detract

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English

अपकर्षति  { अपकृष् } 	-	  apakarSati  { apakRS } 	-	 verb 1 	-	 detract
अपकर्षयति  { अपकृष् } 	-	  apakarSayati  { apakRS } 	-	 verb 1 	-	 detract
गुणघातिन् 	-	  guNaghAtin 	-	 adj.
  	-	 detractor
अपकर्षक 	-	  apakarSaka 	-	 adj.
  	-	 detracting
कुचर 	-	  kucara 	-	 adj.
  	-	 detracting
कुवाद 	-	  kuvAda 	-	 adj.
  	-	 detracting
विदूषण 	-	  vidUSaNa 	-	 adj.
  	-	 detracting
पिशुनता 	-	  pizunatA 	-	 f.
  	-	 detraction
अपलाप 	-	  apalApa 	-	 m.
  	-	 detraction
अपकर्ष 	-	  apakarSa 	-	 m.
  	-	 detraction
पिशुनवाद 	-	  pizunavAda 	-	 m.
  	-	 detraction
दूषण 	-	  dUSaNa 	-	 n.
  	-	 detracting
अपलपन 	-	  apalapana 	-	 n.
  	-	 detraction
कौलीन 	-	  kaulIna 	-	 n.
  	-	 detraction
विगान 	-	  vigAna 	-	 n.
  	-	 detraction
गुणापवाद 	-	  guNApavAda 	-	 m.
  	-	 detracting from merit
गुणातिपात 	-	  guNAtipAta 	-	 m.
  	-	 detraction of acknowledged merits
विध्वस्तपरगुण 	-	  vidhvastaparaguNa 	-	 adj.
  	-	  one who detracts from the merits of another

 
   अपकर्षति  { अपकृष् }  apakarSati  { apakRS } verb 1  detract   
   अपकर्षयति  { अपकृष् }  apakarSayati  { apakRS } verb 1  detract    
   गुणघातिन्  guNaghAtin adj.
   detractor  
   अपकर्षक  apakarSaka adj.
   detracting   
   कुचर  kucara adj.
   detracting  
   कुवाद  kuvAda adj.
   detracting   
   विदूषण  vidUSaNa adj.
   detracting  
   पिशुनता  pizunatA f.
   detraction   
   अपलाप  apalApa m.
   detraction  
   अपकर्ष  apakarSa m.
   detraction   
   पिशुनवाद  pizunavAda m.
   detraction  
   दूषण  dUSaNa n.
   detracting   
   अपलपन  apalapana n.
   detraction  
   कौलीन  kaulIna n.
   detraction   
   विगान  vigAna n.
   detraction  
   गुणापवाद  guNApavAda m.
   detracting from merit   
   गुणातिपात  guNAtipAta m.
   detraction of acknowledged merits  
   विध्वस्तपरगुण  vidhvastaparaguNa adj.
   one who detracts from the merits of another     
            

 
   अपकर्षयति  { अपकृष् }  apakarSayati  { apakRS } verb 1  detract  
   अपकर्षयति  { अप- कृष् }  apakarSayati  { apa- kRS } verb caus.  diminish   
   अपकर्षयति  { अप- कृष् }  apakarSayati  { apa- kRS } verb caus.  remove     
            

Monier Williams

English

 To DETRACT,  v. a.
   (Take away from) अपकृष् (c.  1. -कर्षति -क्रष्टुं), 
व्यपकृष्,  अपहृ (c.  1. -हरति -हर्त्तुं),  अपनी (c.  1. -नयति -नेतुं).
—
— (Diminish,  lessen the value) अल्पीकृ,  न्यूनीकृ,  कन (nom.  
कनयति -यितुं),  लघ (nom.   लघयति -यितुं),  लघूकृ,  ह्रस् in caus.
  
(ह्रासयति -यितुं).
— (Disparage,  calumniate) असूय (nom.   असूयति
-ते -यितुं),  अभ्यसूय,  अपवद् (c.  1. -वदति -दितुं),  परिवद्
 निन्द् (c.  1.
निन्दति -न्दितुं),  अवक्षिप् (c.  6. -क्षिपति -क्षेप्तुं),  आक्षिप्.

Borooah

English

 DETRACT:
I To take away: q. v.
 
II To
defame,  censure: q. v.
 :
(1) अपवदति (वद्, 
c. l.), 
by d. ing merit:
गुणापवादेन,  Ki.
 
(2)
असूयति (with dat.
 ) (=to d. men. ), 
d. s
Viṣṇu:
हरयेऽसूयति,  S.
  k.
(3) अधि-क्षिपति,  आ-, 
(=to asperse),  while the King (Śiśupāla)
was d. ing Kṛṣṇa:
नृपतावधिक्षिपति शौरिम्,  Si.
 

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Raghuvira

English

English:
  detract
vb. 1.(act of taking away from the reputation of 
another) मानक्षय करना (Beng.),  
2.(to withdraw,  to subtract) प्रत्याहरण,  कम करना

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