Aparapara, Aparāparā, Apara-apara, Apara-para: 7 definitions

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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

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Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Aparāpara (अपरापर) refers to that which is “both supreme and inferior”, according to the Triśirobhairavatantra quoted by Abhinava. Accordingly, while discussing the pervasion of power (kalā): “Therefore, the form of the seventeenth energy (kalā) is in the form of nectar. It has emerged by the activity (gati) of the (two) points that are (symbols of) one's own essential nature that is (both) supreme (transcendent) and inferior (immanent) (aparāpara). This (power), the light of all things, when devoid of emission (in its supreme, transcendent aspect), is the Kuṇḍalinī of Power (śāktakuṇḍalinī). (Then, in its immanent aspect, it assumes the form) of the Kuṇḍalinī of the Vital Breath (prāṇakuṇḍalinī) and (then), at the extremity of emission (visarga) (when it has been fully exhausted), (it is) the Supreme (parā) Kuṇdalinī [...]”.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

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

Aparāparā (अपरापरा).—[-re, -rāṇi] another and another, several, various.

Derivable forms: aparāparāḥ (अपरापराः).

Aparāparā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms apara and aparā (अपरा).

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Aparapara (अपरपर).—a. one and the other, several, various; अपरपराः सार्थाः गच्छन्ति (aparaparāḥ sārthāḥ gacchanti) P.VI.1.144. Sk. several caravans go; (apare ca pare ca sakṛdeva gacchanti).

Aparapara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms apara and para (पर).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Aparāpara (अपरापर).—adj., (= Pali id.; compare Sanskrit aparāparotpatti, [Boehtlingk]), one after another, other and other, various: Mahāvastu ii.434.16 sarvaśilpāyatanehi aparāparehi; Mahāvastu iii.402.3 aparāpare, n. pl., various, ever other, people; Gaṇḍavyūha 184.15 aparāpara- krimiko (vyādhir), (disease) due to one or another worm, to various worms; 521.10 °rair ākārair, with various forms.

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

1) Aparapara (अपरपर):—[=apara-para] [from apara] m. (ās or e) fn. [plural] one and the other, various, [Pāṇini 6-1, 144 [Scholiast or Commentator]]

2) Aparāpara (अपरापर):—[from apara] m(ās or e)fn. [plural] another and another, various, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) Apārapāra (अपारपार):—[=a-pāra-pāra] [from a-pāra] mfn. carrying over the boundless sea (of life), [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]

4) [v.s. ...] whose farther shore is difficult to be reached, [Buddha-carita xii, 93].

5) [v.s. ...] n. non-acquiescence, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Aparapara (अपरपर):—Dwandwa m. f. n. pl.

(-rāḥ or -re-rāḥ-rāṇi) One and another, another and another, various; e. g. aparaparāḥ sārthā gacchanti ‘various caravans travel’ (not: the caravans travel one after the other i. e. in an uninterrupted succession). See aparaspara and comp. aparāpara. (The word being a Dwandwa para is not sarvanāman q. v., except optionally in the nom. plur. m., its declension therefore like that of other nouns in a; see para.) E. apara and para.

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Aparāpara (अपरापर):—Dwandwa m. f. n. pl.

(-rāḥ or -re-rāḥ-rāṇi) One and another, another and another, various; e. g. sphaṭikepyaparāparotpatteḥ kṣaṇikatvādvyaktīnāmahetuḥ.—The word being a Dwandwa, apara q. v. is not sarvanāman q. v., except optionally in the nom. plur. m., but declined like other nouns in a.—See aparapara and comp. aparaspara. E. apara and apara.

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Apārapāra (अपारपार):—[tatpurusha compound] I. n.

(-ram) (In the Sāṅkhya philosophy.) The reverse of pārapāra (see the remark s. v. apāra I. 2.), a technical term to denote the non-acquiescence or non-indifference through not reflecting that since a sensual object perishes in consequence of enjoyment, pain or trouble arises from its cessation; it is amongst the seventeen buddhibadha (q. v.) or obstructions of intellect one of the nine which are the converse of the tuṣṭi or acquiescences. According to others the term would be anapāra or asunetra. E. a neg. and pārapāra. Ii. m.

(-raḥ) The farthest bound of that which is illimitable, an epithet of Viṣṇu; e. g. pāraṃ paraṃ viṣṇurapārapāraḥ paraṃ parebhyaḥ paramārtharūpī . sa brahmapāraḥ parapārabhūtaḥ paraḥ parāṇāmapi pārapāraḥ ... (See the explanation of this verse by Wilson in his Viṣṇupurāṇa p. 113, note 3.) E. apāra Ii. and pāra.

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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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