Vashakriya, Vaśakriyā, Vasha-kriya: 7 definitions
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Vashakriya 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.
The Sanskrit term Vaśakriyā can be transliterated into English as Vasakriya or Vashakriya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryvaśakriyā (वशक्रिया).—f S Subduing by charms, incantations, powerful drugs &c.; fascinating, enchanting. 2 Subjecting in general or any process or action to subject.
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 dictionaryVaśakriyā (वशक्रिया).—winning over, subjection.
Vaśakriyā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vaśa and kriyā (क्रिया).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVaśakriyā (वशक्रिया).—f.
(-yā) Subduing or over-powering by drugs, gems, charms, or incantations. 2. The drugs, &c. so used. E. vaśa subjection, kriyā business or agency.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVaśakriyā (वशक्रिया).—f. 1. subduing by drugs, charms, etc. 2. The drugs, etc., so used. Vikarmakriyā, i. e.
Vaśakriyā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vaśa and kriyā (क्रिया).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vaśakriyā (वशक्रिया):—[=vaśa-kriyā] [from vaśa > vaś] f. the act of subduing or bewitching ([especially] by charms, incantations, drugs, gems), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] the charms etc. so used, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVaśakriyā (वशक्रिया):—[vaśa-kriyā] (yā) 1. f. Subduing or overpowering by drugs, incantations, &c. The drugs so used.
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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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