apa krāma

The Sanskrit word "apa krāma" ( अपक्राम) generally means "going away," "retreat," or "passing off," and can also refer to declination in astronomy or irregularity in sequence depending on context

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Etymology

"Apa krāma" is a compound of two Sanskrit elements: "apa", meaning "away" or "off," and "krāma", meaning "step," "going," or "sequence"

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. Together, it conveys the notion of moving away, retreating, or deviation from a regular path.

Literal and General Meanings

• Going away, retreat, or flight: It denotes the act of receding, retiring, or escaping in general contexts

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• Passing off or passing away: It can signify temporal passing, such as the flowing away of time or things

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• Deviation or disorder: In literary or poetic contexts, "apa krāma" may indicate being out of order or sequence, which can be considered a rhetorical or metric fault

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Technical and Specialized Uses

• Astronomy/Jyotisha: In classical Vedic astrology, "apa krāma" refers to declination, which is the spatial deviation of a celestial body from the ecliptic plane. It's used in calculations for ascendants and celestial positions

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• Literature and Metrics: In Sanskrit poetry, the term may describe sequences that are not in proper order or follow irregular metrical patterns

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Grammatical Form

• Masculine noun: अपक्रमः (apakramaḥ)
• Derivable forms include: apakramaṇa (neuter), apakrānti (feminine), all conveying the idea of "going away" or "movement away" in different grammatical contexts

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In summary, "apa krāma" conveys the core idea of moving away or retreating, whether physically, temporally, metrically, or astronomically. Its application varies with context: from literature, where it can describe irregularity, to astronomy, where it denotes declination of celestial objects

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