Apratima: 17 definitions
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Apratima 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Apratim.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexApratima (अप्रतिम).—A son of Uttama Manu.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 36. 39; Vāyu-purāṇa 62. 34.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: archive.org: Illustrations of Indian Music and Dance in Western Indian StyleApratima (अप्रतिम) refers to one of the forty-seven tānas (tone) used in Indian music.—The illustration of Apratima (as a deity) according to 15th-century Indian art is as follows.—The colour of his body is yellow. His face is similar to the face of a peacock. A viṇā is held with both hands.
The illustrations (of, for example Apratima) are found scattered throughout ancient Jain manuscripts from Gujarat. The descriptions of these illustrations of this citrāvalī are based on the ślokas of Vācanācārya Gaṇi Sudhākalaśa’s Saṅgītopaniṣatsāroddhāra (14th century) and Śārṅgadeva’s Saṅgītaratnākara (13th century).
Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryapratima (अप्रतिम).—a S That is without an equal, match, likeness; unequaled, unrivaled.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishapratima (अप्रतिम).—a Incomparable, unequalled, unrivalled.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryApratima (अप्रतिम).—a.
1) Without an equal or parallel, incomparable, matchless, unrivalled; त्वं ह त्यदप्रति मानमोजो (tvaṃ ha tyadaprati mānamojo) Ṛgveda 8.96.17. रामस्य पश्याप्रतिमानमोजः (rāmasya paśyāpratimānamojaḥ) Mv.1.62; °रूपत्वम् (rūpatvam); °वीर्य, °बुद्धि (vīrya, °buddhi) &c.
2) Improper; तस्मात्त्वया समारब्धं कर्म ह्यप्रतिमं परैः (tasmāttvayā samārabdhaṃ karma hyapratimaṃ paraiḥ) Rām.6.12.35.
See also (synonyms): apratimāna.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryApratimā (अप्रतिमा).—name of a queen, previous incarnation of Yaśodharā: Mahāvastu i.128.13 ff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryApratima (अप्रतिम).—mfn.
(-maḥ-mā-maṃ) Unequalled, incomparable. E. a neg. pratimā similitude.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryApratima (अप्रतिम).—[adjective] incomparable.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryApratima (अप्रतिम):—[=a-pratima] mf(ā)n. unequalled, incomparable, without a match.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryApratima (अप्रतिम):—[bahuvrihi compound] m. f. n.
(-maḥ-mā-mam) Incomparable, un-equalled. E. a priv. and pratimā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryApratima (अप्रतिम):—[a-pratima] (maḥ-mā-maṃ) a. Unequalled.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Apratima (अप्रतिम) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Appaḍima.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 dictionaryApratima (अप्रतिम) [Also spelled apratim]:—(a) matchless, unique, out and away.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusApratima (ಅಪ್ರತಿಮ):—[adjective] not comparable; without equal; peerless; unrivalled; matchless.
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Apratima (ಅಪ್ರತಿಮ):—[noun] an unequalled, unrivalled man.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryApratima (अप्रतिम):—adj. without a likeness; without an equal/parallel; unequalled; incomparable; matchless; unrivalled; unique;
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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Starts with: Apratimakarman, Apratimalla, Apratiman, Apratimana, Apratimanusha, Apratimanyuyamana, Apratimaprabhava, Apratimatana, Apratimauja, Apratimaujas, Apratimavira, Apratimayava.
Full-text: Apratimana, Apratim, Pratima, Appadima, Apratimatana, Apratimakarman, Apratimeya, Varta, Aprati, Prabhava.
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