Viprakri, Viprakṛ: 3 definitions
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Viprakri 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 Viprakṛ can be transliterated into English as Viprakr or Viprakri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryViprakṛ (विप्रकृ).—8 U.
1) (a) To tease, trouble, harass, harm; किं सत्त्वानि विप्रकरोषि (kiṃ sattvāni viprakaroṣi) Ś.7; (b) To oppress; तस्मिन् विप्रकृताः काले तारकेण दिवौकसः (tasmin viprakṛtāḥ kāle tārakeṇa divaukasaḥ) Kumārasambhava 2.1.
2) To wrong, ill-treat, offend; भर्तुर्विप्रकृतापि रोषणतया मा स्म प्रतीपं गमः (bharturviprakṛtāpi roṣaṇatayā mā sma pratīpaṃ gamaḥ) Ś.4.17.
3) To affect, cause a change in; कमपरमवशं न विप्रकुर्युर्विभुमपि तं यदमी स्पृशन्ति भावाः (kamaparamavaśaṃ na viprakuryurvibhumapi taṃ yadamī spṛśanti bhāvāḥ) Kumārasambhava 6.95.
4) To disfigure, deform; आभरणोचितं रूपमाश्रमसुलभैः प्रसाधनैर्विप्रकार्यते (ābharaṇocitaṃ rūpamāśramasulabhaiḥ prasādhanairviprakāryate) Ś.4.
5) To appoint, admit (as a witness); Mahābhārata (Bombay) 5.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryViprakṛ (विप्रकृ):—[=vi-pra-√kṛ] [Parasmaipada] -karoti, to treat with disrespect, hurt, injure, offend, oppress, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa] etc.;
—to appoint, admit (sākṣye, as a witness), [Mahābhārata v, 1225] ([probably] [wrong reading] for adhi-√kṛ) :
—[Passive voice] of [Causal] -kāryate, to be slighted or injured or treated disrespectfully, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Viprakṛ (विप्रकृ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vippaira.
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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Starts with: Viprakrish, Viprakrishta, Viprakrishtaka, Viprakrishtantara, Viprakrishtatva, Viprakrit, Viprakrita, Viprakriti.
Full-text: Viprakartri, Viprakrit, Viprakarin, Viprakrita, Viprakriti, Vippaira, Viprakara.
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