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Entry अपथ

अपथapathaa.Pathless, roadless; ˚थो देशः, ˚था नगरी &c.
[नास्ति पन्था यत्र]

Pathless, roadless; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedथो देशः, denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedथा नगरी etc.
Derived forms and compounds
- -थम्, -थः
  
  (also अपन्थाः ParasmaipadaV.4.72, II.4.3)
  
  Not a way, absence of a way or road, pathless state; a bad or wrong road (Literal); अपन्थानं तु गच्छन्तं सोदरोऽपि विमुच्चति Rām. (Figurative) irregularity, deviation, a moral irregularity or deviation, a wrong road, bad or evil course; अपथे पदमर्पयन्ति हि श्रुत- वन्तोऽपि रजोनिमीलिताः R.9.74;17.54; न कश्चिद्वर्णानामपथम- पकृष्टोऽपि भजते Ś.5.1 follows evil ways; कारितस्त्वमपथे पदं मया Ki.13.45,64.
  
  Heresy, heterodoxy (in opinions).
  
  The vulva.
- -था Name of several plants.
- -थम् Indeclinable By or in the wrong way, astray; अपथं वर्तते Sk.
- -गामिन् Adjective pursuing evil courses; heretical.
- -प्रपन्न Adjective taking to evil ways (as man); spent or used out of place, misapplied, misspent (as money etc.); यः काकि- नीमप्यपथप्रपन्नां समुद्धरेन्निष्कसहस्रतुल्याम् H.3.116.
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