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 In Sanskrit, apagoha means “concealment, hiding, disappearance”, formed from apa (“away”) + guh (“to hide”).

✅ Breakdown of the word

• apa (अप) — a prefix meaning “away, off, apart”

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• guh (गुह्) — a verbal root meaning “to hide, conceal.”
• With the suffix -a / -ha, the compound becomes apagoha (अपगोह), literally “a hiding away.”
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✅ Meaning in Sanskrit dictionaries

The Sanskrit dictionary entry states that apagoha means:

• “hiding place, concealment, disappearance, secrecy”

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It is explicitly marked as a Vedic word.

✅ Vedic usage

The term appears in the Ṛgveda 2.15.7, where it refers to a place of concealment or the act of hiding

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The dictionary gloss gives the example:

sa vidvā́n apagohaṃ kanīnām āvirbhavan nudatiṣṭhat parāvṛk — RV 2.15.7

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Here, apagohaṃ describes a hidden or concealed place.

✅ Not to be confused with āpa / āpas

Some results discuss āpa / āpas (आप / आपस्) meaning “water”

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This is unrelated to apagoha.

• āpa / āpas = “water” (Vedic element)
• apa- (prefix) = “away, off”
• apagoha = “concealment”

✅ Summary

Apagoha (अपगोह) is a Vedic Sanskrit noun meaning:

• concealment
• hiding place
• disappearance

Formed from:

• apa (“away”) + guh (“to hide”).