Apasmriti, Apasmṛti: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Apasmṛti can be transliterated into English as Apasmrti or Apasmriti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Source: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgrahaApasmṛti (अपस्मृति) refers to “loss of memory” and is one of the various diseases mentioned in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogasārasaṃgraha [mentioning apasmṛti] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (bhaiṣajya-kalpanā) which is a branch of pharmacology (dravyaguṇa).
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryApasmṛti (अपस्मृति).—f. [apasmārayati smaraṇaṃ vilopayati, smṛ-ṇic, kartari ac, or apagataḥ smāraḥ smaraṇaṃ yataḥ]
1) Forgetfulness, loss of memory; स्मर ° (smara °) Bhartṛhari 1.89.
2) Epilepsy, falling sickness; Suśr. thus derives it; स्मृतिर्भूतार्थविज्ञान- मपश्च परिवर्जने । अपस्मार इति प्रोक्तस्ततोऽयं व्याधिरन्तकृत् (smṛtirbhūtārthavijñāna- mapaśca parivarjane | apasmāra iti proktastato'yaṃ vyādhirantakṛt) ||
Derivable forms: apasmṛtiḥ (अपस्मृतिः).
See also (synonyms): apasmāra.
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Apasmṛti (अपस्मृति).—a. Forgetful.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Apasmṛti (अपस्मृति):—[=apa-smṛti] [from apa-smāra] mfn. forgetful, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] absent in mind, confused, [ib.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryApasmṛti (अपस्मृति):—[apa-smṛti] (tiḥ-tiḥ-ti) a. Forgetful.
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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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Ends with: Baijavapasmriti, Kashyapasmriti, Shatatapasmriti, Upakashyapasmriti, Vriddhashatatapasmriti.
Full-text: Apasmara, Vyabhicarin.
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