Apatyavikrayin, Apatya-vikrayin: 4 definitions
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Apatyavikrayin means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryApatyavikrayin (अपत्यविक्रयिन्).—m. a seller of his children, a father who sells his girl for money to a bridegroom.
Apatyavikrayin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms apatya and vikrayin (विक्रयिन्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryApatyavikrayin (अपत्यविक्रयिन्).—m. a seller of his offspring, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 3, 51.
Apatyavikrayin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms apatya and vikrayin (विक्रयिन्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryApatyavikrayin (अपत्यविक्रयिन्).—[masculine] a seller of his offspring.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryApatyavikrayin (अपत्यविक्रयिन्):—[=apatya-vikrayin] [from apatya] m. ‘seller of his offspring’, a father who receives a gratuity from his son-in-law.
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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