, enmity; e. g. aparāgasamīraṇeritakramaśīrṇākulamūlasaṃtatiḥ. E. rañj with apa, kṛt aff. ghañ. Ii. [bahuvrihi compound] m. f. n.

(-gaḥ-gā-gam) Without red, discoloured; e. g. aruṇataraparāgasya prasavaṃ praikṣiṣṭa na punaraparāgasya . hasitairaparāgasya svaistiṣṭhantyapi lavepsuraparāgasya. E. apa and rāga.

[Sanskrit to German]

Aparaga in German

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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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Hindi dictionary

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Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Aparāga (अपराग) [Also spelled aparag]:—(nm) disaffection.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Aparāga (ಅಪರಾಗ):—

1) [adjective] not attached to; free from passion, emotion or bias; dispassionate.

2) [adjective] discoloured (esp. the red being spoiled).

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Aparāga (ಅಪರಾಗ):—

1) [noun] loss of the original red colour.

2) [noun] intense disliking; hatred.

3) [noun] a dispassionate man.

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Aparāga (ಅಪರಾಗ):—[noun] = ಅಪರಾದ್ರಿ [aparadri].

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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