๐‘€…๐‘€˜๐‘†๐‘€™๐‘€ญ๐‘€ธ

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

๐‘€…๐‘€˜๐‘†๐‘€™๐‘€ญ๐‘€ธ f

  1. Brahmi script form of accharฤ (โ€œcelestial nymphโ€)

Declension

Prakrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit เค…เคชเฅเคธเคฐเคพเคƒ (apsarฤฬแธฅ), nominative singular of เค…เคชเฅเคธเคฐเคธเฅ (apsaras).

Noun

๐‘€…๐‘€˜๐‘†๐‘€™๐‘€ญ๐‘€ธ (accharฤf (Devanagari เค…เคšเฅเค›เคฐเคพ)

  1. (Hinduism) apsara (a class of celestial nymphs, described as spirits of the waters and the clouds, who are dancers in Indra's court)

Declension

Maharastri declension of ๐‘€…๐‘€˜๐‘†๐‘€™๐‘€ญ๐‘€ธ (feminine)
singular plural
Nominative ๐‘€…๐‘€˜๐‘†๐‘€™๐‘€ญ๐‘€ธ (accharฤ) ๐‘€…๐‘€˜๐‘†๐‘€™๐‘€ญ๐‘€ธ๐‘€‘ (accharฤo) or ๐‘€…๐‘€˜๐‘†๐‘€™๐‘€ญ๐‘€ธ๐‘€‰ (accharฤu) or ๐‘€…๐‘€˜๐‘†๐‘€™๐‘€ญ๐‘€ธ (accharฤ)
Accusative ๐‘€…๐‘€˜๐‘†๐‘€™๐‘€ญ๐‘€ (accharaแนƒ) ๐‘€…๐‘€˜๐‘†๐‘€™๐‘€ญ๐‘€ธ๐‘€‘ (accharฤo) or ๐‘€…๐‘€˜๐‘†๐‘€™๐‘€ญ๐‘€ธ๐‘€‰ (accharฤu) or ๐‘€…๐‘€˜๐‘†๐‘€™๐‘€ญ๐‘€ธ (accharฤ)
Instrumental ๐‘€…๐‘€˜๐‘†๐‘€™๐‘€ญ๐‘€ธ๐‘€ (accharฤe) or ๐‘€…๐‘€˜๐‘†๐‘€™๐‘€ญ๐‘€ธ๐‘€‡ (accharฤi) or ๐‘€…๐‘€˜๐‘†๐‘€™๐‘€ญ๐‘€ธ๐‘€… (accharฤa) ๐‘€…๐‘€˜๐‘†๐‘€™๐‘€ญ๐‘€ธ๐‘€ณ๐‘€บ (accharฤhi) or ๐‘€…๐‘€˜๐‘†๐‘€™๐‘€ญ๐‘€ธ๐‘€ณ๐‘€บ๐‘€ (accharฤhiแนƒ)
Dative โ€” โ€”
Ablative ๐‘€…๐‘€˜๐‘†๐‘€™๐‘€ญ๐‘€ธ๐‘€‘ (accharฤo) or ๐‘€…๐‘€˜๐‘†๐‘€™๐‘€ญ๐‘€ธ๐‘€‰ (accharฤu) ๐‘€…๐‘€˜๐‘†๐‘€™๐‘€ญ๐‘€ธ๐‘€ณ๐‘€บ๐‘€๐‘€ข๐‘„ (accharฤhiแนƒto)
Genitive ๐‘€…๐‘€˜๐‘†๐‘€™๐‘€ญ๐‘€ธ๐‘€ (accharฤe) or ๐‘€…๐‘€˜๐‘†๐‘€™๐‘€ญ๐‘€ธ๐‘€‡ (accharฤi) or ๐‘€…๐‘€˜๐‘†๐‘€™๐‘€ญ๐‘€ธ๐‘€… (accharฤa) ๐‘€…๐‘€˜๐‘†๐‘€™๐‘€ญ๐‘€ธ๐‘€ก (accharฤแน‡a) or ๐‘€…๐‘€˜๐‘†๐‘€™๐‘€ญ๐‘€ธ๐‘€ก๐‘€ (accharฤแน‡aแนƒ)
Locative ๐‘€…๐‘€˜๐‘†๐‘€™๐‘€ญ๐‘€ธ๐‘€ (accharฤe) or ๐‘€…๐‘€˜๐‘†๐‘€™๐‘€ญ๐‘€ธ๐‘€‡ (accharฤi) or ๐‘€…๐‘€˜๐‘†๐‘€™๐‘€ญ๐‘€ธ๐‘€… (accharฤa) ๐‘€…๐‘€˜๐‘†๐‘€™๐‘€ญ๐‘€ธ๐‘€ฒ๐‘€ผ (accharฤsu) or ๐‘€…๐‘€˜๐‘†๐‘€™๐‘€ญ๐‘€ธ๐‘€ฒ๐‘€ผ๐‘€ (accharฤsuแนƒ)
Vocative ๐‘€…๐‘€˜๐‘†๐‘€™๐‘€ญ๐‘‚ (acchare) or ๐‘€…๐‘€˜๐‘†๐‘€™๐‘€ญ๐‘€ธ (accharฤ) ๐‘€…๐‘€˜๐‘†๐‘€™๐‘€ญ๐‘€ธ๐‘€‘ (accharฤo) or ๐‘€…๐‘€˜๐‘†๐‘€™๐‘€ญ๐‘€ธ๐‘€‰ (accharฤu) or ๐‘€…๐‘€˜๐‘†๐‘€™๐‘€ญ๐‘€ธ (accharฤ)

Descendants

  • Central:
    • Awadhi: เค†เค›เคฐเคฟ (ฤchri, โ€œnymphโ€)
  • Northern:
    • Kumaoni: เค†เค‚เคšเคฐเฅ€ (ฤฬƒcarฤซ, โ€œa kind of fairyโ€)
  • Northwestern:
    • Punjabi: เจ…เจ›เจฐเจพเจ‚ (acharฤฬƒ), เจ…เจ›เจฐเฉ€ (acharฤซ)
  • Southern:
    • Marathi: เค†เคธเคฐเฅ‡ m (ฤsre, โ€œwater demonsโ€, pl.)
    • Sinhalese: เถ…เทƒเถป (asara, โ€œgoddessโ€)

References

  • Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923โ€“1928) โ€œเค…เคšเฅเค›เคฐเคพโ€, in เคชเคพเค‡เค…-เคธเคฆเฅเคฆ-เคฎเคนเคฃเฅเคฃเคตเฅ‹ [pฤia-sadda-mahaแน‡แน‡avo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].