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apsaras: feminine vocative singular stem: apsaras
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apsarasaḥFemininePluralnymphs
Monier-Williams Search
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अप्सरस्See sub voce, i.e. the word in the Sanskrit order View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
अप्सरस् ās- ([ etc.]) , or ap-sar/ā- ([AV. etc.]), f. (fr. 2. /ap-+ sṛ-),"going in the waters or between the waters of the clouds", a class of female divinities (sometimes called"nymphs";they inhabit the sky, but often visit the earth;they are the wives of the gandharva-s(q.v)and have the faculty of changing their shapes at will;they are fond of the water;one of their number, rambhā-, is said to have been produced at the churning of the ocean). View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
अप्सरस्तीर्थn. a pool in which the āpsarasa-s bathe View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
अनप्सरस्f. unlike an apsaras-, unworthy of an apsaras-. View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
देवप्सरस्(v/a--) mfn. serving the gods as a feast or enjoyment View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
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apsaras अप्सरस् f. (-राः, रा). [अद्भ्यः सरन्ति उद्गच्छन्ति, सृ-असुन् Uṇ.4.236; cf. Rām. अप्सु निर्मथनादेव रसात्तस्माद्वर- स्त्रियः । उत्पेतुर्मनुजश्रेष्ठ तस्मादप्सरसो$भवन् ॥ A class of female divinities or celestial damsels who reside in the sky and are regarded as the wives of the Gandharvas. They are very fond of bathing, can change their shapes, and are endowed with superhuman power (प्रभाव). They are called स्वर्वेश्याः and are usually described as the servants of Indra, who, when alarmed by the rigorous austerities of some mighty sage, sends down one of them to disturb his penance, and her mission is generally successful; मेनका$प्सरसां श्रेष्ठा महर्षिणां पिता च ते Mb.1.74.75. cf. या तपोविशेषपरिशङ्कितस्य सुकुमारं प्रहरणं महेन्द्रस्य V. 1. They are also said to covet heroes who die gloriously on the battle-field; cf. परस्परेण क्षतयोः प्रहर्त्रोरुत्क्रान्तवाय्वोः समकालमेव । अमर्त्यभावे$पि कयोश्चिदासीदेकाप्सरः प्रार्थितयोर्विवादः ॥ R.7.53. Bāṇa mentions 14 different families of these nymphs (see K.136) The word is usually said to be in pl. (स्त्रियां बहुष्वप्सरसः) but the singular, as also the form अप्सराः, sometimes occurs; नियमविघ्नकारिणी मेनका नाम अप्सराः प्रेषिता Ś.1; एकाप्सरः &c. R.7.53 and see Malli. thereon; अनप्सरेव प्रतिभासि V.1. -2 Direction or the intermediate point of the compass (दिक् च उपदिक् च). -Comp. -तीर्थम् N. of a sacred pool in which the Apsarasas bathe; probably it is the name of a place, see Ś.6. -पतिः lord of the Apsarasas, epithet of Indra. N. of the Gandharva शिखण्डिन्; Av.4.37.7.
anapsaras अनप्सरस् रा f. Not an Apsaras, unworthy of a celestial nymph; अनप्सरेव प्रतिभासि V.2.
Macdonell Search
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apsaras ap-sarás, ˚rā f. celestial nymph.
anapsaras f. no Apsaras.
Bloomfield Vedic
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apsarasa upa sedur vasiṣṭhāḥ RV.7.33.9d.
apsarasaḥ pari jajñe vasiṣṭhaḥ RV.7.33.12d.
apsarasaḥ sadhamādaṃ madanti AVś.7.109.3a; 14.2.34a. See yā apsarasaḥ etc.
apsarasāṃ gandharvāṇām RV.10.136.6a. See gandharvāṇām apsarasām.
apsarasām anudattānṛṇāni MS.4.14.17d: 245.12. See apsarasāv.
apsarasām ayaṃ smaraḥ AVś.6.130.1b.
apsarasāv anu dattām ṛṇaṃ naḥ (TBṭA. ṛṇāni) AVś.6.118.1d; TB.3.7.12.3d; TA.2.4.1d. See apsarasām anu-.
apsaraso muṣkābhyām TS.5.7.15.1; KSA.13.5.
apsaraso raghaṭo yāś caranti AVP.12.8.5c.
apsaraso vi vo yakṛt AVP.15.18.1a.
apsarassu yo gandhaḥ ApMB.2.7.24a (ApG.5.12.8). See apsarāsu ca yo.
apsarassv api gandharva āsīt KA.1.101Ab. See apsarābhir api, and apsarāsv api.
Vedabase Search
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apsarasaḥ born of an ApsarāSB 9.20.3
apsarasaḥ inhabitants of ApsarolokaSB 4.20.35-36
apsarasaḥ the angelsSB 3.10.28-29
apsarasaḥ the ApsarāsSB 12.11.47-48
SB 3.24.7
apsarasaḥ the beautiful angels of the Apsarā planetSB 2.10.37-40
apsarasaḥ the celestial dancing girlsSB 8.18.8
apsarasaḥ the inhabitants of ApsarolokaSB 7.4.14
SB 8.5.40
apsarasaḥ the inhabitants of the Apsarā planetSB 4.18.17
apsarasaḥ the residents of ApsarolokaSB 8.8.7
apsarasaḥ the society girls of heavenSB 11.12.3-6
apsarasaḥ ca and the celestial dancing girlsSB 10.12.34
apsarasaḥ ca and the celestial dancing girlsSB 10.12.34
apsarasām and of the heavenly dancing girlsSB 3.20.38
apsarasām and the inhabitants of ApsarolokaSB 7.15.71
apsarasām of angelsSB 6.6.27
apsarasam the celestial woman (Pūrvacitti)SB 5.2.22
apsarasam the heavenly dancing girlSB 5.2.3
apsarasi who belonged to the Apsarā groupSB 9.24.43
gandharva-apsarasaḥ, yakṣāḥ, rakṣaḥ-bhūta-gaṇa-uragāḥ, paśavaḥ, pitaraḥ, siddhāḥ, vidyādhrāḥ, cāraṇāḥ all inhabitants of different planetsSB 2.6.13-16
gandharva-apsarasaḥ Gandharvas and ApsarāsSB 5.21.18
gandharva-apsarasaḥ the Gandharvas and ApsarāsSB 10.63.9
gandharva-apsarasaḥ the heavenly musicians and dancing girlsSB 11.6.2-4
kinnara-apsarasaḥ the Kinnaras and ApsarāsSB 11.31.2-3
gandharva-apsarasaḥ the Gandharvas and ApsarāsSB 12.6.15
gandharva-apsarasaḥ the celestial singers and dancing girlsSB 12.8.16
pañca-apsarasam the lake of the five ApsarāsSB 10.79.18
gandharva-apsarasām among the Gandharvas and ApsarāsSB 11.16.33
gandharva-apsarasaḥ, yakṣāḥ, rakṣaḥ-bhūta-gaṇa-uragāḥ, paśavaḥ, pitaraḥ, siddhāḥ, vidyādhrāḥ, cāraṇāḥ all inhabitants of different planetsSB 2.6.13-16
gandharva-apsarasaḥ, yakṣāḥ, rakṣaḥ-bhūta-gaṇa-uragāḥ, paśavaḥ, pitaraḥ, siddhāḥ, vidyādhrāḥ, cāraṇāḥ all inhabitants of different planetsSB 2.6.13-16
gandharva-apsarasaḥ, yakṣāḥ, rakṣaḥ-bhūta-gaṇa-uragāḥ, paśavaḥ, pitaraḥ, siddhāḥ, vidyādhrāḥ, cāraṇāḥ all inhabitants of different planetsSB 2.6.13-16
gandharva-apsarasaḥ, yakṣāḥ, rakṣaḥ-bhūta-gaṇa-uragāḥ, paśavaḥ, pitaraḥ, siddhāḥ, vidyādhrāḥ, cāraṇāḥ all inhabitants of different planetsSB 2.6.13-16
gandharva-apsarasaḥ Gandharvas and ApsarāsSB 5.21.18
gandharva-apsarasaḥ the Gandharvas and ApsarāsSB 10.63.9
gandharva-apsarasaḥ the heavenly musicians and dancing girlsSB 11.6.2-4
gandharva-apsarasām among the Gandharvas and ApsarāsSB 11.16.33
gandharva-apsarasaḥ the Gandharvas and ApsarāsSB 12.6.15
gandharva-apsarasaḥ the celestial singers and dancing girlsSB 12.8.16
kinnara-apsarasaḥ the Kinnaras and ApsarāsSB 11.31.2-3
pañca-apsarasam the lake of the five ApsarāsSB 10.79.18
gandharva-apsarasaḥ, yakṣāḥ, rakṣaḥ-bhūta-gaṇa-uragāḥ, paśavaḥ, pitaraḥ, siddhāḥ, vidyādhrāḥ, cāraṇāḥ all inhabitants of different planetsSB 2.6.13-16
gandharva-apsarasaḥ, yakṣāḥ, rakṣaḥ-bhūta-gaṇa-uragāḥ, paśavaḥ, pitaraḥ, siddhāḥ, vidyādhrāḥ, cāraṇāḥ all inhabitants of different planetsSB 2.6.13-16
gandharva-apsarasaḥ, yakṣāḥ, rakṣaḥ-bhūta-gaṇa-uragāḥ, paśavaḥ, pitaraḥ, siddhāḥ, vidyādhrāḥ, cāraṇāḥ all inhabitants of different planetsSB 2.6.13-16
gandharva-apsarasaḥ, yakṣāḥ, rakṣaḥ-bhūta-gaṇa-uragāḥ, paśavaḥ, pitaraḥ, siddhāḥ, vidyādhrāḥ, cāraṇāḥ all inhabitants of different planetsSB 2.6.13-16
gandharva-apsarasaḥ, yakṣāḥ, rakṣaḥ-bhūta-gaṇa-uragāḥ, paśavaḥ, pitaraḥ, siddhāḥ, vidyādhrāḥ, cāraṇāḥ all inhabitants of different planetsSB 2.6.13-16
gandharva-apsarasaḥ, yakṣāḥ, rakṣaḥ-bhūta-gaṇa-uragāḥ, paśavaḥ, pitaraḥ, siddhāḥ, vidyādhrāḥ, cāraṇāḥ all inhabitants of different planetsSB 2.6.13-16
gandharva-apsarasaḥ, yakṣāḥ, rakṣaḥ-bhūta-gaṇa-uragāḥ, paśavaḥ, pitaraḥ, siddhāḥ, vidyādhrāḥ, cāraṇāḥ all inhabitants of different planetsSB 2.6.13-16
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apsaras noun (feminine) a class of female divinities (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))

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apsaras

apsarasaḥ, svarveśyāḥ, apsarāḥ   

svarge vasantyaḥ aṅganāḥ।

urvaśyādyāḥ apsarasaḥ santi।

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