Aprayojaka, Aprayōjaka: 8 definitions
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Aprayojaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Dictionaryaprayōjaka (अप्रयोजक).—a (S) Unnecessary, useless, worthless.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishaprayōjaka (अप्रयोजक).—a Unnecessary. Uncivil, im- pertinent.
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: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAprayojaka (अप्रयोजक):—[=a-prayojaka] [from a-prayukta] mf(ikā)n. not causing or effecting, aimless.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAprayojaka (अप्रयोजक):—I. [tatpurusha compound] m. f. n.
(-jakaḥ-jikā-jakam) Not causing to be applicable or to exist, not effecting the applicability or existence of; e. g. in the Yoga Sūtra: nimittamaprayojakaṃ prakṛtīnāṃ &c. E. a neg. and prayojaka. Ii. [bahuvrihi compound] m. f. n.
(-jakaḥ-jakā-jakam) Not having a sufficient cause for being applied, not being properly applicable, useless, irrelevant; e. g. Mallinātha in his comm. on the Kirāt.: samarthanīyapradhānopasarjanabhāvastvaprayojaka iti vyaktavivekakāraḥ; or in the Kaṇthābharaṇa: yadaprayojakaṃ yacca gatārthaṃ vyarthameva vā (viz. a word) . tasyāpi kvāpi nirdoṣaḥ prayogo dṛśyate yathā; or in the Jaiminīya-nyāyam.: na ca krameṇaiva tatsiddherliṅgamaprayojakamiti vācyam &c.; or in the Dattakamīm.: nanvidamaprayojakaṃ yatpiṇḍa ṛkthābhāvādaputratvamiti. E. a priv. and prayojaka.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Aprayojaka (अप्रयोजक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Appaojaga.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAprayōjaka (ಅಪ್ರಯೋಜಕ):—[adjective] having or being of no use; useless.
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Aprayōjaka (ಅಪ್ರಯೋಜಕ):—[noun] an useless man.
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)
Partial matches: Prayojaka, A.
Starts with: Aprayojakapana, Aprayojakatva.
Ends with: Avivahaprayojaka.
Full-text: Appaojaga, Aprayojakatva, Shabdadosha.
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Yoga-sutras (with Vyasa and Vachaspati Mishra) (by Rama Prasada)
Sūtra 4.3 < [Book 4 - Absolute Independence (Kaivalya)]
Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Verse 2.81 < [Book 2 - Vākya-kāṇḍa]