f. ( rāḥ rā). [adbhyaḥ sa- raṃti udgacchaṃti, sṛ-asun Uṇ. 4. 236; cf. Rām. apsu nirmathanādave rasāttasmādvara- striyaḥ. utpeturmanujaśreṣṭha tasmādapsaraso'bhavan] A class of female divinities or celes- tial damsels who reside in the sky and are regarded as the wives of the Gandharvas. They are very fond of bathing, can change their shapes, and are endowed with superhuman power (prabhāva). They are called sva-...

ās ([ RV. AV. &c ]), or ap-sar/ā ([ AV. &c ]), f. (fr. 2. /ap + sṛ), going in the waters or between the waters of the clouds, a class of female divinities (sometimes called nymphs; they inhabit the sky, but often visit the earth; they are the wives of the... m. lord of the A1psarasas Apsarasa s, Indra indra L. 007925 59,3 10881 n. a pool in which the A1psarasas Apsarasa s bathe S3a1k. 007926 59,3 10882 m. lord of...