Apakram, Apa-kram: 3 definitions

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Apakram 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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Apakram (अपक्रम्).—go or pass away; withdraw or fly from ([ablative]).

Apakram is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms apa and kram (क्रम्).

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

Apakram (अपक्रम्):—[=apa-√kram] to go away, retreat, retire from, [Ṛg-veda x, 164, 1 etc.];

—to glide away;

—to measure off by steps, [Kauśika-sūtra] :—[Causal] -kramayati, to cause to run away, [Pbr.] :—[Desiderative] -cikramiṣati, to intend to run away or escape (with [ablative]), [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]

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

Apakram (अपक्रम्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ovagga.

context information

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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