Lokapavada, Loka-apavada, Lōkāpavāda, Lokāpavāda: 13 definitions

Introduction:

Lokapavada means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, 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 Lokapavad.

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Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Lokapavada in Marathi glossary

lōkāpavāda (लोकापवाद).—m (S) A general outcry against; popular accusation.

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

lōkāpavāda (लोकापवाद).—m Popular accusation.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English
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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Lokapavada in Sanskrit glossary

Lokāpavāda (लोकापवाद).—public scandal, popular censure; लोकापवादो बलवान् मतो मे (lokāpavādo balavān mato me) R.14.4.

Derivable forms: lokāpavādaḥ (लोकापवादः).

Lokāpavāda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms loka and apavāda (अपवाद).

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Lokāpavāda (लोकापवाद).—m.

(-daḥ) Popular accusation.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Lokāpavāda (लोकापवाद).—[masculine] the reproach of the world, general evil report.

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

Lokāpavāda (लोकापवाद):—[from loka > lok] m. the reproach or censure of the world, general evil report, public scandal, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature etc.]

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

[Sanskrit to German]

Lokapavada 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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Hindi dictionary

[«previous next»] — Lokapavada in Hindi glossary

Lokāpavāda (लोकापवाद) [Also spelled lokapavad]:—(nm) public slander.

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary
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Kannada-English dictionary

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Lōkāpavāda (ಲೋಕಾಪವಾದ):—[noun] general evil report, disrepute, disgrace, etc. about a person.

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus
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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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Nepali dictionary

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Lokāpavāda (लोकापवाद):—n. public scandal; popular censure;

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary
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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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Pali-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Lokapavada in Pali glossary

lokāpavāda (လောကာပဝါဒ) [(pu) (ပု)]—
[loka+apavāda]
[လောက+အပဝါဒ]

Source: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary

[Pali to Burmese]

lokāpavāda—

(Burmese text): လူအပေါင်း၏-စွပ်စွဲ-ကဲ့ရဲ့-ခြင်း။

(Auto-Translation): Accusation of the masses.

Source: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မာ အဘိဓာန်)
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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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