Apahnu: 3 definitions
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Apahnu 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.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryApahnu (अपह्नु).�2 A.
1) To conceal, hide, disguise; अदेश्य� यश्च दिशत� निर्दिश्यापह्नुत� � यः (adeśya� yaśca diśati nirdiśyāpahnute ca ya�) Manusmṛti 8.53; कामदेवव्यपदेशे� सखीपुरतोऽ- पह्नुत� (kāmadevavyapadeśena sakhīpurato'- pahnuta�) Ratnāvalī 2 was passed off as Cupid upon her friend.
2) To deny, disown; गुणांश्चापह्नुषेऽस्माकम् (ṇāṃś貹Գṣe'첹) Bhaṭṭikāvya 5.44; अपह्नुवानस्य जनाय यन्निजाम� (apahnuvānasya janāya yannijām) (ī峾) N.1.49.
3) To exculpate, excuse.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryApahnu (अपह्नु).—[Middle] conceal from ([ablative]), refuse, deny; satisfy ([dative]), apologize.
Apahnu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms apa and hnu (ह्नु).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryApahnu (अपह्नु):—[=貹-√hԳ] [Ātmanepada] (1. sg. -hnuve) to refuse, [Ṛg-veda i, 138, 4];
—to conceal, disguise, deny, [Kāṭhaka] etc.;
—to excuse one’s self, give satisfaction to, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Apahnuta, Apahnuti, Apahnuvana.
Full-text: Apahnava, Apahnuta, Apahnavana, Apahnuvana, Apahnuti, Apahnotri.
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