वातापि
Sanskrit
Etymology
From वात (vāta, “wind”) and आपि (āpi, “friend/ally”), therefore "friend of the wind".
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ʋɑː.tɑ́ː.pi/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ʋɑː.t̪ɑː.pi/
Noun
वातापि • (vātāpi) m
- One who allies with the wind
- The demon nephew of Prahlāda, and brother of Ilvala, who was eaten by Sage Agastya
- Synonyms: वैवापि (vaivāpi), वायुमित्र (vāyumitra), वाताप्यसुर (vātāpyasura)
- A city in Karnataka (Badami)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | वातापिः (vātāpiḥ) | वातापी (vātāpī) | वातापयः (vātāpayaḥ) |
| accusative | वातापिम् (vātāpim) | वातापी (vātāpī) | वातापीन् (vātāpīn) |
| instrumental | वातापिना (vātāpinā) वाताप्या¹ (vātāpyā¹) |
वातापिभ्याम् (vātāpibhyām) | वातापिभिः (vātāpibhiḥ) |
| dative | वातापये (vātāpaye) | वातापिभ्याम् (vātāpibhyām) | वातापिभ्यः (vātāpibhyaḥ) |
| ablative | वातापेः (vātāpeḥ) वाताप्यः¹ (vātāpyaḥ¹) |
वातापिभ्याम् (vātāpibhyām) | वातापिभ्यः (vātāpibhyaḥ) |
| genitive | वातापेः (vātāpeḥ) वाताप्यः¹ (vātāpyaḥ¹) |
वाताप्योः (vātāpyoḥ) | वातापीनाम् (vātāpīnām) |
| locative | वातापौ (vātāpau) वातापा¹ (vātāpā¹) |
वाताप्योः (vātāpyoḥ) | वातापिषु (vātāpiṣu) |
| vocative | वातापे (vātāpe) | वातापी (vātāpī) | वातापयः (vātāpayaḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
- Old Kannada: ವಾತಾಪಿ (vātāpi)
- Kannada: ಬಾದಾಮಿ (bādāmi)
- English: Badami
- Kannada: ಬಾದಾಮಿ (bādāmi)
Adjective
वातापि • (vātāpi) stem
- having the wind as an ally
- of or relating to Vatapi