Aponaptri, Aponaptṛ, Apo-naptri: 2 definitions

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Aponaptri 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 Aponaptṛ can be transliterated into English as Aponaptr or Aponaptri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Aponaptṛ (अपोनप्तृ):—[=apo-naptṛ] [from ap] a ([Pāṇini 4-2, 27]) m. ‘grandson of the waters.’ Name of Agni or fire as sprung from water.

2) [=apo-naptṛ] b etc. See 2. ap.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Aponaptṛ (अपोनप्तृ):—[tatpurusha compound] m.

(-ptā) The same as the preceding and apānnaptṛ q. v. E. apas (obsol. gen. sing. of ap) and naptṛ.

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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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