Apala, Āpa, , : 11 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia(अपाल�).—A daughter of the great sage, Atri. Suffering from leprosy and hence forsaken by her husband stayed with her father and started tapas to please Indra. One day, on her way home from the river, tasted the Soma which was meant to be offered to Indra and hearing the sound produced then Devendra appeared before . She gave the Soma to Indra, who was so pleased with her that he cured her of her leprosy. (Ṛgveda, 8-91).

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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)
: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval India(अपाल) refers to a type of “rice-flour cake� derived from Atirasa, as described in the 17th century Bhojanakutūhala (ⲹṇgṇa-첹ٳԲ), and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as 첹śٰ or 첹첹.�(Atirasa ingredients): rice-flour, jaggery syrup and ghee. (Cooking instructions): Cook the rice flour in the syrup of jaggery. Knead the mixture and cook it in ghee. This preparation, resembling the colour of moon is known as atirasa. Here the author says that kneading process should be done particularly by the hands of a woman. It may seems to the softness of the dish by the hands of a lady. The same preparation containing more liquid content is called .

Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary貹 (आपला).—pron poss (貹ṇa) One's own, own. It answers to the pron pers 貹ṇa throughout the persons of both numbers. See 貹ṇa and its examples. 2 It often occurs expletively, as a mere pillow-word () for the listless or uncertain speaker. Ex. ī 0 ēthūna uṭhalō� tō� 0 tycy gharī� gēlō�. NOTE. 貹 is very commonly used, even by the educated, for 貹ṇa, as pa- lysa or 貹 for 貹ṇs. This barbarism is to be discountenanced. palī vḍhavūna khṇēṃ To push forward selfishly one's own interests. palīśī karaṇēṃ To establish, set up, make to prevail one's own (will, cause, side); to carry one's own point. 2 To act like one's self; to keep in character. 貹s ṇaṇĸ-Ჹṇĸ To call or suppose one's own or friendly-disposed towards one's self. Ex. piñjaṛynta vgha 貹s mhaṇūṃ nayē. paly cēpay dusaṛy phuly (Pressing down in the measure when helping himself; filling the measure loosely when helping others.) Used of a greedy or selfish person. tū� 貹 aisa Go to; mind your own business.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English貹 (आपला).�pro One's own. It corresponds to 貹ṇa throughout its various mean- ings. It is often used as a pillow- word for the careless speaker as, ī 貹 yēthūna nighlō�. palī vḍhavūna khṇēṃ To selfishly advance one's own inter- ests. palīśī karaṇēṃ To establish one's own (will, side); to carry one's own point. To act like one's self. 貹s ṇaṇĸ-Ჹṇĸ To call or suppose one's own or well-disposed to one's self. paly cēpay dusaṛy phuly Pressing down in the measure when helping himself filling the measure loosely when helping others. Used of a greedy person. 貹 tō bby dusaṛycē� tē� kraṭēṃ All his geese are swans. 貹 hta ṇi ᲹԲٳ Liberty to appropriate to one's own satisfaction. palī pṭha 貹ṇs disata nhī� One is not alive to one's own faults. He is not aware of the good or evil spoken of him behind his back. palēca dnta ṇi palēca ōṇṭha Used when one who inflicts punish- ment and one who receives it are closely connected. palē� nka kpūna dusa- ṛy apaśakūna Cut off your nose to spite your face. To injure oneself in or- der to injure others. paly knī sta ḷy To profess total ignorance of. paly pōḷīvara tūpa ōḍhaṇēṃ To usurp all be- nefit. tū� 貹 aisa Go to; mind your own business.
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 dictionaryApala (अप�).�a. Without flesh (貹śūԲⲹ).
-lam A pin or bolt.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryApala (अप�).—n.
(-�) A pin or bolt. E. apa below, and to take, ḍa aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Apala (अप�):�1. apala n. a pin or bolt, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, hayudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [=a-pala] 2. a-pala mfn. fleshless.
3) (अपाल):—[=-] mf()n. unguarded, unprotected, undefended
4) (अपाल�):—[=a-p] [from -] f. Name of a daughter of Atri, [Ṛg-veda viii, 91, 7, etc.]
5) Ā貹 (आप�):�n. Name of a Sman (cf. pla).
6) Ā (आपाल):�n. Name of a Sman (cf. pala).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryApala (अप�):—I. n.
(-lam) A pin or bolt. E. ? Ii. [bahuvrihi compound] m. f. n.
(-la�--lam) Without flesh &c. E. a priv. and pala.
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(अपाल):—[bahuvrihi compound] 1. m. f. n.
(-la�--lam) Unprotected; e. g. k tvamekkinī bhīru niranvayajane vane . kṣudhyantopyaghasanvystvmap� katha� na v. 2. f.
(-) A proper name: a daughter of Atri and authoress of a hymn of the Ṛgveda. E. a priv. and pla.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryApala (अप�):—[a-pala] (�) 1. n. A pin or bolt.
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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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