Apratigrihya, Apratigṛhya: 5 definitions

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Apratigrihya 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 Apratigṛhya can be transliterated into English as Apratigrhya or Apratigrihya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Apratigṛhya (अप्रतिगृह्य).—a. One from whom one must not accept any thing as a gift &c.

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

Apratigṛhya (अप्रतिगृह्य):—[=a-pratigṛhya] mfn. one from whom one must not accept anything, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa xiv.]

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

Apratigṛhya (अप्रतिगृह्य):—[tatpurusha compound] m. f. n.

(-hyaḥ-hyā-hyam) One of whom it is not permitted to accept a gift, as an Ugra &c.; but comp. apratigrāhya. E. a neg. and pratigṛhya.

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Apratigrihya 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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