# अप्सरा (apsarā)

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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 — E. apa and sṛ as before, with ac aff
- **SLP1:** `apsarA`  **IAST:** apsarā  **Devanagari:** अप्सरा
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apsara
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/apsara/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** आप्सर (āpsara), अप्सर (apsara)

## Meanings by context

### Apsarā (celestial nymph / female deity) (6 definitions)
- A heavenly nymph  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अप (apa) ्सरा (apsarā) [Printed book page 051 ] अप (apa) ्सरा (apsarā) f. ( - रा (-rā) ) An Apsarā or heavenly nymph. E. अप (apa) and सृ (sṛ) as before, with अच् (ac) aff. [ ID=2388 ]
- A celestial nymph  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अप्सरा (apsarā) [Printed book page 039-a ] अप्स _ रा (apsa_rā) ( रा ) ((rā)) 1. f. An Apsarā. [ ID=1938 ]
- A celestial nymph  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अप्सरा (apsarā) [Printed book page 045-01 ] अप्सरा (apsarā) f. The same as अप्सरस् (apsaras) q.v. [ ID=2398 ]
- a heavenly nymph  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अप् (ap) सरा (apsarā) [Printed book page 042-a ] अप् (ap) सरा (apsarā) f. ( - रा (-rā) ) an Apsarā or heavenly nymph. E. अप् (ap) and सृ (sṛ) as before, with अच् (ac) aff. [ ID=2386 ]
- Apsara, a class of female deities  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अप्स (apsa) रा (apsarā) [Printed book page 032 ] अप्स (apsa) ° रा (°rā) f. Apsaras (a cert. class of fem. deities). [ ID=2186 ]
- A celestial nymph.  
  *Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अप्सरा (apsarā) [Printed book page 224-a ] अप्सरा (apsarā) Tatpur. f. ( - रा (-rā) ) The same as अप्सरस् (apsaras) of which it is a shorter form. [ ID=5662 ]

## Sources

Definitions from 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, University of Cologne.

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