Apavacana, Apavācana: 7 definitions

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Apavacana 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 Apavachana.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Apavacana (अपवचन).—Speaking ill; Pañcatantra (Bombay) 4.

Derivable forms: apavacanam (अपवचनम्).

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Apavācana (अपवाचन).—Act of speaking away or warning off, removing.

Derivable forms: apavācanam (अपवाचनम्).

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

Apavācana (अपवाचन):—[=apa-vācana] [from apa-vaktṛ] n. See an-apavācana.

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

Apavācana (अपवाचन):—[tatpurusha compound] n.

(-nam) (Probably) Removing, defeating (ved.); ārtiranapavācanā ‘sickness which cannot be removed’; (comp. the meaning of apavaktṛ). E. vac, in the caus., with apa, kṛt aff. lyuṭ.

[Sanskrit to German]

Apavacana 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

[«previous next»] — Apavacana in Hindi glossary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Apavacana (अपवचन) [Also spelled apvachan]:—(nm) slander, calumny.

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Nepali dictionary

[«previous next»] — Apavacana in Nepali glossary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Apavacana (अपवचन):—n. speaking ill; abuse; slander; calumny;

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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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