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Apidita, Āīḍiٲ: 10 definitions

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In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

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: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Āīḍiٲ (आपीडि�) refer to “squeezing one’s breasts�, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.20 (“The fight between the Gaṇas and the Asuras�).—Accordingly, as Jalandhara laid siege to Kailāsa: “[...] On hearing it, lord Śiva became terribly furious. He became terrific blazing the quarters as it were. A terrible Kṛtyā came out of Rudra’s mouth. Her calves were as stout as Palmyra trees. Her mouth was huge and deep like mountain caverns. With her breasts she crushed (īḍiٲ) huge trees [stanīḍiٲbhūruhā]. O excellent sage, she rushed immediately to the battle ground. The terrible Kṛtyā roamed the battleground devouring the great Asuras. [...]�.

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The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Āīḍiٲ (आपीडि�).�p. p.

1) Compressed, bound tightly; embraced &c.

2) Decorated with chaplets.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Apiḍita (अपिडित).�(a-piḍita), neg. ppp. (m.c. for °pīḍ�), not harrassed: Lalitavistara 361.16 (verse).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Āīḍiٲ (आपीडि�).—mfn.

(-ٲ�--ٲ�) 1. Squeezed, compressing. 2. Bound tightly. 3. Embraced. 4. Hut. E. before īḍiٲ pressed.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Āīḍiٲ (आपीडि�).—i. e. āpīḍa + ita, adj. Adorned with chaplets, [Nala] 12, 102.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Āīḍiٲ (आपीडि�):—[=ā-īḍiٲ] [from -ī�] mfn. compressed, squeezed, [Rāmāyaṇa; Śakuntalā; Prabodha-candrodaya] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] bound tightly, embraced, overlaid, covered, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]

3) [v.s. ...] hurt

4) [v.s. ...] decorated with chaplets, [Mahābhārata]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Āīḍiٲ (आपीडि�):—[ā-īḍiٲ] (ta�-tā-ta�) a. Squeezed; embraced; hurt; bound.

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Āīḍiٲ (आपीडि�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ā.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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