Apata, Apa峁�, 膧辫腻迟补: 20 definitions
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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the Hindus膧辫腻迟补 (啶嗋お啶距い) refers to the 鈥渁ssault鈥� (method of catching elephants), according to the 15th century 惭腻迟补峁単补濒墨濒腻 composed by N墨laka峁囜弓ha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.鈥擺Cf. chapter 10, 鈥渙n the catching of elephants鈥漖: 鈥�1. By the methods of working a trap pen and enticement with cows, and by pursuit, also by assault (腻辫腻迟补), and by pits, thus the catching of elephants is five-fold. [...] 13. Placing thereon stalks of lotuses, bamboo, plantain trees, white sugar cane, etc., and tying those ropes also to a stout tree, then clever herdsmen lying in wait in concealment shall quickly catch the elephants while they are engrossed in eating, throwing them down by drawing the ropes taut. This is the kind of catching known as 鈥榓ssault鈥� (腻辫腻迟补) [nip腻tya d峁涐笉hamity腻辫腻迟补sa峁僯帽o graha岣�闭鈥�.
膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhism膧辫腻迟补 (啶嗋お啶距い) refers to one of the various Grahas and Mah腻grahas mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Ma帽ju艣r墨m奴lakalpa: one of the largest Kriy腻 Tantras devoted to Ma帽ju艣r墨 (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Ma帽ju艣r墨 and were taught to and by Buddha 艢腻kyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including 膧辫腻迟补).
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra膧辫腻迟补 (啶嗋お啶距い) refers to a group of 碍颈谤腻迟补蝉, as mentioned in chapter 1.4 [腻诲墨艣惫补谤补-肠补谤颈迟谤补] of Hemacandra鈥檚 11th century Tri峁峁ａ弓i艣al腻k腻puru峁caritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.Accordingly:鈥斺�淸...] After traversing the cave fifty yojanas long, the King started to conquer the north half of Bharatavar峁. There dwell 碍颈谤腻迟补蝉, named 膧辫腻迟补s, arrogant, rich, powerful, fiery, like demons on earth. They have unlimited mansions, couches, seats, and vehicles, much gold and silver, like relatives of Kubera. [...闭鈥�.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Apata in India is the name of a plant defined with Bauhinia racemosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Piliostigma racemosum (Lam.) Benth. (among others).
2) Apata in Nigeria is also identified with Microdesmis puberula It has the synonym Microdesmis zenkeri Pax (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Helv. Chim. Acta (1991)
· Archives of Pharmacal Research
· Iranian Journal of Pharmacology and Therapeutics (2004)
· Plantae Junghuhnianae (1852)
· Symbolae Botanicae (1794)
· Willdenowia (1991)
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Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryapa峁� (啶呧お啶熰ぞ).鈥攎 A tree, Bauhinia tomentosa.
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腻pa峁� (啶嗋お啶熰ぞ).鈥擲ee under 啶�.
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腻pata (啶嗋お啶�).鈥攁 (Vulgar corr. of 腻辫迟补 S) Related or connected. Pr. 腻0 腻峁噄 gh腻taka An unnatural monster; one that destroys, ruins or injures his own.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishapa峁� (啶呧お啶熰ぞ).鈥�m A tree, Bauhinia tomentosa.
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腻pata (啶嗋お啶�).鈥�a Related or connected. 腻pata 腻峁嚹� gh腻taka m One that destroys one's own; an unnatural monster.
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膧辫腻迟补 (啶嗋お啶距い).鈥�a. Rushing upon, attacking.
-迟补岣� 1 . Rushing or falling upon, attack, descending, alighting; 啶むう啶距お啶距い- 啶く啶距い啷嵿お啶ムた (tad腻辫腻迟补- bhay腻tpathi) Kum腻rasambhava 2.45; 啶椸ぐ啷佮ぁ啶距お啶距い啶掂た啶多啶侧た啶粪啶熰ぎ啷囙啶ㄠぞ啶︵ぞ啶膏啶む啶班が啶ㄠ啶оえ啶� (garu岣嵞灞枘宄俨箆i艣li峁ａ弓ameghan腻d腻strabandhana岣�) R.12.76.
2) Throwing down.
3) Causing to descend or fall, falling down. 啶оぞ啶班ぞ啶ぞ啶む啶� (dh腻r腻辫腻迟补i岣�) Meghad奴ta 5.
4) (a) The present or current moment, the instant; 啶嗋お啶距い啶班ぎ啷嵿く啶� 啶掂た啶粪く啶距 啶ぐ啷嵿く啶ㄠ啶むお啶班た- 啶むぞ啶た啶ㄠ (腻辫腻迟补ramy腻 vi峁y腻岣� paryantapari- t腻pina岣�) Kir腻t腻rjun墨ya 11.12; 啶嗋お啶距い啶膏啶班じ啷� 啶啶椸 啶ㄠた啶啷嵿え啶距 啶曕た啶� 啶� 啶曕啶班啶掂い (腻辫腻迟补surase bhoge nimagn腻岣� ki峁� na kurvata) S. D; 啶嗋お啶距い啶班ぎ啶｀啶ぞ啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶膏啶啶椸ぞ啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶啶班た啶啶� 啶膏す 啷� 啶呧お啶ム啶ぞ啶ㄠぞ啶た啶掂ぞ啶ㄠ啶ㄠぞ啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶ぐ啶苦ぃ啶距ぎ啷嬥そ- 啶むた啶︵ぞ啶班啶｀ (腻辫腻迟补rama峁嚹珁腻n腻峁� sa峁儁og腻n腻峁� priyai岣� saha | apathy腻n腻miv腻nn腻n腻峁� pari峁嚹錷o'- tid腻ru峁嘺岣�) || H.4.75; Bv.1.115; M腻lat墨m腻dhava (Bombay) 5. (b) (Hence) First sight or appearance; see 啶嗋お啶距い啶む (腻辫腻迟补ta岣�).
5) Happening, becoming apparent, appearance.
6) Assault, a method of catching elephants (M腻ta峁単a L.1.1.13).
7) Hell (naraka) 啶嗋お啶距い啶距え啷嵿お啷嵿ぐ啶むた啶むた啶粪啶犩え啷嵿い啶� 啶啶侧た啶ㄠ啶︵ざ啶ぐ啶� 啶囙さ (腻p腻t腻npratiti峁ａ弓hanti pulinda艣abar腻 iva) Mah腻bh腻rata (Bombay) 12.151.8.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary膧辫腻迟补 (啶嗋お啶距い).鈥攎.
(-迟补岣�) 1. Throwing down, causing to descend. 2. Falling, descending. 3. The instant, the current moment. E. 腻峁� before pat to go, to fall, 驳丑补帽 aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary膧辫腻迟补 (啶嗋お啶距い).鈥攊. e. 腻-辫补迟 + a, m. 1. Attack, [础谤箩耻苍补蝉补尘腻驳补尘补] 7, 10. 2. Running on, [惭腻苍补惫补诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补] 11, 9; running in, [Y腻j帽avalkya, (ed. Stenzler.)] 3. 154. 3. Throwing down, [Meghad奴ta, (ed. Gildemeister.)] 49.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary膧辫腻迟补 (啶嗋お啶距い).鈥擺masculine] rushing on, onset, entering into (鈥斅�); sudden event. 掳鈥� or tas [adverb] immediately, at first sight.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 膧辫腻迟补 (啶嗋お啶距い):鈥擺=腻-辫腻迟补] [from 腻-辫补迟] a m. the falling, descending
2) [v.s. ...] rushing upon, pressing against, [Manu-sm峁泃i; Kum腻ra-sambhava; Raghuva峁兣沘] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] forwardness, [Kath腻sarits腻gara]
4) [v.s. ...] happening, becoming apparent, (unexpected) appearance, [Raghuva峁兣沘; S腻hitya-darpa峁嘺] etc.
5) [v.s. ...] the instant, current moment, [Kir腻t腻rjun墨ya]
6) [v.s. ...] throwing down, causing to descend, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal腻yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [=腻-辫腻迟补] b See under 腻- 鈭�1. pat.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary膧辫腻迟补 (啶嗋お啶距い):鈥擺腻-辫腻迟补] (迟补岣�) 1. m. Throwing down; falling; the instant.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)膧辫腻迟补 (啶嗋お啶距い) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: 膧v腻岣峚, 膧v腻ya.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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膧辫腻迟补 (啶嗋お啶距い) [Also spelled aapat]:鈥�(nm) an emergency; catastrophe.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus膧辫腻迟补 (嗖嗋勃嗖距菠):鈥�
1) [noun] the act of rushing and falling upon; an attack.
2) [noun] the act, fact or manner of bringing or conveying downwards; an incidence.
3) [noun] a happening or occurrence; an event.
4) [noun] the look or outward aspect of a person or thing; appearance.
5) [noun] a bearing or onus, as of a tax; the degree, range or influence of occurrence or effect.
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 Dictionary1) 膧pata (啶嗋お啶�):鈥攏. catastrophe; disaster; misfortune; calamity;
2) 膧辫腻迟补 (啶嗋お啶距い):鈥攏. 1. falling down from a higher place; 2. an emergency;
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.
Pali-English dictionary
: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary腻辫腻迟补 (醼♂��曖���) [(pu) (醼曖��)]鈥�
[腻+pata+峁嘺]
摆醼♂赌�+醼曖赌�+醼庐
[Pali to Burmese]
: Sutta: Tipi峁璦ka P腻岣穒-Myanmar Dictionary (醼愥��曖��嬦��-醼曖��犪��欋�坚�斸�横�欋�� 醼♂�樶��撫��斸��)腻辫腻迟补鈥�
(Burmese text): 醼涐�踞�贬�羔�涐�踞�搬��醼会�涐�贬���醼横�佱�坚�勧�横�羔亰 醼戓�勧�横�佱�坚�勧�横�羔亰 醼戓�勧�横�曖�贬��横�溼��佱�坚�勧�横�� (醼嗎���勧�横�涐��嗎���勧�横�涐�� 醼掅�结��涐亴 醼♂��涐��夺亸醼♂�栣�坚�呩�横�栣�坚�勧�丰�� 醼戓�勧�横�曖�贬��横�溼��佱�坚�勧�横��)醽�
(Auto-Translation): Retrogression, perception, emergence (as a phenomenon of awareness in relation to the matter).
Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav腻da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+17): A-patakecam, A-patamattakam, A-patamattam, Apata esunsun, Apata-drishti, Apataapata, Apatabba, Apatabbayuttaka, Apatabyata, Apatacapata, Apatacchika, Apatacutam, Apatadasa, Apatadhopata, Apataduhsaha, Apatadushprasaha, Apataka, Apataksh, Apatakshepa, Apatala.
Full-text (+33): Pata, Madhvapata, Apatatas, Abhyapata, Durapata, Apatamatra, Locanapata, Apatadasa, Apadham, A-patamattam, Pakkha, A-patakecam, A-patamattakam, Apata-drishti, Apataparipata, Apatadushprasaha, Apataduhsaha, Apatacutam, Apad, Ashmantaka.
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Matangalila and Hastyayurveda (study) (by Chandrima Das)
膧辫腻迟补bandha: The fourth technique < [Chapter 3]
Avap腻ta: The fifth technique < [Chapter 3]
Techniques of Capturing Elephants (Introduction) < [Chapter 3]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by 艢r墨 艢r墨mad Bhaktived腻nta N腻r腻yana Gosv腻m墨 Mah腻r腻ja)
Verse 2.3.100 < [Chapter 3 - Bhajana (loving service)]
Verse 2.1.170 < [Chapter 1 - Vair腻gya (renunciation)]
Verse 2.4.258 < [Chapter 4 - Vaiku峁囜弓ha (the spiritual world)]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 10: Conquest of northern half of Bharata by Sagara < [Chapter IV - Conquest of Bharatavar峁 by Sagara]
Part 5: Expedition of conquest < [Chapter XIII - Jayacakricaritra]
Part 5: Expedition of conquest < [Chapter XII - 艢r墨 Hari峁峁嘺cakricaritra]
Elephantology and its Ancient Sanskrit Sources (by Geetha N.)
Taittiriya Upanishad Bhashya Vartika (by R. Balasubramanian)
Verse 2.284 < [Book 2 - Brahmavall墨]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada D腻sa)
Text 10.145 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Text 10.1 [Upam腻] < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]