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Apashabda, 貹ś岹: 17 definitions

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Apashabda means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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.

The Sanskrit term 貹ś岹 can be transliterated into English as Apasabda or Apashabda, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Apshabd.

In Hinduism

Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstra

貹ś岹 (अपशब्द) is a Sanskrit technical term and refers to “ungrammatical words�.

Natyashastra book cover
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Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, ṭyśٰ) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).

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Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Apashabda in Vyakarana glossary
: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

貹ś岹 (अपशब्द).—Corrupt form of a correct word, called म्लेच्� (mleccha) also; cf. म्लेच्छो � वा एष यदपशब्दः (mleccho ha vā eṣa yad貹ś岹�) M. Bh. on I. 1.1. अस्त� वापि तरस्तस्माद� नापशब्दो भविष्यति � वाचकश्चेत्प्रयोक्तव्यो वाचक्श्र्चेत्प्रयुज्यताम� � (astu vāpi tarastasmād nāpaśabdo bhaviṣyati | vācakaścetprayoktavyo vācakśrcetprayujyatām ||) M. Bh. on V.3.55.

: Knowledge Traditions & Practices of India: Language and Grammar (vyakarana)

貹ś岹 (अपशब्द) refers to any of the dialectal variants, as mentioned by Patañjali (2nd century BCE): the author of grammatical works, following in succession of Pāṇini (7th century BCE).

Vyakarana book cover
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Vyakarana (व्याकर�, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

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Marathi-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Apashabda in Marathi glossary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

apaś岹 (अपशब्द).—m (S) A word contrary to grammar or purity, a barbarism. 2 A wrong or bad word, viz. an obscene, abusive, vulgar, or ominous word.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

apaś岹 (अपशब्द).�m An ungrammatical or cor- rupted word. A reproachful word, an obscene word, censure, obscene language.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Apashabda in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

貹ś岹 (अपशब्द).�

1) A bad or ungrammatical word, a corrupted word (in form or meaning); � एव शक्तिवैकल्�- प्रमादालसतादिभिः � अन्यथोच्चारिता� शब्द� अपशब्द� इतीरिता� (ta eva śaktivaikalya- pramādālasatādibhi� | anyathoccāritā� śabdā apaśabdā itīritā�) ||; दूरतश्चापशब्दं त्यक्त्व� (dūrataścāpaś岹� tyaktvā) 󲹰ṛh 3.134 (where °bdam has also sense 4); अपशब्दशत� माघे (apaś岹śata� māghe) Subhā�. cf. also वैयाकरणकिरातादपशब्�- मृगा� क्� यान्ति संत्रस्ताः (vaiyākaraṇakirātādapaś岹- mṛgā� kva yānti saṃtrastā�) | Udb. and Kau. A.2.1.

2) Vulgar speech.

3) A form of language not Sanskrit; ungrammatical language.

4) A reproachful word, offensive expression, censure; प्रापाक्ष्णोर्गलदपशब्दमञ्जनाम्भः (ṣṇǰ岹貹ś岹ñᲹ峾�) Śiśupālavadha 8.43.

5) Words not in standard use.

Derivable forms: 貹ś岹� (अपशब्द�).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

貹ś岹 (अपशब्द).—m.

(-岹�) 1. Ungrammatical language. 2. Common or vulgar speech, any form of language not Sanskrit. E. apa bad, and ś岹 sound.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

貹ś岹 (अपशब्द).—[masculine] bad or ill language.

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

1) 貹ś岹 (अपशब्द):—[=apa-ś岹] m. bad or vulgar speech

2) [v.s. ...] any form of language not Sanskṛt

3) [v.s. ...] ungrammatical language

4) [v.s. ...] (貹-ṃśa.)

5) [v.s. ...] ungrammatical language (compared to a deer as grammar to a lion), [Subhāṣitāvali]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

貹ś岹 (अपशब्द):—[tatpurusha compound] m.

(-岹�) 1) The same as 貹ṃśa 2. q. v.; (ⲹܰūٲ on Amar. śabdānuśāsane’saṃskṛtaśabdopaś岹� . nipātasyānekārthatvādapaśabdo’saṃskṛtārtha�); e. g. in the following Kārikā: astu vāpi tarastasmānnāpaśabdo bhaviṣyati . vācakaścetprayoktavyo vācakaścetprayujyatām (Kaiyyaṭa: nāpaś岹 iti . gatārthatvāt . lugbhāvāt . vācakaścetprayoktavya iti tva� manyase tadā śuklatarataramiti . yadi vācakastata� prayujyatām . na tu vācaka� . tasmānna prayoktavya ityartha�).

2) The word apa; e. g. apaśabdo madhyavācī ‘the word apa means in the middle of�. (Comp. the remark s. v. 貹徱ś.) E. apa and ś岹.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

貹ś岹 (अपशब्द):—[apa-ś岹] (岹�) 1. m. Ungrammatical language, vulgar speech.

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

貹ś岹 (अपशब्द) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Avasadda.

[Sanskrit to German]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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Hindi dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Apashabda in Hindi glossary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

貹ś岹 (अपशब्द) [Also spelled apshabd]:�(nm) an abuse; abusive language or word, a vulgar word.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Apashabda in Kannada glossary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

貹ś岹 (ಅಪಶಬ್ದ):�

1) [noun] a word that is not in accordance with the rules of a grammar; an ungrammatical word.

2) [noun] an uncivil speech.

3) [noun] an abusive word or speech.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Nepali dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Apashabda in Nepali glossary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

貹ś岹 (अपशब्द):—n. 1. vulgar speech; abusive language; abuse; 2. bad/ungrammatical word; corrupted word; 3. reproachful word; offensive expression;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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