Apo: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Apo means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology. 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 Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Dhamma Dana: Pali English GlossaryM (Water).
Source: Journey to Nibbana: Patthana DhamaSee Mahabhuta rupas
Cohersion;
Apo is the nature that unites the materials. It is cohesion. It is flowability, it is spreadability, it is stickiness, it is driness wetness state of materials in conventional sense. But the true nature of apo cannot be sensed through the body. It can only be sensed through mind sense door.
Source: Pali Kanon: Introducing Buddhist Abhidhammalit: 'ohesion or fluidity'; Property of matter (rupa).
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Apo in Ivory Coast is the name of a plant defined with Cola acuminata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Bichea acuminata (P. Beauv.) Farw. (among others).
2) Apo is also identified with Cola nitida It has the synonym Cola vera K. Schum. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flore d’Oware (1805)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1986)
· Jardin de la Malmaison (1805)
· Meletemata Botanica (1832)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1994)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Apo, for example pregnancy safety, extract dosage, health benefits, chemical composition, side effects, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀpo (आपो):—[from āpas] (in [compound] for 2. and 3. āpas).
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 (+101): A-potaikkappotu, Apoapa, Apobdha, Apobh, Apocanam, Apocchad, Apocciyam, Apocynum androsaemifolium, Apocynum cannabinum, Apocynum maculatum, Apocynum pictum, Apocynum venetum, Apocynum x floribundum, Apoda, Apodadhaumya, Apodaka, Apoddhara, Apoddharya, Apodevata, Apodevatya.
Ends with (+16): Achapo, Akouapo, Apapo, Chapo, Chapo-chapo, Coco de sapo, Dieng-kajapo, Flor de sapo, Gatapo, Hiapo, Hierba del sapo, Ipapo, Ishapo, Kapo, Kiapo, Kluapo, Kpoapo, Lesapo, Mfupapo, Mpendapendapo.
Full-text (+78): Aposhana, Apohishthiya, Apa, Semmarie-apo, Apodevata, Apodevatya, Apohana, Apodika, Apomaya, Water Element, Aponaptriya, Kasina Sutta, Vishvadhatar, Apohita, Aponaptri, Apomurti, Anapa, Sindhusritya, Ashtamangala, Pinvantyapiya.
Relevant text
Search found 83 books and stories containing Apo, Āpo; (plurals include: Apos, Āpos). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Women in the Atharva-veda Samhita (by Pranab Jyoti Kalita)
5. Goddess Āpaḥ (Āpas) < [Chapter 4 - Female Deities and the Glorification of Women in the Atharvaveda]
3. Goddess Asunīti < [Chapter 4 - Female Deities and the Glorification of Women in the Atharvaveda]
15. Goddess Nirṛti < [Chapter 4 - Female Deities and the Glorification of Women in the Atharvaveda]
Lord Hayagriva in Sanskrit Literature (by Anindita Adhikari)
(4): Cosmological ideas reflected in the mythology of Hayaśira Viṣṇu < [Chapter 3]
Central Myth (1): Nārāyaṇa as Virāṭ Puruṣa < [Chapter 3]
Some other References of Hayagrīva < [Chapter 3]
Patthana Dhamma (by Htoo Naing)
Chapter 11 - Annamanna paccayo (or mutuality condition)
Chapter 3 - Rūpa (or material matters)
Rivers in Ancient India (study) (by Archana Sarma)
1. The rivers in the Āraṇyakas < [Chapter 4 - The Rivers in the Āraṇyaka and Upaniṣadic Literature]
4. Descriptions of Waters and rivers < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
3. The rivers in the Major Upaniṣads < [Chapter 4 - The Rivers in the Āraṇyaka and Upaniṣadic Literature]
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 26 - Procedure of Sacred Ablution < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
Chapter 18 - Viṣṇu’s praise of Śiva (viṣṇustava) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
Chapter 22 - The consecration of the Tattvas < [Section 2 - Pūrvabhāga]