apa guh

 

The Sanskrit compound apa‑guh means “to hide” or

“to put away,” formed from apa (“away”) and the 

root guh (“to conceal”).

What the sources say

The clearest definition comes from Wisdom Library, which states that apaguh 

(अपगुह्) means “hide, put away” and is explicitly a compound 

of apa + guh

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To understand this more fully, it helps to look at the root guh (गुह्) itself. The 

Sanskrit Dictionary describes guh as a verb meaning “to cover, hide, conceal,

keep secret”

Sanskrit Dictionary

. This root is widely used in classical Sanskrit

with the sense of concealing or covering something.

Breaking down the compound

• apa (अप) — a prefix meaning “away, off, aside.”
• guh (गुह्) — a verbal root meaning “to hide, cover, conceal.”

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When combined, apa + guh → apaguh, the meaning becomes “to hide away,”

“to put aside,” or “to conceal completely.” This is a standard pattern in Sanskrit, 

where prefixes modify the direction or intensity of a verbal root.

How it is used

Although the web results do not give example sentences, the meaning is

straightforward:

• apaguh would be used when something is removed from sight, put away,
• or kept hidden.
• The sense is both physical (e.g., hiding an object) and metaphorical (e.g.,
• concealing information).

Summary

• apa guh / apaguh = “to hide, to put away, to conceal.”
• Formed from apa (“away”) + guh (“to hide, cover”).
• Root meaning confirmed by both Wisdom Library

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