अप्सरस्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• অপ্সৰস্ (Assamese script)
• ᬅᬧ᭄ᬲᬭᬲ᭄ (Balinese script)
• অপ্সরস্ (Bengali script)
• 𑰀𑰢𑰿𑰭𑰨𑰭𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀅𑀧𑁆𑀲𑀭𑀲𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• အပ္သရသ် (Burmese script)
• અપ્સરસ્ (Gujarati script)
• ਅਪ੍ਸਰਸ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌅𑌪𑍍𑌸𑌰𑌸𑍍 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦥ꧀ꦱꦫꦱ꧀ (Javanese script)
• 𑂃𑂣𑂹𑂮𑂩𑂮𑂹 (Kaithi script)
• ಅಪ್ಸರಸ್ (Kannada script)
• អប្សរស៑ (Khmer script)
• ອປ຺ສຣສ຺ (Lao script)
• അപ്സരസ് (Malayalam script)
• ᠠᢒᠰ᠌ᠠᡵᠠᠰ᠌ (Manchu script)
• 𑘀𑘢𑘿𑘭𑘨𑘭𑘿 (Modi script)
• ᠠᢒᠰᠠᠷᠠᠰ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦠𑧂𑧠𑧍𑧈𑧍𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐀𑐥𑑂𑐳𑐬𑐳𑑂 (Newa script)
• ଅପ୍ସରସ୍ (Odia script)
• ꢂꢦ꣄ꢱꢬꢱ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆃𑆥𑇀𑆱𑆫𑆱𑇀 (Sharada script)
• 𑖀𑖢𑖿𑖭𑖨𑖭𑖿 (Siddham script)
• අප‍්සරස් (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩰 𑪙𑪁𑩼𑪁 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚀𑚞𑚶𑚨𑚤𑚨𑚶 (Takri script)
• அப்ஸரஸ் (Tamil script)
• అప్సరస్ (Telugu script)
• อปฺสรสฺ (Thai script)
• ཨ་པྶ་ར་ས྄ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒁𑒣𑓂𑒮𑒩𑒮𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨞𑩇𑨰𑨫𑨰𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From अप् (ap, “water”) +‎ √सृ (√sṛ, “to flow, run, to glide”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐp.sɐ.ɾɐ́s/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɐp.s̪ɐ.ɾɐs̪/

Noun

अप्सरस् • (apsarás) stem, f

1. a class of female divinities or water nymphs; serving in the court of Indra
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 9.78.3:

     स॒मु॒द्रिया॑ अप्स॒रसो॑ मनी॒षिण॒मासी॑ना अ॒न्तर॒भि सोम॑मक्षरन् ।
     ता ईं॑ हिन्वन्ति ह॒र्म्यस्य॑ स॒क्षणिं॒ याच॑न्ते सु॒म्नं पव॑मान॒मक्षि॑तम् ॥

     samudríyā apsaráso manīṣíṇamā́sīnā antárabhí sómamakṣaran.
     tā́ īṃ hinvanti harmyásya sakṣáṇiṃ yā́cante sumnáṃ pávamānamákṣitam.

     The nymphs who dwell in waters of the sea, sitting within, have flowed to Soma wise of heart.
     They urge the Master of the house upon his way, and to the Eternal Pavamana pray for bliss.

Declension

Feminine as-stem declension of अप्सरस् (apsarás)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	अप्सराः apsarā́ḥ	अप्सरसौ / अप्सरसा¹ apsarásau / apsarásā¹	अप्सरसः / अप्सराः¹ apsarásaḥ / apsarā́ḥ¹
Vocative	अप्सरः ápsaraḥ	अप्सरसौ / अप्सरसा¹ ápsarasau / ápsarasā¹	अप्सरसः / अप्सराः¹ ápsarasaḥ / ápsarāḥ¹
Accusative	अप्सरसम् / अप्सराम्¹ apsarásam / apsarā́m¹	अप्सरसौ / अप्सरसा¹ apsarásau / apsarásā¹	अप्सरसः / अप्सराः¹ apsarásaḥ / apsarā́ḥ¹
Instrumental	अप्सरसा apsarásā	अप्सरोभ्याम् apsaróbhyām	अप्सरोभिः apsaróbhiḥ
Dative	अप्सरसे apsaráse	अप्सरोभ्याम् apsaróbhyām	अप्सरोभ्यः apsaróbhyaḥ
Ablative	अप्सरसः apsarásaḥ	अप्सरोभ्याम् apsaróbhyām	अप्सरोभ्यः apsaróbhyaḥ
Genitive	अप्सरसः apsarásaḥ	अप्सरसोः apsarásoḥ	अप्सरसाम् apsarásām
Locative	अप्सरसि apsarási	अप्सरसोः apsarásoḥ	अप्सरःसु apsaráḥsu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Pali: accharā
  • → Khmer: អច្ឆរា (ʼacchaʼraa)
• Prakrit: 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀸 (accharā), 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀲𑀸 (accharasā), 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀆 (accharaā)
  • Central:
    • Awadhi: आछरि (āchri, “nymph”)
  • Northern:
    • Kumaoni: आंचरी (ā̃carī, “a kind of fairy”)
  • Northwestern:
    • Punjabi: ਅਛਰਾਂ (acharā̃), ਅਛਰੀ (acharī)
  • Southern:
    • Marathi: आसरे m (āsre, “water demons”, pl.)
    • Sinhalese: අසර (asara, “goddess”)
• → Bengali: অপ্সরা (opśora)
• → Hindi: अप्सरा (apsarā)
  • → English: apsara
• → Indonesian: apsara
• → Kannada: ಅಪ್ಸರೆ (apsare)
• → Khmer: អប្សរា (ʼappsaʼraa)
• → Malayalam: അപ്സരസ്സ് (apsarassŭ)
• → Marathi: अप्सरा (apsarā)
• → Odia: ଅପ୍ସରା (apsarā)
• → Telugu: అప్సరస (apsarasa)
• → Thai: อัปสร