Vyakri, Vyākṛ: 3 definitions

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Vyakri 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 Vyākṛ can be transliterated into English as Vyakr or Vyakri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vyākṛ (व्याकृ).—8 U.

1) To make manifest, clear up; नामरूपे व्याकरवाणि (nāmarūpe vyākaravāṇi) Ch. Up.

2) To propound, explain.

3) To tell, narrate; तन्मे सर्वं भगवान् व्याकरोतु (tanme sarvaṃ bhagavān vyākarotu) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.31.41; व्याकुर्यात् कः प्रियं वाक्यं यो वक्ता नेदृगाशयः (vyākuryāt kaḥ priyaṃ vākyaṃ yo vaktā nedṛgāśayaḥ) Kirātārjunīya 11.41.

4) To separate, divide, decompose.

5) To analyse in general.

6) (With Buddh.) To predict. (esp. future birth).

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

Vyākṛ (व्याकृ):—[=vy-ā-√kṛ] [Parasmaipada] [Ātmanepada] -karoti, -kurute, to undo, sever, divide, separate from ([instrumental case]), [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa];

—to expound, explain, declare, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa];

— (with Buddhists) to predict ([especially] future births), [Divyāvadāna];

—to prophesy anything ([accusative]) about any one ([accusative]), [Lalita-vistara; Kāraṇḍa-vyūha];

— [Passive voice] -kriyate, to be divided or separated, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Vyākṛ (व्याकृ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vāgara.

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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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