Aprokshita, Aprokṣita: 5 definitions

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Aprokshita 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 Aprokṣita can be transliterated into English as Aproksita or Aprokshita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)

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Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)

Aprokṣita (अप्रोक्षित) refers to “neglecting to sprinkle water (over animals)”, according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, “The killing of animals leads to a series of sins. Sacrificial animals are said to be fourteen in number. Some are domestic, others wild. The slaughter of these animals, if not sprinkled over (aprokṣita) with water for sacrificial purposes, is a sin. [...]”.

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This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.

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[«previous next»] — Aprokshita in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Aprokṣita (अप्रोक्षित).—a. Not sprinkled, not consecrated.

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

Aprokṣita (अप्रोक्षित):—[=a-prokṣita] mfn. not sprinkled, not consecrated, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa etc.]

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

Aprokṣita (अप्रोक्षित):—[tatpurusha compound] m. f. n.

(-taḥ-tā-tam) Not sprinkled; e. g. in the Śatapath.: dvau prokṣitau yūpaśakalau bhavataḥ . dvāvaprokṣitau . prokṣitaṃ caivādhvaryurādatteprokṣitaṃ caivameva pratiprasthātā &c. E. a neg. and prokṣita.

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Aprokshita 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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