Apramada, ´¡±è°ù²¹³¾Äå»å²¹: 13 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index´¡±è°ù²¹³¾Äå»å²¹ (अपà¥à¤°à¤®à¤¾à¤�).—A son of Buddhi.*
- * BrahmÄṇá¸a-purÄṇa II. 9. 60; VÄyu-purÄṇa 10. 36.

The Purana (पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤�, purÄṇas) 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.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipá¹›cchÄ´¡±è°ù²¹³¾Äå»å²¹ (अपà¥à¤°à¤®à¤¾à¤�) refers to “carefulness (established in faithful effort)â€�, according to the Gaganagañjaparipá¹›cchÄ: the eighth chapter of the MahÄsaṃnipÄta (a collection of MahÄyÄna Buddhist SÅ«tras).—Accordingly, “By the four dharmas, the works of MÄras are overcome. What are the four? To with, (1) six perfections without forgetting the thought of awakening; (2) carefulness (²¹±è°ù²¹³¾Äå»å²¹) established in faithful effort; (3) bringing living beings to maturity based on skill in means; (4) obtaining the true dharma based on the profound guiding principle of dharma. Son of good family, the Bodhisattva, applying himself to such dharmas, transcends the way of the four MÄras and vanquishes all MÄras and adversariesâ€�.

Mahayana (महायान, mahÄyÄna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many ²õÅ«³Ù°ù²¹²õ of which some of the earliest are the various PrajñÄpÄramitÄ ²õÅ«³Ù°ù²¹²õ.
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgraha´¡±è°ù²¹³¾Äå»å²¹ (अपà¥à¤°à¤®à¤¾à¤�, “heedfulnessâ€�) refers to one of the fourty “conditionsâ€� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìÄå°ù²¹) that are “associated with mindâ€� (citta-samprayukta) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 30). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., ²¹±è°ù²¹³¾Äå»å²¹). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryApramada (अपà¥à¤°à¤®à¤¦).â€�a. Devoid of festivities, sad, joyless; Bk. 1.9.
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´¡±è°ù²¹³¾Äå»å²¹ (अपà¥à¤°à¤®à¤¾à¤�).â€�a. Careful, vigilant, cautious, steady.
-»å²¹á¸� Care, attention, vigilance.
-dam ind. Carefully, attentively, uninterruptedly.
-³ÙÄå The state of being cautious; शौचाकà¥à¤°à¥‹à¤§à¤¾à¤ªà¥à¤°à¤®à¤¾à¤¦à¤¤à¤¾ (Å›²¹³Ü³¦Äå°ì°ù´Ç»å³óÄå±è°ù²¹³¾Äå»å²¹³ÙÄå) Y.3.313.
-din a. careful; तसà¥à¤®à¥� माà¤� बà¥à¤°à¥‚हि विपà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤� निधिपायापà¥à¤°à¤®à¤¾à¤¦à¤¿à¤¨à¥� (tasmai mÄá¹� brÅ«hi viprÄya nidhipÄyÄpramÄdine) Manusmá¹›ti 2.115.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary´¡±è°ù²¹³¾Äå»å²¹ (अपà¥à¤°à¤®à¤¾à¤�).—m.
(-»å²¹á¸�) Care, vigilance. E. a neg. ±è°ù²¹³¾Äå»å²¹ carelessness.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary´¡±è°ù²¹³¾Äå»å²¹ (अपà¥à¤°à¤®à¤¾à¤�).—I. m. carefulness, [¸éÄå³¾Äå²â²¹á¹‡a] 2, 85, 14. Ii. adj. careful, 3, 49, 13.
´¡±è°ù²¹³¾Äå»å²¹ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms a and ±è°ù²¹³¾Äå»å²¹ (पà¥à¤°à¤®à¤¾à¤¦).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary´¡±è°ù²¹³¾Äå»å²¹ (अपà¥à¤°à¤®à¤¾à¤�).â€�1. [masculine] attention, carefulness.
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´¡±è°ù²¹³¾Äå»å²¹ (अपà¥à¤°à¤®à¤¾à¤�).â€�2. [adjective] = apramatta.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ´¡±è°ù²¹³¾Äå»å²¹ (अपà¥à¤°à¤®à¤¾à¤�):—[=a-±è°ù²¹³¾Äå»å²¹] [from a-pramatta] m. care, vigilance, [MahÄbhÄrata etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] mfn. ‘careful, cautiousâ€� See -³ÙÄå below
3) Apramada (अपà¥à¤°à¤®à¤¦):—[=a-pramada] m. not pleasure, joylessness, [MahÄbhÄrata xii, 10414.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryApramada (अपà¥à¤°à¤®à¤¦):—[bahuvrihi compound] m. f. n.
(-»å²¹á¸�-dÄ-dam) Joyless, sad; e. g. in the following ²â²¹³¾²¹°ìÄå±¹²¹±ôÄ« (q. v.) of the µþ³ó²¹á¹á¹¾±°ì., describing the effects of the conflagration of Laá¹…kÄ: na gajÄ nagajÄ dayitÄ dayitÄ vigataá¹� vigataá¹� lalitaá¹� lalitam . pramadÄpramadÄmahatÄ mahatÄmaraṇaá¹� maraṇaá¹� samayÄtsamayÄt; ‘the excellent mountain elephants were not saved, the motion of the birds ceased, women (lit. woman) became joyless, struck (as it were) by disease (or by flight), in time there came death unto the brave, (but) not in battleâ€�; (the commentaries divide either pramadÄ apramadÄ the latter = pramadarahitÄ hará¹£aśūnyetyarthaá¸�, or pramadÄ pramadÄ the latter = pragato mado yasyÄ iti pramadÄ hará¹£aśūnyetyarthaá¸� i. e. in either case to the same effect). E. a priv. and pramada.
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´¡±è°ù²¹³¾Äå»å²¹ (अपà¥à¤°à¤®à¤¾à¤�):—I. [tatpurusha compound] m.
(-»å²¹á¸�) 1) Attentiveness, assiduity, vi-gilance; e. g. Åš²¹á¹…k²¹°ù²¹ in the comm. on the Kaá¹ha-Upan.: na hi buddhyÄdiceá¹£á¹ÄbhÄve ±è°ù²¹³¾Äå»å²¹saṃbhavo’sti . tasmÄtprÄgeva buddhyÄdiceá¹£á¹oparamÄdapramÄdo vidhÄ«yate; or ÅšÄntiparv.: ²¹±è°ù²¹³¾Äå»å²¹Å›ca Å›aucaá¹� ca rÄjño bhÅ«tikaraá¹� mahat; or apramÄdena Å›iká¹£ethÄá¸� ká¹£amÄá¹� buddhiá¹� dhá¹›tiá¹� matim. (°³Ü±ô±ôÅ«°ì²¹ mentions it as one of the five kinds of niyama q. v., but differs in this respect from the Yoga philosophy where it does not belong to the latter notion; comp. ²¹±è°ù²¹³¾Äå»å²¹tÄ. In the Buddh. Dhammapada it is the subject of the second chapter.)
2) The former personified as a son of Dharma (righteousness) who is a son of (the masc.) Brahman, by Buddhi (intellect), a daughter of Daksha, accord. to the Linga PurÄṇa. E. a neg. and ±è°ù²¹³¾Äå»å²¹. Ii. [bahuvrihi compound] m. f. n.
(-»å²¹á¸�-dÄ-dam) Attentive, vigilant, assiduous. Comp. ²¹±è°ù²¹³¾Äå»å²¹m. E. a priv. and ±è°ù²¹³¾Äå»å²¹.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary´¡±è°ù²¹³¾Äå»å²¹ (अपà¥à¤°à¤®à¤¾à¤�):—[a-±è°ù²¹³¾Äå»å²¹] (»å²¹á¸�) 1. m. Care.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)´¡±è°ù²¹³¾Äå»å²¹ (अपà¥à¤°à¤®à¤¾à¤�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: ´¡±è²¹³¾Äå²â²¹, ´¡±è±è²¹³¾Äå²â²¹.
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