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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अप्सुapsua.Formless, shapeless.

    [नास्ति प्सु रूपं यस्य Nir.]

    1. Formless, shapeless.
    2. Not beautiful. Note: -अप्सु forms the first member of several compounds.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -क्षित् a god (dwelling within the clouds); अप्सुक्षितो महिनैकादश स्थ Rv.1.139.11.

    • -चर Adjective aquatic; moving in waters. ParasmaipadaIV.3.1.

    • -ज

      1. जा Adjective born in the waters or in the atmosphere; यदग्ने दिविजा अस्यप्सुजा वा सहस्कृत Rv.8.43.28.
      2. (जाः) योनिः a horse.
      3. a cane or reed.

    • -जित् vanquishing the aerial Asuras.

    • -मत् Adjective possessed of what is in water; not losing one's nature in water (as lightning); getting sufficient water.

    • -योनि Adjective born from the waters.

    In the Gita7·8

    रसोऽहमप्सु कौन्तेय प्रभास्मि शशिसूर्ययोः ।

    raso'hamapsu kaunteya prabhāsmi śaśisūryayoḥ, — I am taste in the waters, O son of Kunti, I am the light of sun and moon, I am pranava (the syllable OM) in all the Vedas, sound in ether and manhood… 7·8
    • अप्सुapsulocative plural of the feminine noun ap (the water).
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अप्सुapsufor words beginning thus see s.v. अप्सु .
    1. for words beginning thus see sub voce, the word in the Sanskrit order अप्सु .
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective without food fg-veda vii, 4, 6.
    3. (locative case plural of 2. /अप् quod vide), in the water or waters.
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  2. अप्सुक्षित्apsukṣitmfn. dwelling within the clouds, in the region between heaven and earth RV. i, 139, 11.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective dwelling within the clouds, in the region between heaven and earth fg-veda i, 139, 11.

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  3. अप्सुचरapsucaramfn. (Ved.) going in the waters Pa1n2. 6-3, 1 Comm.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (Vedic or Veda) going in the waters Pa1n2. 6-3, 1 commentator or commentary

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  4. अप्सुजapsuja([TS.]) ([RV. viii, 43, 28, &c.]) mfn. born in the waters.

    ([TS.]) ([fg-veda viii, 43, 28, etc.]) masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective born in the waters.

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  5. अप्सुजाapsujā([RV. viii, 43, 28, &c.]) mfn. born in the waters.

    ([fg-veda viii, 43, 28, etc.]) masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective born in the waters.

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  6. अप्सुजित्apsujitmfn. vanquishing among the waters or in the region of the clouds (N. of Indra इन्द्र) RV.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective vanquishing among the waters or in the region of the clouds (Name of Indra इन्द्र) fg-veda

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  7. अप्सुदीक्षाapsudīkṣāf. consecration in water.

    feminine consecration in water.

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  8. अप्सुमत्apsumatmfn. possessed of or shining in the waters (e.g. the lightning which does not lose its brilliant nature in the…
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective possessed of or shining in the waters (exempli gratia, 'for example' the lightning which does not lose its brilliant nature in the clouds) MaitrS. etc.
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective containing the word अप्स्/उ S3Br.
    3. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective Name of an Agni अग्नि A1pS3r.
    4. (also) having always water, ChUp.
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  9. अप्सुयोगapsuyogam. the connecting power in water AV. x, 5, 5.

    masculine gender the connecting power in water AV. x, 5, 5.

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