āpa (2762)

āpa
Entry 2762, Page 97, Col. 1

(Apa, Apa)
āpa¦ (= Pali id., thematization of Skt. āp, ap), water; clear cases noted only in cpd. āpa-skandha mass of water, SP 126.7 (vs) sa caiva sama muñceta āpaskandham anal- pakam; with adhaḥ or heṣṭā, heṣṭi, of subterranean mass of water, LV 64.12 adha-āpaskandham; 298.20 (vs) [Page097-b+ 71] heṣṭāpaskandha (acc. sg.; so divide) caraṇaiḥ pratigrā- hyamāṇāḥ, being caused to receive with their feet the mass of water underneath (the earth); 368.19 (vs) heṣṭi śatasa- hasraṃ yāvataś cāpaskandho (contrasted with dharaṇi- talu, next line). In Mv ii.92.5 (vs) āpaṃ, acc. sg., could be referred to this stem, or regarded as belonging to the Skt. stem āp, ap, transferred to the sing. (cf. Wackernagel- Debrunner 3.240 f.).