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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अपभ्रंशapabhraṃśa1 Falling down or away, a fall; अत्यारूढि- र्भवति महतामप्यपभ्रंशनिष्ठा Ś.4 v. l. ending in a (precipitate)…
    1. 1 Falling down or away, a fall; अत्यारूढि- र्भवति महतामप्यपभ्रंशनिष्ठा Ś.4 Vartious reading ending in a (precipitate) fall.
    2. A corrupted word, corruption; घर is an अपभ्रंश or corruption of गृह; (hence) an incorrect word whether formed against the rules of grammar or used in a sense not strictly Sanskrit; see अपशब्द.
    3. A corrupt language, one of the lowest forms of the Prākṛita dialect used by cow-herds etc. (in kāvyas); (in Śāstras) any language other than Sanskrit; आभीरादिगिरः काव्येष्वपभ्रंश इति स्मृताः । शास्त्रेषु संस्कृतादन्य- दपभ्रंशतयोदितम् ॥ Kāv.1.
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  2. अपभ्रंश्apabhraṃś1 A. To fall away or off. -Caus. To dismiss, discharge; अपभ्रंशितोऽधिकारात् चाणक्यहतकः Mu.4.

    1 Atmanepada To fall away or off. -Causal To dismiss, discharge; अपभ्रंशितोऽधिकारात् चाणक्यहतकः Mu.4.

    Source: ApteApte entry

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अपभ्रंशapabhraṃśam. (or अप-भ्रंस) falling down, a fall TS. &c. Page50,2
    1. masculine gender (or अप-भ्रंस) falling down, a fall TS. etc. Page50,2
    2. masculine gender a corrupted form of a word, corruption
    3. masculine gender ungrammatical language
    4. masculine gender the most corrupt of the Pra1kr2it Prakrit dialects.
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