apa gam

 

In Sanskrit, apa gam (अप + √गम्) means “to go away,

depart, recede, vanish.”

What the components mean

• apa (अप) — a verbal prefix meaning “away, off, back, apart, down, removed”

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• √gam (गम्) — the verbal root meaning “to go, move”

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Meaning of the compound apa‑gam / apagam

The dictionary entry explicitly states:

• Apagam (अपगम्) = apa + √gam, meaning:
  • “to go away, depart”
  • “to give way, vanish, disappear”

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This is the standard semantic effect of the prefix apa‑, which pushes the meaning

of a verb toward separation, removal, or departure.

How prefixes modify √gam

The supplied grammar lesson explains that adding different prefixes to √gam

changes the meaning of the verb in predictable ways:

• ā + gam → come
• upa + gam → approach
• sam + gam → assemble, come together
• prati + gam → return

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In the same pattern, apa + gam naturally yields the sense “go away / move off.”

Linguistic notes

• Apagam is attested as a standard verbal form in Sanskrit dictionaries and 
• is related to the Prakrit form avagaccha

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• The prefix apa‑ is cognate with Latin ab, Greek apo, and English off

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Summary

apa gam = apa (“away, off”) + √gam (“go”) → “to go away, depart, recede, vanish.”