Apatha, Āpatha, Āptha, 貹ṻ: 15 definitions
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Apatha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi. 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)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexApatha (अप�).—The people of a mountain kingdom.*
- * Matsya-purṇa 114. 55.

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.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryapatha : (m.) a wrong path or way. || ptha (m.), sphere or range (of a sense organ).
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryĀpatha, in micchpatha, dvedhpatha as classified in Vbh.Ind. p. 441 should be grouped under patha as micch°, dvedh°. (Page 102)
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Āptha, (etym.? Trenckner, Miln.p. 428 says: “I suspect . to be corrupted from pta (cp. patati), under an impression that it is allied to patha; but it is scarcely ever written so�) sphere, range, focus, field (of consciousness or perception; cp. Dhs.trsl. 199), appearance A.II, 67; J.I, 336; Vbh.321; Miln.298; Vism.21, 548; DA.I, 228; DhsA.308, 333; VvA.232 (°kla); DhA.IV, 85; Sdhp.356. Usually in phrase ptha� gacchati to come into focus, to become clear, to appear M.I, 190; S.IV, 160, or °� gacchati Vin.I, 184; A.III, 377 sq.; IV, 404; Vism.125. Cp. °gata below.
—gata come into the sphere of, appearing, visible M.I, 174 = Nd2 jhna (an° unapproached); PvA.23 (ptha� gata). —gatatta abstr. fr. last: appcarance Vism.617. (Page 102)

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.
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryapatha (अप�).—m (S a & patha A road.) Heresy or heterodoxy. 2 Irregularity; deviation from prescribed rules or established customs.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishapatha (अप�).�m A wrong road, an evil course.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary貹ṻ (अप�).�a. Unable to read; not reading; a bad reader; cf. अप� (apaca)
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Apatha (अप�).�a. [nsti panth yatra] Pathless, roadless; °थो देशः, °था नगरी (tho deśa�, °th nagarī) &c.
-tham, -tha� (also 貹Գٳ� P.V.4.72, II.4.3)
1) Not a way, absence of a way or road, pathless state; a bad or wrong road (lit.); अपन्थानं तु गच्छन्तं सोदरोऽपि विमुच्चत� (apanthna� tu gacchanta� sodaro'pi vimuccati) Rm. (fig.) irregularity, deviation, a moral irregularity or deviation, a wrong road, bad or evil course; अपथे पदमर्पयन्त� हि श्रु�- वन्तोऽपि रजोनिमीलिता� (apathe padamarpayanti hi śruta- vanto'pi rajonimīlit�) R.9.74;17.54; � कश्चिद्वर्णानामपथम- पकृष्टोऽपि भजते (na kaścidvarṇnmapathama- pakṛṣṭo'pi bhajate) Ś.5.1 follows evil ways; कारितस्त्वमपथे पद� मय� (kritastvamapathe pada� may) Kirtrjunīya 13.45,64.
2) Heresy, heterodoxy (in opinions).
3) The vulva.
-ٳ Name of several plants.
-tham ind. By or in the wrong way, astray; अपथं वर्तते (apatha� vartate) Sk.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryApatha (अप�).—n.
(-ٳ�) The absence of a road. E. a priv. and patha for pathin a road.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryApatha (अप�).—[neuter] no or the wrong road; [figuratively] a bad course or wrong place.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 貹ṻ (अप�):—[=-貹ṻ] m. unable to read, [Pṇini 6-2, 157seq. [Scholiast or Commentator]]
2) Apatha (अप�):—[=a-patha] n. not a way, absence of a road, pathless state, [Atharva-veda] etc., wrong way, deviation
3) [v.s. ...] heresy, heterodoxy, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] mf()n., pathless, roadless, [Pṇini 2-4, 30 [Scholiast or Commentator]]
5) 貹ٳ (अपथा):—[=a-path] [from a-patha] f. Name of various plants.
6) ṻ (अपाठ):—[=a-pṭha] m. ‘cessation of recital or of study�, a holiday, [Divyvadna]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary貹ṻ (अप�):—[tatpurusha compound] m.
(-ṻ�) 1) One who does not read.
2) One who cannot read.
3) A bad reader.
4) Different from one who reads. (In the second and third meaning the word is udtta on the last syllable; in the two other meanings it is udtta on the first syllable.) E. a neg. or deter. and 貹ṻ.
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Apatha (अप�):—I. [tatpurusha compound] n.
(-tham) 1) Absence of a road.
2) A bad or wrong road, literally and metaphorically; e. g. ya� kkinīmapyapathaprapann� samuddharenniṣkasahasratulym . kadpi koṭiṣvapi muktahastasta� rjasiṃha� na jahti lakṣmī� ..; or m bhūvannapathaharstavendriyśv�.—
3) The vulva (comp. avcyadeśa). Comp. apathin. E. a neg. or deter. and pathin, sams. aff. a. Ii. [bahuvrihi compound] 1. m. f. n.
(-tha�-ٳ-tham) 1) Roadless.
2) Having bad roads. 2. f.
(-ٳ) The name of several plants: [a.]) = padmaka, [b.]) Dry ginger, [c.]) Terminalia chebula, [d.]) Saccharum spontaneum, [e.]) ⲹṅg (Sureśvara: apath padmake śuṇṭhy� pathynikṣupriyaṃguṣu). E. a priv. or deter. and pathin, sams. aff. a.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryApatha (अप�):—[a-patha] (ٳ�) 1. n. The absence of a road, a by-way.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusApatha (ಅಪ�):�
1) [noun] that which is not the path.
2) [noun] pathlessness; want of a road.
3) [noun] a wrong path; an inappropriate way or manner.
4) [noun] a condition in which the course of action to be taken is not clear.
5) [noun] a sheath or sheathlike structure, in female mammals; the canal between the vulva and the uterus; the vagina.
6) [noun] a religious belief opposed to the orthodox doctrines of a religious establishments; heresy; heterodoxy.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryApatha (अप�):—n. 1. bad/impassable road; 2. wrong cause; improper path;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Partial matches: A, Pata, Patta, Na.
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