Apushta, Apuṣṭa: 8 definitions

Introduction:

Apushta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.

Apushta has 6 English definitions available.

The Sanskrit term Apuṣṭa can be transliterated into English as Apusta or Apushta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Apusht.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Apuṣṭa (अपुष्ट):—(3. a + puṣṭa) adj.

1) nicht genährt, nicht fett.

2) leise, vom Schluchzen [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1402.]

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Apuṣṭa (अपुष्ट):—

3) in der Rhetorik die Sache selbst nicht fördernd, nichtssagend, überflüssig; z. B. das Beiwort vitata im Satze vilokya vitate vyomni vidhuṃ muñca ruṣaṃ priye . Davon nom. abstr. f. und tva n. [Sāhityadarpana 576] nebst Schol.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

Apuṣṭa (अपुष्ट):—Adj. —

1) nichtssagend , überflüssig [Kāvyaprakāśa 7,7.] Dazu Nom.abstr. f. und tva n.

2) *leise.

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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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