Apashabda, Apaśabda: 17 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Apaśabda can be transliterated into English as Apasabda or Apashabda, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Apshabd.
In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstraApaśabda (अपशब्द) is a Sanskrit technical term and refers to “ungrammatical words”.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarApaśabda (अपशब्द).—Corrupt form of a correct word, called म्लेच्छ (mleccha) also; cf. म्लेच्छो ह वा एष यदपशब्दः (mleccho ha vā eṣa yadapaśabdaḥ) M. Bh. on I. 1.1. अस्तु वापि तरस्तस्माद् नापशब्दो भविष्यति । वाचकश्चेत्प्रयोक्तव्यो वाचक्श्र्चेत्प्रयुज्यताम् ॥ (astu vāpi tarastasmād nāpaśabdo bhaviṣyati | vācakaścetprayoktavyo vācakśrcetprayujyatām ||) M. Bh. on V.3.55.
Source: Knowledge Traditions & Practices of India: Language and Grammar (vyakarana)Apaśabda (अपशब्द) refers to any of the dialectal variants, as mentioned by Patañjali (2nd century BCE): the author of grammatical works, following in succession of Pāṇini (7th century BCE).
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryapaśabda (अपशब्द).—m (S) A word contrary to grammar or purity, a barbarism. 2 A wrong or bad word, viz. an obscene, abusive, vulgar, or ominous word.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishapaśabda (अपशब्द).—m An ungrammatical or cor- rupted word. A reproachful word, an obscene word, censure, obscene language.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryApaśabda (अपशब्द).—
1) A bad or ungrammatical word, a corrupted word (in form or meaning); त एव शक्तिवैकल्य- प्रमादालसतादिभिः । अन्यथोच्चारिताः शब्दा अपशब्दा इतीरिताः (ta eva śaktivaikalya- pramādālasatādibhiḥ | anyathoccāritāḥ śabdā apaśabdā itīritāḥ) ||; दूरतश्चापशब्दं त्यक्त्वा (dūrataścāpaśabdaṃ tyaktvā) Bhartṛhari 3.134 (where °bdam has also sense 4); अपशब्दशतं माघे (apaśabdaśataṃ māghe) Subhāṣ. cf. also वैयाकरणकिरातादपशब्द- मृगाः क्व यान्ति संत्रस्ताः (vaiyākaraṇakirātādapaśabda- mṛgāḥ kva yānti saṃtrastāḥ) | Udb. and Kau. A.2.1.
2) Vulgar speech.
3) A form of language not Sanskrit; ungrammatical language.
4) A reproachful word, offensive expression, censure; प्रापाक्ष्णोर्गलदपशब्दमञ्जनाम्भः (prāpākṣṇorgaladapaśabdamañjanāmbhaḥ) Śiśupālavadha 8.43.
5) Words not in standard use.
Derivable forms: apaśabdaḥ (अपशब्दः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryApaśabda (अपशब्द).—m.
(-bdaḥ) 1. Ungrammatical language. 2. Common or vulgar speech, any form of language not Sanskrit. E. apa bad, and śabda sound.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryApaśabda (अपशब्द).—[masculine] bad or ill language.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Apaśabda (अपशब्द):—[=apa-śabda] m. bad or vulgar speech
2) [v.s. ...] any form of language not Sanskṛt
3) [v.s. ...] ungrammatical language
4) [v.s. ...] (apa-bhraṃśa.)
5) [v.s. ...] ungrammatical language (compared to a deer as grammar to a lion), [Subhāṣitāvali]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryApaśabda (अपशब्द):—[tatpurusha compound] m.
(-bdaḥ) 1) The same as apabhraṃśa 2. q. v.; (Rāyamukūta on Amar. śabdānuśāsane’saṃskṛtaśabdopaśabdaḥ . nipātasyānekārthatvādapaśabdo’saṃskṛtārthaḥ); e. g. in the following Kārikā: astu vāpi tarastasmānnāpaśabdo bhaviṣyati . vācakaścetprayoktavyo vācakaścetprayujyatām (Kaiyyaṭa: nāpaśabda iti . gatārthatvāt . lugbhāvāt . vācakaścetprayoktavya iti tvaṃ manyase tadā śuklatarataramiti . yadi vācakastataḥ prayujyatām . na tu vācakaḥ . tasmānna prayoktavya ityarthaḥ).
2) The word apa; e. g. apaśabdo madhyavācī ‘the word apa means in the middle of’. (Comp. the remark s. v. apadiśam.) E. apa and śabda.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryApaśabda (अपशब्द):—[apa-śabda] (bdaḥ) 1. m. Ungrammatical language, vulgar speech.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Apaśabda (अपशब्द) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Avasadda.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryApaśabda (अपशब्द) [Also spelled apshabd]:—(nm) an abuse; abusive language or word, a vulgar word.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusApaśabda (ಅಪಶಬ್ದ):—
1) [noun] a word that is not in accordance with the rules of a grammar; an ungrammatical word.
2) [noun] an uncivil speech.
3) [noun] an abusive word or speech.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryApaśabda (अपशब्द):—n. 1. vulgar speech; abusive language; abuse; 2. bad/ungrammatical word; corrupted word; 3. reproachful word; offensive expression;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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