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अप्सराapsarā

अप्सरा (apsarā) is a Sanskrit word meaning a heavenly nymph, a celestial nymph, apsara, a class of female deities.

Etymology
E. अप and सृ as before, with अच् aff
Definitions
6
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Meanings by context

Apsarā (celestial nymph / female deity)

6 definitions
A heavenly nymph

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A celestial nymph

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A celestial nymph

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a heavenly nymph

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Apsara, a class of female deities

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A celestial nymph.

— Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

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Definitions on this page come from 6 works: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.