Anapsaras: 3 definitions
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Anapsaras means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAnapsaras (अनप्सरस्).—f. Not an Apsaras, unworthy of a celestial nymph; अनप्सरेव प्रतिभासि (anapsareva pratibhāsi) V.2.
See also (synonyms): anapsarā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnapsaras (अनप्सरस्).—[feminine] no Apsaras.*
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnapsaras (अनप्सरस्):—[=an-apsaras] f. unlike an Apsaras, unworthy of an Apsaras.
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.
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Full-text (+306): Tilottama, Citralekha, Menaka, Urvashi, Shucika, Umloca, Anumloca, Sukrida, Kritsnakara, Suvyuhamukha, Vidyutparna, Vidyudvarna, Anapsara, Ghritasthala, Adrika, Svarveshya, Divyanari, Subhuja, Ghritaci, Parnini.
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