Apida, Āpīḍa: 13 definitions
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In Hinduism
Kama-shastra (the science of Love-making)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (kama)Āpīḍa (आपीड) refers to “headgear”.—Cf. Śekharakāpīḍayojana [= śekharakāpīḍayojanaṃ], which refers to “head decoration with garland and Headgear”, representing one of the “sixty four kinds of Art”, according to the Kāmasūtra of Vātsyāyaṇa.—Indian tradition, basically includes sixty four Art forms are acknowledged. The references of sixty four kinds of kalā are found in the Bhāgavatapurāṇa, Śaiva-Tantras, Kāmasūtra of Vātsyāyaṇa etc.
Kamashastra (कामशास्त्र, kāmaśāstra) deals with ancient Indian science of love-making, passion, emotions and other related topics dealing with the pleasures of the senses.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀpīḍa (आपीड).—a.
1) Giving pain, hurting.
2) Squeezing, compressing.
3) A chaplet (tied on the crown of the head), garland in general; ते हयाः काञ्चनापीडा रुक्मभाण्ड- परिच्छदाः (te hayāḥ kāñcanāpīḍā rukmabhāṇḍa- paricchadāḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 6.89.32; चूडापीडकपालसंकुलगलन्मन्दाकिनीवारयः (cūḍāpīḍakapālasaṃkulagalanmandākinīvārayaḥ) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 1.2.
4) (Hence fig.) A crest-jewel; तस्मिन्कुलापीड- निभे विपीडम् (tasminkulāpīḍa- nibhe vipīḍam) R.18.29; Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 1,6,7.
5) A stream; अभव- च्छोणितोद्गारी सापीड इव पर्वतः (abhava- cchoṇitodgārī sāpīḍa iva parvataḥ) Rām.4.16.22.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀpīḍa (आपीड).—m.
(-ḍaḥ) 1. Squeezing, compressing. 2. Giving pain, hurting. 3. A chaplet tied on the crown of the head. E. āṅ before pīḍa to pain, ac affix.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀpīḍa (आपीड).—[ā-pīḍ + a], m. 1. Squeezing. 2. A chaplet tied on the crown of the head, [Daśakumāracarita] in
Āpīḍa (आपीड).—[masculine] pressure, squeeze (also na [neuter]); crown, garland (lit. head-presser).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Apīḍā (अपीडा):—[=a-pīḍā] [from a-pīḍana] f. idem
2) Āpīḍa (आपीड):—[=ā-pīḍa] [from ā-pīḍ] m. (ifc. mf(ā)n., [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) compressing, squeezing, [Suśruta]
3) [v.s. ...] giving pain, hurting, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] a chaplet tied on the crown of the head, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Raghuvaṃśa]
5) [v.s. ...] Name of a metre.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryApīḍā (अपीडा):—[tatpurusha compound] f.
(-ḍā) The same as the preceding; e. g. in the Anuśās. Parvan: apīḍayā ca bhūtānāṃ dharmasyāhiṃsayā tathā . pātraṃ vidyāttu tattvena yasmai dattaṃ na saṃtapet. E. a neg. and pīḍā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀpīḍa (आपीड):—[ā-pīḍa] (ḍaḥ) 1. m. Squeezing; a chaplet for the crown of the head.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Āpīḍa (आपीड) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Āpīḍa, Āmela, Āmelaga, Āmelaya.
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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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryĀpīḍa (आपीड) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Āpīḍa.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusĀpīḍa (ಆಪೀಡ):—
1) [noun] the act of pressing compressing; a squeezing.
2) [noun] an ornament worn on the head; a crest-jewel.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Pida, A, Pita.
Starts with: Apidah, Apidahati, Apidaka, Apidakajata, Apidan, Apidana, Apidasaka, Apidaya, Apidayant, Apidayat, Apidhana, Apita, Apitai, Apitam, Apitanam, Apitarmapitakam, Apitekam.
Ends with (+63): Ajitapida, Akshapida, Anangapida, Angapida, Apapida, Apita, Asahyapida, Avapida, Avimuktapida, Barhapida, Bhujapida, Bhutapida, Blighia sapida, Brahmapida, Canakapita, Candrapida, Capita, Chandrapida, Chippatajayapida, Chitrapida.
Full-text (+7): Tarapida, Ajitapida, Anangapida, Candrapida, Pratyapida, Apidita, Avimuktapida, Pushpapida, Cantirapitan, Pida, Jayapida, Galapida, Apidaya, Bhujapida, Prithivyapida, Amelaga, Apidhana, Amela, Amelaya, Karnapidasana.
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