Apavaktri, Apavaktṛ: 3 definitions
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Apavaktri 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.
The Sanskrit term Apavaktṛ can be transliterated into English as Apavaktr or Apavaktri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryApavaktṛ (अपवक्तृ).—m. Ved. Speaking away, warning off, averting, preventing. अपदे पादा प्रतिधातवेऽकरुतापवक्ता हृदया- विधश्चित् (apade pādā pratidhātave'karutāpavaktā hṛdayā- vidhaścit) Ṛgveda 1.24.3.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryApavaktṛ (अपवक्तृ):—[=apa-vaktṛ] m. ‘speaking away’, warning off, averting, [Ṛg-veda i, 24, 8; Atharva-veda v, 15, 1.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryApavaktṛ (अपवक्तृ):—[tatpurusha compound] m.
(-ktā) One who repels or defeats (as enemies; ved. Sāyaṇa: apavaktā = apavaditā or nirākartā; Mahīdh. = tiraskartā). E. vac with apa, kṛt aff. tṛc.
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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Full-text: Apavacana, Apavaktra, Apavaktraka, Apavaditri.
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