# अच्युत (acyuta)

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अच्युत (acyuta) is a Sanskrit word meaning not fallen, firm, solid, imperishable, permanent, not leaking or dripping, an epithet of Vishnu, of Krishna. Its 28 recorded definitions are grouped into 6 contexts, among them Steadfast, Unshaken, Imperishable (Adjectival Core), Name/Epithet of Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa, Names of Other Specific Persons, Deities, or Groups.

- **Etymology:** E. अ neg. and च्युत participle of च्युङ to go — E. a neg. and cyuta participle of cyuṅa to go
- **SLP1:** `acyuta`  **IAST:** acyuta  **Devanagari:** अच्युत
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achyuta
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/achyuta/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** अच्युता (acyutā)

## Meanings by context

### Steadfast, Unshaken, Imperishable (Adjectival Core) (11 definitions)
- not fallen  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1) [Printed book page 9,2] अ - च्युत (a-cyuta) or अ - च्युत (a-cyuta), mfn. not fallen [ ID=1909 ]
- firm, solid  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > firm, solid [ ID=1909.1 ]
- imperishable, permanent  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > imperishable, permanent [ ID=1909.2 ]
- Firm, fixed, or unfallen  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अच्युत (ta) (acyuta) [Printed book page 0022-c ] अच्युत (ta) (acyuta) a. [ न (na). त (ta). स्वरूपसामर्थ्यात (ta) ् न (na) (svarūpasāmarthyāt na) च्युत (ta) ः च्यवत (ta) े वा - कालसामान (na) ्ये कर्त (ta) रिक्त (ta) (cyutaḥ cyavate vā-kālasāmānye kartarikta) ] 1 Not fallen, firm, fixed; not giving way, solid; गरुडमूर्त (ta) िरिव अच्युत (ta) (acyuta) स्थित (ta) िरमणीया (garuḍamūrtiriva acyutasthitiramaṇīyā) Kādambarī (Bombay) 52 ( अच्युत (ta) (acyuta) meaning ‘Vishṇu’ and ‘firm’, ‘fixed’); ° क्षित (ta) ् (°kṣit) having solid ( pb ) ground
- Imperishable, permanent  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अच्युत (ta) (acyuta) [Printed book page 0022-c ] अच्युत (ta) (acyuta) a. [ न (na). त (ta). स्वरूपसामर्थ्यात (ta) ् न (na) (svarūpasāmarthyāt na) च्युत (ta) ः च्यवत (ta) े वा - कालसामान (na) ्ये कर्त (ta) रिक्त (ta) (cyutaḥ cyavate vā-kālasāmānye kartarikta) ] 2 Imperishable, permanent; ° रुष् (°ruṣ) inveterate enmity
- 1. Firm, imperishable. 2. An epithet of Vishnu.  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अच्युत (acyuta) [Printed book page 004-3 ] अच्युत (acyuta) á-cyuta, pp. firm, imperishable; m. epithet of Viṣṇu. [ ID=449 ]
- 1. Firm. 2. Unyielding. 3. Permanent and imperishable.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अच्युत (acyuta) [Printed book page 007-21 ] अच्युत (acyuta) (I) a. (f. ता (tā) ) 1. Firm; 2. that which does not give way; 3. permanent, imperishable. [ ID=467 ]
- 1. Firm and imperishable. 2. An epithet of Vishnu.  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अच्युत (acyuta) [Printed book page 006 ] अच्युत (acyuta) a. unshaken, firm, imperishable; m. N. of Viṣṇu. [ ID=381 ]
- 1. Unshaken, firm, or imperishable. 2. A name of Vishnu.  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अच्युत (acyuta) a. unshaken, firm, imperishable; m. N. of Viṣṇu. [ ID=382 ]
- 1. Fixed, firm, imperishable, or permanent. 2. Not dripping or oozing. 3. An epithet of Vishnu or Krishna. 4. A shrub.  
  *Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अ (a) च्युत (cyuta) (acyuta) [Printed book page 023-a ] अ (a) च्युत (cyuta) (acyuta) Tatpur. I. m. f. n. ( - तः (-taḥ)- ता - तम् (-taḥ-tā-tam) ) 1 Not falling, fixed, firm. 2 Imperishable, permanent. 3 Not oozing, not trickling, not dripping. II. m. ( - तः (-taḥ) ) 1 A name of Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa. 2 A shrub (Morinda tinctoria). E. अ (a) neg. and च्युत (cyuta). [ ID=807 ]
- 1. Firm, solid, or imperishable. 2. An epithet of Vishnu or Krishna. 3. A physician. 4. A plant, Morinda Tinctoria. 5. A gift to Agni.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > अच्युत (acyuta) [Printed book page 0009-a ] अच्युत (acyuta) a-cyuta, as, ā, am, what has not given way or fallen; firm, solid; imperishable, per- manent; not leaking or dripping; ( as ), m., N. of Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa; also of a physician; N. of a plant, Morinda Tinctoria; N. of a gift to Agni. —Acyuta- kṣit, t, m., Ved. having solid ground, an epithet of Soma. —Acyuta-cyut, t, t, t, Ved. throwing down that which is fixed. —Acyuta-ja, ās, m. pl. a class of Jaina deities produced by Viṣṇu. —Acyuta-jallakin, ī, m., N. of a commentator of the Amara-Koṣa. —Acyuta-danta or acyutanta, as, m., N. of the ancestor of a warrior tribe called Ācyutadanti or Ācyutanti, though possibly the names refer to two distinct persons and tribes. —Acyuta-mūrti, is, m., N. of Viṣṇu. —Acyuta-ruṣ, ṭ, f. inveterate hatred. —Acyuta-vāsa, as, m. the sacred fig-tree, Ficus Religiosa. —Acyuta-sthala, am, n., N. of a place in the Pañjāb. —Acyutāgraja (°ta-ag°), as, m. (Viṣṇu's elder brother), Balarāma; Indra. —Acyuto- pādhyāya (°ta-up°), as, m. = acyuta-jallakin, q. v. [ ID=418 ]

### Name/Epithet of Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa (9 definitions)
- an epithet of Vishnu  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > ( अस् (as) ), m. N. of Viṣṇu [ ID=1909.4 ]
- of Krishna  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of Kṛṣṇa [ ID=1909.5 ]
- 1. An epithet of Vishnu. 2. The Almighty.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — तः (taḥ) 1 N. of Viṣṇu; of the Almighty being; यस्मान्न (yasmānna) च्युतपूर्वोहमच्युतस्तेन कर्मणा (cyutapūrvohamacyutastena karmaṇā) Bhāg. गच्छाम्यच्युतदर्शनेन (gacchāmyacyutadarśanena) Kāvyaprakāśa 5. (where अ (a) ° (°) also means ‘one who is firm, does not yield to passions’)
- 1. An epithet of Vishnu and Krishna. 2. A shrub. 3. Fixed or permanent.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अ (a) च्युत (cyuta) (acyuta) [Printed book page 012 ] अ (a) च्युत (cyuta) (acyuta) m. ( - तः (-taḥ) ) 1 A name of VIṢṆU; also of KṚṢṆA, as a form of VIṢṆU. 2 A shrub ( Morinda tinctoria.) mfn. ( - तः (-taḥ)- ता - तं (-taḥ-tā-taṃ) ) Fixed, permanent. E. अ (a) neg. and च्युत (cyuta) participle of च्युङ (cyuṅa) to go. [ ID=520 ]
- 1. Vishnu. 2. Fixed.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अच्युत (acyuta) [Printed book page 010-b ] अ - च्युत (a-cyuta) ( तः ) ((taḥ)) 1. m. Vishnu. a. Fixed [ ID=456 ]
- 1. A name of Vishnu or Krishna. 2. Firm and unwavering.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अच्युत (acyuta) (II) m. 1. A name of Vishṇu or Kṛishṇa; 2. one who is firm and does not give way to passion, गच्छाम्यच्युतदर्शनेन भवतः किं तॄप्तिरुत्पद्यते (gacchāmyacyutadarśanena bhavataḥ kiṃ tṝptirutpadyate) K.Pr. v., where अच्युत (acyuta) is used in both the senses. [ ID=468 ]
- 1. An epithet of Vishnu or Krishna. 2. A shrub. 3. Fixed or permanent.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अ (a) च्युत (cyuta) (acyuta) [Printed book page 010-a ] अ (a) च्युत (cyuta) (acyuta) m. ( - तः (-taḥ) ) 1. A name of VISHṆU; also of KRISHṆA, as a form of VISHṆU. 2. A shrub, (Morinda tinctoria.) mfn. ( - तः (-taḥ)- ताः - तं (-taḥ-tāḥ-taṃ) ) Fixed, permanent. E. अ (a) neg. and च्युत (cyuta) participle of च्युङ (cyuṅa) to go. [ ID=519 ]
- 1. A proper name for Krishna and Vishnu. 2. An adjective meaning unfallen, applied to various prominent figures and deities.  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > अच्युत (acyuta) [Printed book page 004-1 ] Acyuta (“unfallen”): ( a ) a proper name of (α) Kṛṣṇa: I, 8476 ( °Ārjunau ); II, 949; V, 4649; VII, 2982 ( Yuyudhānā °Ārjunāḥ ), 6502, 7754; VIII, 1245 ( °Ārjunau ); XII, 1810 ( °Yudhiṣṭhirau ), 13240 (etymology); XIII, 6867, etc.— (β) Viṣṇu identified with Kṛṣṇa (cf. Keśava, e.g. III, 11257); III, 11247; XIII, 6960 (VDSNK), 6984 (ib.), 7008 (ib.).—(γ) cf. °ānuja.—( b ) an adjective (where the person designed is otherwise clearly indicated in the context; especially often in the vocative case), applied to a great many persons (Kṛṣṇa, Viṣṇu, Balarāma, Arjuna, Bhīmasena, Yudhiṣṭhira, Duryodhana, Droṇa, Aśvatthāman, Bhīṣma, Janamejaya, king Parikṣit of Ayodhyā (III, 13169), Āpava (XII, 1757), Śiva (X, 305: Rudraṃ ), Skanda (IX, 2480: kumārabaram acyutaṃ ), the Highest (XII, 11201: brah- maṇyaṃ paramaṃ devam anantaṃ param a°; 13612: devaṃ paramakaṃ brahma śvetaṃ candrābham a° )). [ ID=50 ]
- an epithet for Vishnu  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Acyuta (II) — an epithet for Viṣṇu, 1 ety. One who does not fall from his place (na cyavate). 2 [ Footnote: 1) Br. II. 36. 178; IV. 29. 71; 43. 70; VI. I. 11. 43. et. seq. M. 47. 5; 245. 49. 246. 33, 60.] [ Footnote: 2) M. 248. 35.] [ ID=182 ]

### Names of Other Specific Persons, Deities, or Groups (3 definitions)
- the plant Morinda tinctoria  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a physician, the plant Morinda Tinctoria [ ID=1909.6 ]
- a god of the Lekha group  
  *The Purana Index*
  > अच्युत (acyuta) [Printed book page 1-026 ] Acyuta (I) — a god of the Lekha group. Br. II. 36. 75. [ ID=181 ]
- the Lord of the western region and son of Prajapati, also known as Ketuman  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Acyuta (III) — the Lord of the western region and son of Prajāpati; also known as Ketumān. Vā. 70. 17. [ ID=183 ]

### Names of Places, Specific Items, or Concepts (2 definitions)
- a gift to Agni  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of a gift to Agni, Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa (Title) [ ID=1909.7 ]
- A type of poetical composition containing 12 cantos.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — तः (taḥ) 3 A sort of poetical composition containing 12 cantos

### Not Leaking or Dripping (2 definitions)
- not leaking or dripping  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > not leaking or dripping [ ID=1909.3 ]
- Not perishing, melting, or leaking  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अच्युत (ta) (acyuta) [Printed book page 0022-c ] अच्युत (ta) (acyuta) a. [ न (na). त (ta). स्वरूपसामर्थ्यात (ta) ् न (na) (svarūpasāmarthyāt na) च्युत (ta) ः च्यवत (ta) े वा - कालसामान (na) ्ये कर्त (ta) रिक्त (ta) (cyutaḥ cyavate vā-kālasāmānye kartarikta) ] 3 [ न (na) च्योत (ta) त (ta) ि (na cyotati) क्षरत (ta) ि; च्युत (ta) ् - क (kṣarati; cyut-ka). न (na). त (ta).] Not melting away or perishing, not leaking or dripping

### Names of Specific Plants (1 definition)
- the plant Morinda Tinctoria  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — तः (taḥ) 2 N. of a plant, Morinda Tinctoria

## Sources

Definitions from Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Index to the Names in the Mahabharata; Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872); Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; The Purana Index; Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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