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Apac, Apāc: 6 definitions

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Apac means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Apach.

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Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Apāc (अपाच�).�(m , f. ī, n k) [ñati, ñ kvip]

1) Going or situated backwards, behind.

2) Not open or clear (ś).

3) Western.

4) Southern (opp. ܻ岹ñ); probably for अवाञ्च� (ñ). -k ind.

1) Behind, backwards.

2) Westward or southward.

See also (synonyms): ṃc.

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

Apāc (अपाच�).—or ñ mfn. (apā� apāī ) South, southern. E. See .

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Apāc (अपाच�).—push off, remove.

Apāc is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms apa and ac (अच�).

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

Apāc (अपाच�):�(�ac), (Imper. -aca) to drive away, [Ṛg-veda ix, 9 7, 54.]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Apāc (अपाच�):—[tatpurusha compound] 1. m. f. n.

(-�-ī-k) 1) (ved.) Going down-wards; as opposed to going upwards (to heaven).

2) Western.

3) Southern. [The meaning ‘western� is that which is given usually by the commentators to the word when it occurs in the Vedas; the meaning ‘southern� is given by the Koshas—comp. also —, and belongs to the word also in �. Iv. 2. 101. where ‘�, apāc, udac, pratīc� are a complete enumeration of the four regions of the compass; Prauḍhamanor. apāī dakṣiṇ� dik . dvitīyo varṇa� pakāro na tu dantyoṣṭhya�.]—See . For the declension of this word comp. ñ Ii. 2. f.

() The South; comp. avāī. E. ñ (ancu) with apa, kṛt aff. kvin.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Apāc (अपाच�):—[+] ñ (�-pāṃ�-k) a. Southern, southerly.

context information

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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