Abhishapta, ´¡²ú³ó¾±Å›²¹±è³Ù²¹: 8 definitions
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Abhishapta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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 ´¡²ú³ó¾±Å›²¹±è³Ù²¹ can be transliterated into English as Abhisapta or Abhishapta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Abhishapt.
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra´¡²ú³ó¾±Å›²¹±è³Ù²¹ (अà¤à¤¿à¤¶à¤ªà¥à¤�) refers to the “cursingâ€� (of Brahmins, men, etc.,), according to the Netratantra of Ká¹£emarÄja: a Åšaiva text from the 9th century in which Åšiva (Bhairava) teaches PÄrvatÄ« topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.—Accordingly, [verse 19.121-128, while describing the prevention of natural disasters]—“[...] When the deities curse (²¹²ú³ó¾±Å›²¹±è³Ù²¹â€�abhiÅ›²¹±ètÄÅ›ca devÄdyaiá¸�) Brahmins, men, etc., interior diseases, anguish, and destructive thoughts [occur], then, [the Mantrin should] conduct the previous rite, for appeasementâ€�.

Shaiva (शै�, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary²¹²ú³ó¾±Å›²¹±è³Ù²¹ (अà¤à¤¿à¤¶à¤ªà¥à¤�).—p S Falsely accused or charged.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary´¡²ú³ó¾±Å›²¹±è³Ù²¹ (अà¤à¤¿à¤¶à¤ªà¥à¤�).—mfn.
(-±è³Ù²¹á¸�-±è³ÙÄå-±è³Ù²¹á¹�) 1. Falsely accused, calumniated. 2. Cursed, accursed. E. abhi before Å›²¹±è²¹ with kta aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary´¡²ú³ó¾±Å›²¹±è³Ù²¹ (अà¤à¤¿à¤¶à¤ªà¥à¤�):—[=²¹²ú³ó¾±-Å›²¹±è³Ù²¹] [from ²¹²ú³ó¾±-Å›²¹±è] mfn. cursed, accursed, calumniated, reviled, defamed, [MahÄbhÄrata; Harivaṃśa etc.] ([often [varia lectio] ²¹²ú³ó¾±Å›²¹²õ³Ù²¹]) (cf. ³¾¾±³Ù³ó²âÄå²ú³ó¾±Å›²¹±è³Ù²¹.)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary´¡²ú³ó¾±Å›²¹±è³Ù²¹ (अà¤à¤¿à¤¶à¤ªà¥à¤�):—[tatpurusha compound] m. f. n.
(-±è³Ù²¹á¸�-±è³ÙÄå-±è³Ù²¹³¾) 1) Cursed, imprecated.
2) Falsely accused, calumniated; e. g. RÄmÄy.: na krudhyatyabhiÅ›²¹±ètopi krodhanÄ«yÄni varjayan; or Hariv. (ed. Calc.): Å›yÄlobhiÅ›astavÄṃgÄrgyamapumÄniti rÄjani . sobhiÅ›²¹±ètastadÄ rÄjannagare tvajitaṃjaye . lipsuá¸� putraá¹� tato gatvÄ tapastepe sudÄruṇam (a v. l., however, ²õ´Ç²ú³ó¾±Å›²¹²õ³Ù²¹²õ³Ù²¹»åÄå &c. quoted also by Vallabhag. on Hemach. s. v. ²¹²ú³ó¾±Å›²¹²õ³Ù²¹ is preferable). E. Å›²¹±è with abhi, ká¹›t aff. kta.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary´¡²ú³ó¾±Å›²¹±è³Ù²¹ (अà¤à¤¿à¤¶à¤ªà¥à¤�):—[²¹²ú³ó¾±-Å›²¹±è³Ù²¹] (ptaá¸�-ptÄ-ptaá¹�) par. Cursed.
Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), 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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary´¡²ú³ó¾±Å›²¹±è³Ù²¹ (अà¤à¤¿à¤¶à¤ªà¥à¤�) [Also spelled abhishapt]:â€�(a) cursed, accursed.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus´¡²ú³ó¾±Å›²¹±è³Ù²¹ (ಅà²à²¿à²¶à²ªà³à²�):—[adjective] under a curse; damned with a curse; implicated.
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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Full-text: Abhisatta, Abhishapt, Abhishap, Abhishasta, Abhishakta.
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