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Ashrapa, Aśrapa, Ashra-pa, , Ā貹: 7 definitions

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Ashrapa 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.

The Sanskrit term Aśrapa can be transliterated into English as Asrapa or Ashrapa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Aśrapa (अश्र�).—a blood drinker, a fiend, cannibal.

Derivable forms: ś貹� (अश्रपः).

Aśrapa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ś and pa (�).

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Asrapa (अस्र�).�

1) 'a blood-drinker', a Rākṣasa or goblin; वध्यन्तेऽस्रपपुङ्गवा� (ⲹԳٱ'貹ṅg�) Mv.6.24.

2) the Nakṣatra मूला (ū).

Derivable forms: 貹� (अस्रपः).

Asrapa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms asra and pa (�).

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(अस्रपा).�

1) a leech.

2) a Dākinī or female imp.

is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms asra and (पा).

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Ā貹 (आस्र�).�

1) 'blooddrinker', demon.

2) the 19th lunar mansion.

Derivable forms: 貹� (आस्रपः).

Ā貹 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms and pa (�).

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

Aśrapa (अश्र�).—m.

(-貹�) A fiend, a cannibal. E. ś blood, and pa who drinks.

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Asrapa (अस्र�).—mf.

(-貹�-) A Rakshasa or goblin. f.

(-) A leech. E. asra blood, and pa who drinks.

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Ā貹 (आस्र�).—m.

(-貹�) The nineteenth lunar mansion. E. asrapa a Rakshasa or goblin, and aff. one of this race being the deity of the asterism.

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

1) Asrapa (अस्र�):—[=asra-pa] [from asra] m. (= ṛk-貹 q.v.) a Rākṣasa, [Mahāvīra-caritra]

2) (अस्रपा):—[=asra-] [from asra-pa > asra] f. a leech, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] a Ḍākinī or female imp, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) Ā貹 (आस्र�):�m. ([from] asra-pa), the nineteenth lunar mansion (presided over by the Rākṣasa Asra-pa), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) = asra-pa (q.v.), [Tārānātha tarkavācaspati’s Vācaspatyam, Sanskrit dictionary]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Aśrapa (अश्र�):�(貹�) 1. m. A fiend; cannibal.

2) Asrapa (अस्र�):—[asra-pa] (貹�) m. An imp.

3) (अस्रपा):—[asra-] () 1. f. A leech.

4) Ā貹 (आस्र�):�(貹�) 1. m. A lunar mansion.

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context information

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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Kannada-English dictionary

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

Asrapa (ಅಸ್ರ�):—[noun] one who drinks the blood; a demon.

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Ā貹 (ಆಸ್ರ�):�

1) [noun] a blood-drinker; a demon.

2) [noun] the asterism Mūlā, the nineteenth lunar mansion in the constellation Scorpius; Shaula.

context information

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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