Ap

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Ap (áp-) is the Vedic Sanskrit term for "water". In Hindu philosophy, the term refers to water as an element, one of the Panchamahabhuta, or "five great elements".

When

First attested: 1500 BCE
Attested period: -1500 – 2020
Historical notes: Appears in Rigveda hymns. Vedic period.

Relationships

co occurs with: Apah, Agni, Varuna

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Mentioned by

Agni
Varuna

Sources

wikipedia (1)

Ap (water)

Source passages

“Ap (áp-) is the Vedic Sanskrit term for "water", which in Classical Sanskrit only occurs in the plural āpas (sometimes re-analysed as a thematic singular, āpa-), whence Hindi āp.”
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