Asakrit, ´¡²õ²¹°ìá¹›t: 15 definitions
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Asakrit means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 ´¡²õ²¹°ìá¹›t can be transliterated into English as Asakrt or Asakrit, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index´¡²õ²¹°ìá¹›t (असकृतà¥).—A BhÄrgavagotrakara.*
- * Matsya-purÄṇa 195. 28.

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.
Kavya (poetry)
: Brill: Åšaivism and the Tantric Traditions (kavya)´¡²õ²¹°ìá¹›t (असकृतà¥) refers to “more than onceâ€�, according to BÄṇa’s KÄdambarÄ« (p. 226).—There are apparently several Tantric rites that BÄṇa pejoratively associates with the priest: [...] “his collection of practices for mastering mantras for invisibility had grownâ€�; “he was acquainted with a hundred tales about the marvels of the ÅšrÄ«parvata mountainâ€�; “his ear-cavities were punched by those possessed by PiÅ›Äca-demons, who had run to him when struck by white mustard seed he had empowered with mantras more than once (²¹²õ²¹°ìá¹›t)â€�.

Kavya (कावà¥à¤�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetryâ€� and natya, or ‘dramatic poetryâ€�.
Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
: archive.org: Hindu Mathematics´¡²õ²¹°ìá¹›t (असकृतà¥) or ´¡²õ²¹°ìá¹›tsamÄ«karaṇa refers to “multiple equationsâ€� and represents one of the classes of SamÄ«karaṇa (“equationsâ€�), according to the principles of BÄ«jagaṇita (“algebraâ€� or ‘science of calculationâ€�), according to Gaṇita-Å›Ästra, ancient Indian mathematics and astronomy.—Brahmagupta (628) in the BrÄhmasphuá¹asiddhÄnta has classified equations as three classes [e.g., equations in one unknown (±ð°ì²¹±¹²¹°ùṇa-²õ²¹³¾Ä«°ì²¹°ù²¹á¹‡a)] [...]. BhÄskara II in the BÄ«jagaṇita distinguishes two kinds of indeterminate equations: (1) ²õ²¹°ìá¹›t-²õ²¹³¾Ä«°ì²¹°ù²¹á¹‡a (single equations) and (2) ²¹²õ²¹°ìá¹›t-samÄ«karaṇa (multiple equations).

Ganita (गणित) or Ganitashastra refers to the ancient Indian science of mathematics, algebra, number theory, arithmetic, etc. Closely allied with astronomy, both were commonly taught and studied in universities, even since the 1st millennium BCE. Ganita-shastra also includes ritualistic math-books such as the Shulba-sutras.
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)´¡²õ²¹°ìá¹›t (असकृतà¥) refers to the “repeated searchâ€� (after animals), according to the Åš²â²¹¾±²Ô¾±°ì²¹-Å›Äå²õ³Ù°ù²¹: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by RÄjÄ Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, “[...] Hunting is described as a repeated search (²¹²õ²¹°ìá¹›t) after animals for various objects. This is not found in inferior animals. Because they kill for meat alone, enough only to fill their own belly; they have no other purpose in killing. [...]â€�.

This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts�) and Shastras (“sciences�) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the Hindus´¡²õ²¹°ìá¹›t (असकृतà¥) refers to “repeatedlyâ€� (looking to both sides), according to the 15th century ²ÑÄå³Ù²¹á¹…g²¹±ôÄ«±ôÄå composed by NÄ«lakaṇá¹ha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 9, “on kinds of mustâ€]: â€�14. With alternate oblique glances repeatedly (²¹²õ²¹°ìá¹›t) looking to both sides, the elephant discharges must-fluid drop by drop from his rod-like penis. His mind is set on going backward (instead of forward as directed); he bellows loudly, with abundant (temporal) must-liquid; he dislikes the pillar (confinement), and is quick moving; thus he is observed to be as a result of the (third stage of must, called) ‘down-fixation’â€�.

Ä€yurveda (आयà¥à¤°à¥à¤µà¥‡à¤¦, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Ä€yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English²¹²õ²¹°ìá¹›t (असकृतà¥).â€�ad Repeatedly; once and again.
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
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary´¡²õ²¹°ìá¹›t (असकृतà¥).â€�ind. Not once, repeatedly, often and often; असकृदेकरथेà¤� तरसà¥à¤µà¤¿à¤¨à¤¾ (asaká¹›dekarathena tarasvinÄ) R.9.23; MeghadÅ«ta 93.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary´¡²õ²¹°ìá¹›t (असकृतà¥).—ind. Repeatedly, again and again. E. a neg. ²õ²¹°ìá¹›t once.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary´¡²õ²¹°ìá¹›t (असकृतà¥).—adv. repeatedly, [±Ê²¹Ã±³¦²¹³Ù²¹²Ô³Ù°ù²¹] iii. [distich] 116;
´¡²õ²¹°ìá¹›t is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms a and ²õ²¹°ìá¹›t (सकृतà¥�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary´¡²õ²¹°ìá¹›t (असकृतà¥).—[adverb] not once; repeatedly, often.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ´¡²õ²¹°ìá¹›t (असकृतà¥):—[=a-²õ²¹°ìá¹›t] ind. not (only) once, often, repeatedly, [ChÄndogya-upaniá¹£ad; Manu-smá¹›ti; MahÄbhÄrata] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] with ²õ²¹á¹ƒv²¹³Ù-²õ²¹°ù²¹²õ²â²¹, oftener than once a year, [PÄraskara-gá¹›hya-sÅ«tra]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary´¡²õ²¹°ìá¹›t (असकृतà¥):—[a-²õ²¹°ìá¹›t] adv. Repeatedly.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)´¡²õ²¹°ìá¹›t (असकृतà¥) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Asai, ´¡²õ²¹¾±á¹�, ´¡²õ²¹Ä«.
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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.
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Starts with: Asakridbhava, Asakridgarbhavasa, Asakrita, Asakritanidrata, Asakritkarma, Asakritsamadhi, Asakritsamikarana.
Full-text: Asakritsamadhi, Asakridgarbhavasa, Asakridbhava, Asakritkarma, Asakritsamikarana, Asaim, Sakridavritti, Asai, Samdhukshita, Shakrit, An, Samikarana, A.
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada DÄsa)
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Text 10.188 [Uttara] < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Text 10.222 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 236 < [Volume 4, Part 1 (1907)]
Brahma Sutras (Govinda Bhashya) (by Kusakratha das Brahmacari)
Sūtra 4.1.1 < [Adhyaya 4, Pada 1]
Vasudevavijaya of Vasudeva (Study) (by Sajitha. A)
Avyaya in Grammar < [Chapter 3 - VÄsudevavijaya—A Grammatical Study]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
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