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Apaga, Ā貹: 17 definitions

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Apaga means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India. 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.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Ā貹 (आपगा).—A sacred river. It is said that if one gives food to one brahmin on the banks of this river it will be equivalent to giving food to a crore of brahmins elsewhere. (Śloka 68, Chapter 83, Vana Parva, Ѳٲ).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Apaga (अप�).—A tribe.*

  • * Vyu-purṇa 45. 120.
: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places

Ā貹 (आपगा) refers to the name of a Tīrtha (pilgrim’s destination) mentioned in the Ѳٲ (cf. III.81.154). Note: The Ѳٲ (mentioning Ā貹) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 śǰ첹 (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

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The Purana (पुरा�, purṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Pancaratra (worship of Nryaṇa)

: University of Vienna: Sudarśana's Worship at the Royal Court According to the Ahirbudhnyasaṃhit

Ā貹 (आपगा) refers to a “river�, according to the Ahirbudhnyasaṃhit, belonging to the Pñcartra tradition which deals with theology, rituals, iconography, narrative mythology and others.—Accordingly, “[...] [The demons born of] the aggressive magic of [his] enemies, having failed to take hold of him, frightened will possess the performer [of the ritual], like a river[’s fury] (貹峦󲹳) blocked by a mountain. Droughts will end and enemies will run away. In his kingdom there will not be dangers in the form of untimely deaths, wild animals, beasts of prey, thieves, illnesses etc. and strength shall reside in his lineage�.

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pñcartra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

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India history and geography

: archive.org: Nilamata Purana: a cultural and literary study (history)

Ā貹 (आपगा) is the name of a river mentioned in the Nīlamatapurṇa possibly corresponding to the Ayuk.—Ā貹 is mentioned in the list of the īٳ󲹲 of Madra and Himavn, and may be identified with the Ayuk rising in Jammu hills to the north-east of Sialkot.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Apaga in Pali glossary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

貹 : (f.) river.

: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Ā貹, (f.) (a + ga of gam) a river Th.1, 309; Sn.319; J.V, 454; 屹.I, 32; VvA.41. (Page 101)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Apaga (अप�).�1 P.

1) To go away, depart; pass away, elapse (as time); K.73; तन्मुखाच्छायापगत� (ٲԳܰ峦貹) H.3; संपद� नापगच्छन्त� (saṃpado nagacchanti) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 3.8.

2) To fall off or down; go away, vanish, disappear.

Derivable forms: apagam (अपगम�).

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Apaga (अप�).�a. Going, turning away. Av.1.34.5.

- A river (wrongly for ).

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Ā貹 (आपगा).—[ap� samūha� am; tena gacchati gam-ḍa] A river, stream; फेनायमान� पतिमापगानाम् (phenyamna� patim貹nm) Śiśuplavadha 3.72; Kirtrjunīya 13.24.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

貹 (अपगा).—f.

(-) A river. E. apa down, below, or ap water, and thence the sea; and what goes downward or into the sea; also .

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Ā貹 (आपगा).—f.

(-) A river, a stream. E. a quantity of water, the ocean, and fem. derivative from gam to go.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ā貹 (आपगा).—i. e. ap + a-ga (vb. gam), f. 1. A river, [Ჹٲṅgṇ�] 5, 140. 2. The name of a river, Ѳٲ 3, 6038.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ā貹 (आपगा).—[feminine] river, stream.

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貹 (अपगा).—go away; keep or cease from ([ablative]).

貹 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms apa and (गा).

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

1) Apaga (अप�):—[=apa-ga] [from apa-gam] mf()n. going away, turning away from ([ablative]), [Atharva-veda i, 34, 5] (cf. an-apaga)

2) 貹 (अपगा):—[=apa-] [from apa-ga > apa-gam] a f. = a-, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [=apa-] b. apa-�1. to go away, vanish, retire (with [ablative]), [Vjasaneyi-saṃhit etc.]

4) Ā貹 (आपगा):�f. (according to Mallintha on [Śiśupla-vadha iii, 72, [from] 3.] a and �), a river, a stream, [Ѳٲ; Rmyaṇa; Raghuvaṃśa; Śiśupla-vadha]

5) Name of a river, [Ѳٲ]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Apaga (अप�):—[tatpurusha compound] 1. m. f. n.

(-ga�--gam) Going away. 2. f.

(-) 1) A river.

2) The name of a Tīrtha or holy place. Also . E. gam with apa, kṛt aff. ḍa. (In the femin. the literal meaning is probably ‘going or flowing downwards�; yet a comm. on the Amarak. analyzes apa into apa and , ‘going into the ocean�; comp. Ii. apa.)

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) 貹 (अपगा):—[apa-] () 1. f. A river.

2) Ā貹 (आपगा):—[a-] () 1. f. A river or stream.

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

岵 (अपाग) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Avya, Āvay.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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