Apampati, Apāṃpati: 11 definitions
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Apampati means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexApāṃpati (अपांपति).—An attribute of Varuṇa, the lord of a dik.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 7. 331; Vāyu-purāṇa 69. 215.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryapāmpati (अपांपति).—m (S Poetry. Lord of the waters.) The ocean. Ex. parī gaṅgēsīṃ bhēṭalā apāmpati || tarīṃ māgutī dhāvē capaḷatvēṃ ||.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishapāmpati (अपांपति).—m The lord of waters, the ocean.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryApāmpati (अपाम्पति).—m.
(-tiḥ) 1. The ocean. 2. A name of Varuna. See. ampati. E. apām genitive case of apa water, and pati master.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryApāṃpati (अपांपति).—[masculine] the ocean or the god Varuṇa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Apāmpati (अपाम्पति):—[=apām-pati] [from ap] m. the ocean
2) [v.s. ...] Name of Varuṇa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryApāmpati (अपाम्पति):—[tatpurusha compound] m.
(-tiḥ) 1) The ocean.
2) A name of Va-ruṇa, the regent of the waters.
3) (In Astronomy.) The twenty-fifth of the Nakshatra or lunar mansions; compare also śatabhiṣā.
4) (In Astronomy.) The thirteenth of the sixty degrees into which each of the twelve signs of the zodiac is subdivided.—Comp. also appati. E. apām (gen. plur. of ap) and pati.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryApāmpati (अपाम्पति):—[apāmpa+ti] (tiḥ) 2. m. The ocean.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusApāṃpati (ಅಪಾಂಪತಿ):—
1) [noun] the ocean, as the final resort of all water.
2) [noun] Varuṇa, the Lord of Waters.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
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