Apratisha, Apratīśa: 1 definition
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Apratisha 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 Apratīśa can be transliterated into English as Apratisa or Apratisha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryApratīśa (अप्रतीश).—(a-pratīśa), adj. (= Pali appaṭissa, °tissa; [etymology] obscure; see Critical Pali Dictionary s.v. and Senart, Mahāvastu i note 516, who suggests relation to pratīkṣ-; Childers s.v. paṭissā; compare sa- pra°, su-pra°), disrespectful: Divyāvadāna 333.23, 27; Bodhisattvabhūmi 163.24.
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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Starts with: Apratishabdita, Apratishamsant, Apratishamsat, Apratishara, Apratisharana, Apratishasana, Apratishasta.
Ends with: Sapratisha.
Full-text: Sapratisha.
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