Apavitra: 9 definitions
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Apavitra means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryapavitra (अपवित्र).—a (S) Impure; unclean, ceremonially unholy, or ceremonially defiled. 2 Unholy, morally unclean.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishapavitra (अपवित्र).—a Impure, unholy, morally un- clean.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryApavitra (अपवित्र).—mfn.
(-traḥ-trā-traṃ) Impure, unclean. E. a neg. pavitra pure.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryApavitra (अपवित्र).—adj. Impure, [Pañcatantra] 169, 17.
Apavitra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms a and pavitra (पवित्र).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryApavitra (अपवित्र):—[=a-pavitra] mf(ā)n. impure.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryApavitra (अपवित्र):—[tatpurusha compound] m. f. n.
(-traḥ-trā-tram) Impure; e. g. bho bho bālāgnihotriṃkimeva janaviruddhaṃ hāsyakāryamanuṣṭhīyate . yadeṣa sārameyopavitraḥ skandhādhirūḍho nīyate. E. a neg. and pavitra.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryApavitra (अपवित्र):—[a-pavitra] (traḥ-trā-traṃ) a. Impure.
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 dictionaryApavitra (अपवित्र):—(a) unholy, impure; desecrated, profane; ~[tā] profanity; unholiness.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusApavitra (ಅಪವಿತ್ರ):—[adjective] ceremonially unclean or impure; defiled.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Apavitradakini, Apavitragolisu, Apavitramaitri, Apavitrata, Apavitrate.
Ends with: Angirasapavitra, Ardrapavitra, Brahmapavitra, Caitra-pavitra, Darbhapavitra, Dashapavitra, Jala-pavitra, Kshapavitra, Kushapavitra, Mahapavitra, Sadashapavitra, Samapavitra, Sapavitra, Shakhapavitra, Shatapavitra, Urdhvapavitra, Varshapavitra.
Full-text: Apavitradakini, Dekhum Sakanem, Manasasnana.
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 3.10.110 < [Chapter 10 - The Glories of Śrī Puṇḍarīka Vidyānidhi]
Verse 1.7.173 < [Chapter 7 - Śrī Viśvarūpa Takes Sannyāsa]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section LXXIX < [Rajadharmanusasana Parva]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 51 - Pilgrimage to Setu < [Section 1 - Setu-māhātmya]
The Markandeya Purana (Study) (by Chandamita Bhattacharya)
Śrāddha ceremony (worship of ancestors) < [Chapter 3]
Shri Gaudiya Kanthahara (by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati)