Apsa, Apsā: 5 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryApsa (अप्स) or Apsā (अप्सा).—m. (-psāḥ) Ved. [अपःसनोति, सन्-ड (apaḥsanoti, san-ḍa)]
1) Giving or yielding water; forming the essential portion of water (apāṃ sārabhūto rasaḥ).
2) not destroying.
-psam Form, see अप्सस् (apsas).
Derivable forms: apsaḥ (अप्सः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Apsā (अप्सा):—[from ap] a See sub voce
2) [=ap-sā] [from ap-saras] b mfn. (√san), giving water, [Ṛg-veda]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryApsa (अप्स):—[tatpurusha compound] m.
(-saḥ) (ved.) I. Spending water; (according to Mahīdh. on the Vājas. verse: pṛthivyāḥ purīṣamasyapso nāma, viz. apaḥ sanoti dadātyapso nāmāpāṃ kāraṇībhūto rasaśca tvamasi, when the mascul., although used in addressing the iṣṭakā, would require the ellipsis of rasa). E. ap and sa. Ii. Not destroying, protecting; (according to Mahīdhara on the Vājas. verse: agneḥ purīṣamapso nāma, viz. psā bhakṣaṇe . na psāti bhakṣayati vināśayatītyapso rakṣako nāma yognistasya &c., when the mascul. requires the ellipsis of agni; comp. also Nirukta 5. 13.). E. a neg. and psa.
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Apsā (अप्सा):—[tatpurusha compound] m.
(-psāḥ) (ved.)
1) Giving water, giving rain, an epithet of Soma; e. g. Ṛgv. or Vājas.: aṣāhLaṃ yutsu pṛtanāsu papriṃ svarṣāmapsāṃ vṛjanasya gopām (Sāyaṇa: apsāmapāṃ vṛṣṭilakṣaṇānāmudakānāṃ dātāram; Mahīdhara: apo jalāni sanotītyapsāḥ . tam); or Ṛgv.: pavasva devamādano vicarṣaṇirapsā indrāya varuṇāya vāyave (Sāyaṇa: apsā apāṃ dātā).
2) Liking water, an epithet of Soma; e. g. Ṛgv. or Sāmav.: apsā indrāya vāyave varuṇāya marudbhyaḥ (Sāyaṇa: apsā vasatīvarīnāmadheyānāmapāṃ saṃbhaktā).
3) Liking work, active; e. g. Ṛgv.: agnirapsāmṛtīṣahaṃ vīraṃ dadāti satpatim (Sāyaṇa: apsāmapāmāptavyānāṃ karmaṇāṃ sanitāraṃ saṃbhaktāram). E. ap (1. 2. water, 3. work) and sā (san, kṛt aff. viṭ).
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Starts with (+12): Apsani, Apsaraganike, Apsarahkusuma, Apsarahpati, Apsarahpratana, Apsaran, Apsarapati, Apsaras, Apsarasa, Apsarasagana, Apsarase, Apsarashreshtha, Apsarasi, Apsarastirtha, Apsaratirtha, Apsaray, Apsaraya, Apsarayamana, Apsarayita, Apsare.
Ends with: Banapsa, Dadhidrapsa, Drapsa, Glapsa, Grapsa, Kapca, Lapsa, Lohitadrapsa, Parinirvivapsa, Purudrapsa, Rathapsa, Shalaluglapsa, Shalalugrapsa, Virapsha, Vishvapsa.
Full-text: Apsas, Apsava, Abjas, Apsaras, Rapsu, Apsarahpati, Apsarastirtha, Ap, Parinamana, Sha, Adhishthana.
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