Apna: 2 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryApna (अप्न).—n. [āp-asun nuṭ hrasvaśca, Uṇādi-sūtra 4.27]
1) Possession, property.
2) Work, sacrificial act or rite, any act.
3) Offspring.
4) Form, shape.
5) To be obtained (used actively); [cf. L. ops].
Derivable forms: apnaḥ (अप्नः).
See also (synonyms): apnas.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryApna (अप्न):—m.
(-pnaḥ) (ved.) A son, progeny; (according to Mahīdhara's view of the form apnaḥ Nigh. 2. 2., which therefore is according to him the nom. of apna—comp. apnas—, in his explanation of apnavānaḥ—see apnavan and apnavāna —Vājas. 3. 15.). E. ap (comp. the E. of apta), uṇ. aff. na (?).
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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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Starts with: Apnahstha, Apnana, Apnaraj, Apnaraja, Apnas, Apnastha, Apnasvant, Apnasvat, Apnasvati, Apnavan, Apnavana, Apnavanavat, Apnoraja.
Ends with (+23): Ahahsvapna, Alapna, Anubhutasvapna, Anuppapna, Asvapna, Atisvapna, Bhadrasvapna, Bhavikasvapna, Divasvapna, Doshajasvapna, Drishtasvapna, Duhsvapna, Dushtasvapna, Dusvapna, Jagrantsvapna, Jagratsvapna, Jnapana, Kalapna, Kalpitasvapna, Khamdasvapna.
Full-text: Apnas, Anapnas, Apnaraj, Apnahstha, Svapnas, Apnasvat, Aptas, Apnasvant, Danapnas, Svapnanamshana, Apnastha, Apnaraja, Apnoraja, Svapna, Apnavan, Apas, Ap, Stha.
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