apakarṣaḥ1 (a) Drawing off or down; diminution, decrease, reduction; medo'pakarṣāt Dk. 160; loss, decay, decline, destruction; tejopakarṣaḥ Ve. 1; deterioration, inferiority; utkarṣāpakarṣavihīno madhyaḥ Sk. (b) Dishonour, degradation, lowering (of esteem), infamy, disgrace (opp. utkarṣa in all senses); tapobījaprabhāvaistu tegacchaṃti yuge yuge . utkarṣaṃ cāpakarṣaṃ camanuṣyeṣviha janmataḥ .. Ms. 10. 42; mūlyotkarṣa° rise and fall in price, increase and decrease. 2 Anticipated performance of a duty, as of a Śrāddha. 3 Anticipation of a word occurring later on (in gram., poetry or Mīmāṃsā &c.). Comp.—samaḥ a sort of fallacy; e. g. sound has not the quality of shape, as a jar, so sound and a jar have no qualities in common.
apakarṣaḥ1 (a) Drawing off or down; diminution, decrease, reduction; mado'pakarṣāt Dk.160; loss, decay, decline, destruction; tejo'pakarṣaḥ Ve.1; deterioration, inferiority; utkarṣāpakarṣavihīno madhyaḥ Sk. (b) Dishonour, degradation, lowering (of esteem), infamy, disgrace (opp. utkarṣa in all senses); tapobījaprabhāvaistu te gacchanti yuge yuge | utkarṣaṃ cāpakarṣaṃ ca manuṣyeṣviha janmataḥ || Ms.10.42; mūlyo- tkarṣa˚ rise and fall in price, increase and decrease. -2 Anticipated performance of a duty, as of a Śrāddha, anticipation (of some detail or details at a vikṛtiyāga), i. e. performing them at an earlier stage. (see utkarṣa). -3 Anticipation of a word occurring later on (in gram., poetry or Mīmāṁsā &c.). -Comp. -samaḥ a sort of fallacy; e. g. sound has not the quality of shape, as a jar, so sound and a jar have no qualities in common.