akasmāt

Dictionary meanings for akasmāt from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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akasmāt

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ind. [na kasmāt kiṃcitkāra- ṇādhīnatvaṃ yatra aluk sa.] 1 Accident- ally, suddenly, unexpectedly, all of a sudden; akasmādāgaṃtunā saha viśvāso na yuktaḥ H. 1 coming by chance, an accidental visitor.

2 Without cause or ground, causelessly, in vain; nāka- smāt śāṃḍilī mātā vikrīṇāti tilaisti- lān Pt. 2. 65; ºdeva bhartṛdveṣyatāṃ gatāsi Dk. 135; nākasmādapriyaṃ vadet Y. 1. 132; atha nu ripurakasmād dveṣṭi naḥ...

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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ind. without a why or a wherefore, accidentally, suddenly. 000142 2,1 224

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