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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

अपकृष्apakṛṣ1 P., 6 U.
1. 1 Parasmaipada, 6 Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)
2. (a) To draw back or away, draw off or aside, drag down, drag away, take or carry off, take or draw out, extract; आनायिभिस्ता- मपकृष्टनक्राम् R.16.55 drawn out; दन्ताग्रभिन्नमपकृष्य निरीक्षते च Rs.4.13 pulling off or back. (b) To take or carry away, remove; धैर्यं शोकोऽपकर्षति Rām.; किं त्वनुष्ठाननित्यत्वं स्वातन्त्र्यमपकर्षति Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)1.8, Mv.4.33 prevents or interferes with freedom of action; क्षात्रं तेजोऽपकर्षति Mv.1.32 destroys, robs one of.
3. To diminish, decrease, omit; अपकर्षेदेवं यावत्पञ्चदश Suśr.
4. To bend (as a bow); धनुःश्रेष्ठमपकृष्य Mb.
5. To lower or debase, dishonour, detract from, lessen the value of, disparage; पीडयन् भृत्यवर्गं हि आत्मानमपकर्षति Mb.
6. To bring or draw backwards; anticipate (as a word in a sentence) what occurs later on; अग्रिमसूत्रस्थं सर्वत्रग्रहणमिहापकृष्यते Parasmaipada IV.1.17 Commentary -Caus To remove, take away, lessen, diminish, detract from; काव्यस्यात्मभूतं रसमपकर्षयन्तः काव्य- स्यापकर्षकाः (दोषाः) उच्यन्ते S. D.1.
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अपकृष्टapakṛṣṭap. p.Drawn or taken away, removed; अपकृष्टश्चाणक्याच्चन्द्रगुप्तः Mu.4 severed, alienated estranged, cut off; so…
1. Drawn or taken away, removed; अपकृष्टश्चाणक्याच्चन्द्रगुप्तः Mu.4 severed, alienated estranged, cut off; so नृपोऽपकृष्टः सचिवात् 4.14; extracted, drawn out, dragged, lost, diminished, brought down, depressed, lowered etc.
2. Drawn or attracted by; सर्वं दैवापकृष्टं मन्यते युधिष्ठिरः Ve.5, dependent on, or the work of, Fate.
3. Low, vile, base, inferior, mean (Opposite of उत्कृष्ट); न कश्चिद्वर्णानामपथमपकृष्टोऽपि भजते Ś.5.1; पतिं हित्वाऽपकृष्टं स्वमुत्कृष्टं या निषेवते Ms.5.163;8.281;9.24; सहापकृष्टैर्महतां न सङ्गतम् Ki.14.22.
4. Forbidden, prohibited; चारित्रेण महाबाहुरपकृष्टः स लक्ष्मणः Rām.4.33.27.
Derived forms and compounds
- -ष्टः A crow.
- -चेतन Adjective mentally debased or corrupted, low-minded.
- -जाति Adjective of a low tribe or origin.
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

अपकृष्apakṛṣcl.1 P. -कर्षति, to draw off or aside, drag down, carry away, take away, remove; to omit, diminish; to put…

class1 Parasmaipada -कर्षति, to draw off or aside, drag down, carry away, take away, remove; to omit, diminish; to put away; to anticipate a word etc. which occurs later (in a sentence); to bend (a bow); to detract, debase, dishonour: Causal -कर्षयति, to remove, diminish, detract.

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अपकृष्टapakṛṣṭamfn. drawn away, taken away, removed lost
1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective drawn away, taken away, removed lost
2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective dragged down, brought down, depressed
3. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective low, vile, inferior
4. masculine gender a crow Lexicographers
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अपकृष्टचेतनapakṛṣṭacetanamfn. mentally debased.

masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective mentally debased.

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अपकृष्टजातिapakṛṣṭajātimfn. of a low tribe.

masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective of a low tribe.

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अपकृष्टताapakṛṣṭatāf. inferiority, vileness.

feminine inferiority, vileness.

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अपकृष्टत्वapakṛṣṭatvan. inferiority, vileness.

neuter gender inferiority, vileness.

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