Ap (water)
Vedic Sanskrit term for water, a great element.
Ap is the Vedic Sanskrit term for water, derived from Proto Indo-European hxap. In the Rigveda, several hymns are dedicated to the waters, which are connected with the drought of Indra. The term also refers to water as one of the Panchamahabhuta, the five great elements, and is the name of the deva Varuna, a personification of water.
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- Panchamahabhuta element
- water
- Associated deity
- Varuna
- Rigveda hymns
- 7.49, 10.9, 10.30, 10.137
- Vedic astrology asterism
- Purva Ashadha
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