apacchad

 In Sanskrit, apacchad means “to take off a cover” or “to uncover,” formed from the prefix apa- (“away”) and the root √chad (“to cover”).

Core meaning

Both major dictionary sources state that apacchad (अपच्छद्) in its causative form means “to take off a cover” or “to remove a covering”

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This is the opposite action of cchad (“to cover”), because the prefix apa- adds the sense of away, off, back.

Etymology and grammatical structure

• apa- = away, off
• √chad = to cover
• Causative form: -cchādayati
  • In this causative, the meaning becomes “to cause something to be uncovered / to remove a cover”

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Thus apacchad literally means “to cause the covering to go away.”

Variant spellings

The Wisdom Library entry notes an alternative spelling: apachchhad

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Usage sense

Although the sources do not give example sentences, the meaning suggests contexts such as:

• removing a lid or physical covering
• uncovering something hidden
• taking off a protective layer

Summary

apacchad = apa (“off”) + √chad (“cover”) → “to uncover, to take off a cover” (causative verb).