Apasrip, Apasṛp: 3 definitions
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Apasrip 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.
The Sanskrit term Apasṛp can be transliterated into English as Apasrp or Apasrip, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryApasṛp (अपसृप्).—1 P.
1) To glide or move gently along, glide away or off.
2) To withdraw, retire, go away; अपसर्पन्तु ते भूता ये भूता भूमिसंस्थिताः (apasarpantu te bhūtā ye bhūtā bhūmisaṃsthitāḥ) Sandhyā; त्वरितमनन तरुगहनेनापसर्पत (tvaritamanana tarugahanenāpasarpata) Uttararāmacarita 4; उत्प्रेक्षितविकारः अपसर्पेत (utprekṣitavikāraḥ apasarpeta) Mv.4 retire, go into voluntary exile.
3) To observe closely (as a spy); शुद्धान्तचारी दुर्मुखः स मया पौरजानपदानपसर्पितुं प्रयुक्तः (śuddhāntacārī durmukhaḥ sa mayā paurajānapadānapasarpituṃ prayuktaḥ) Uttararāmacarita 1. -Caus. To drive away or off.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryApasṛp (अपसृप्).—& vyapa move off, recede.
Apasṛp is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms apa and sṛp (सृप्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryApasṛp (अपसृप्):—[=apa-√sṛp] to glide or move off;
—to retreat.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Apasripti.
Ends with: Pratyapasrip, Vyapasrip.
Full-text: Apasarpa, Apasarpana, Apasripti, Apasarpya, Pratyapasrip, Vyapasrip, Apasara.
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