Apan, Apān, Āpaṉ: 5 definitions

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Apan means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Tamil. 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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Apān (अपान्).—2 P. [अप-अन् (apa-an)]

1) To breathe out. respire; यद्वै प्राणिति स प्राणो यदपानिति सोऽपानः (yadvai prāṇiti sa prāṇo yadapāniti so'pānaḥ) Ch. Up.

2) To expire.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Apān (अपान्).—breathe out or away.

Apān is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms apa and an (अन्).

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Āpan (आपन्).—admire, praise.

Āpan is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ā and pan (पन्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Apān (अपान्):—(√an), apāniti, or apānati ([Atharva-veda xi, 4, 14]) to breathe out, expire, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa xiv; Chāndogya-upaniṣad];—[present participle] apānat mf()n. breathing out, [Ṛg-veda x, 189, 2; Atharva-veda]

2) Āpan (आपन्):—[=ā-√pan] [Ātmanepada] (ā-pananta, [Ṛg-veda x, 74, 4]) [Parasmaipada] ([perfect tense] ā-papana, [Ṛg-veda viii, 2, 17]) to admire, praise.

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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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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Apan is another spelling for अपान [apāna].—n. 1. the anus; 2. emission of wind downward; adj. not to be drunk;

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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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