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

1. One who allies with the wind
2. The demon nephew of Prahlāda, and brother of Ilvala, who was eaten by Sage Agastya

   Synonyms: वैवापि (vaivāpi), वायुमित्र (vāyumitra), वाताप्यसुर (vātāpyasura)

3. A city in Karnataka (Badami)

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of वातापि

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	वातापिः (vātāpiḥ)	वातापी (vātāpī)	वातापयः (vātāpayaḥ)
vocative	वातापे (vātāpe)	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)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• Old Kannada: ವಾತಾಪಿ (vātāpi)
  • Kannada: ಬಾದಾಮಿ (bādāmi)
    • English: Badami

Adjective

वातापि • (vātāpi) stem

1. having the wind as an ally
2. of or relating to Vatapi