Apashakuna, 貹śܲԲ: 9 definitions
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Apashakuna 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śܲԲ can be transliterated into English as Apasakuna or Apashakuna, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Apshakun.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English DictionaryapaśܲԲ (अपशकुन).—m (S) An ill omen; an ill boding prodigy; a portent.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-EnglishapaśܲԲ (अपशकुन).�m An ill omen, a portent.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary貹śܲԲ (अपशकुन).—A bad omen.
Derivable forms: 貹śܲԲ (अपशकुनम्).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary貹śܲԲ (अपशकुन):—[=貹-śܲԲ] n. a bad omen.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary貹śܲԲ (अपशकुन):—[tatpurusha compound] n.
(-nam) An ill-omen. E. apa and śܲԲ.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)貹śܲԲ (अपशकुन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: ṇa.
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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary貹śܲԲ (अपशकुन) [Also spelled apshakun]:�(nm) ill/bad omen; inauspicious omen, an occurrence or event portending evil.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus貹śܲԲ (ಅಪಶಕುನ):—[noun] something that portends an unfortunate event before it happens; an ill omen; portent.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary貹śܲԲ (अपशकुन):—n. ill omen;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shakuna, Apa.
Full-text: Apacakunam, Lapasakunayoni, Apshakun, Ashakuna, Avasauna, Naka.
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Samrajya Lakshmi Pithika (Study) (by Artatrana Sarangi)
Bad Omens and their Pacification < [Chapter 3 - General Ritual mentioned in Samrajya-lakshmi-pithika]
Part 1: Pacification, Consecration, Coronation and Pilgrimage < [Chapter 3 - General Ritual mentioned in Samrajya-lakshmi-pithika]
Brihatkatha-kosha (cultural study) (by Himanshu Shekhar Acharya)