apa kalmaṣa

 The Sanskrit compound apa‑kalmaṣa means “stainless, sinless, free from impurity or fault.”

What the components mean

• apa — a prefix meaning away, off, without, free from.
• kalmaṣa — “stain, impurity, sin, moral blemish”

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Putting them together, apa‑kalmaṣa literally means “without stain” or “free from sin/impurity.”

Dictionary definitions

The term appears in Sanskrit lexicons as:

• “stainless, sinless” (Monier‑Williams)

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• “sinless, faultless” (Wisdom Library summary)

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• A bahuvrīhi compound meaning “one whose stains are gone / one who is free of faults”

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Relation to kalmaṣa

The base word kalmaṣa has a wide semantic range:

• stain, dirt, impurity (literal or moral)

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• sin, guilt in religious and ethical contexts

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• Also used metaphorically for anything “tainted” or “unclean.”
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Thus apa‑kalmaṣa expresses the opposite quality: purity, moral clarity, or freedom from defilement.

Usage in Sanskrit literature

The compound is used in classical and religious Sanskrit to describe:

• morally pure persons, saints, or deities.
• purified states of mind in philosophical or yogic texts.
• ritually pure objects or actions.

Because kalmaṣa often refers to sin or moral stain, apa‑kalmaṣa frequently carries a strong ethical or spiritual sense: “untainted,” “spotless,” “pure in conduct.”

Summary

apa kalmaṣa = apa (“without”) + kalmaṣa (“stain, sin”).
It means “free from stain,” “sinless,” “pure,” “untainted.”