apa kṛṣṭa tā

 

"Apa kṛṣṭa tā" refers to the state of being drawn away, low, or removed, 

derived from the root 'kṛṣ' (to draw, pull) with the prefix 'apa-' indicating 

separation or downward motion.

Breakdown of the term

1. kṛṣṭa (कृष्ट)
   • Derived from the root kṛṣ (कृष्) meaning "to draw, pull, or drag" with
   • the past passive participle suffix -ta.
   • Depending on context, kṛṣṭa can mean ploughed, tilled, or simply drawn

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   • It is thus used both in agricultural contexts (cultivated land) and
   • metaphorical contexts (something that is drawn or modified by action).
2. apa (अप- )
   • A Sanskrit prefix with the general meaning of away, off, down, or removal.
   • When attached to verbs or participles, it often implies a downward
   • movement, reduction, or separation.
3. apa-kṛṣṭa (अपकृष्ट)
   • Combining the prefix apa- with kṛṣṭa gives apa-kṛṣṭa, meaning drawn 
   • away, taken away, lowered, depressed, low, or inferior.
   • In Buddhist and classical Sanskrit literature, this term can also
   • metaphorically mean something morally or spiritually degraded

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4. -tā (ता)
   • The suffix -tā converts adjectives or past participles into abstract nouns,
   • indicating the state or quality of the root word.
   • Therefore, kṛṣṭatā or apakṛṣṭatā means the state of being drawn/taken 
   • away, tilled/ploughed, or in the negative/low sense, the state of being
   • degraded or fallen.
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Full Meaning

Putting it together, apa kṛṣṭa tā represents:

• The abstract quality or condition of being drawn away, depressed, low, or 
• removed from a normal or elevated state.
• It can be used literally, e.g., in reference to land that is over-farmed or 
• altered, or figuratively, e.g., a person's lowered moral or spiritual state

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This construction illustrates the way Sanskrit combines roots, participles,

prefixes, and nominalizing suffixes to convey nuanced conceptual states.