apanasa

 

In Sanskrit, apanasa (अपनस) is an adjective 

meaning “without a nose”, formed from apa 

(“away, without”) + nasa (“nose”).

Core Sanskrit Meaning

Apanasa (अपनस) is defined in classical Sanskrit dictionaries as “noseless”

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It appears as a bahuvrīhi compound, literally “one whose nose is absent”

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Example usage cited in the lexicons:

asiṃ kaukṣeyamudyamya cakārāpanasaṃ mukham — “he made a 

noseless face”

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Etymology

• apa- (अप) — “away, without”
• nasa / nāsikā — “nose” (with nasa used as an ādeśa/substitute form)

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• The compound takes the adjectival ending -a (ac‑pratyaya)

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Grammatical Form

• mfn. (masculine–feminine–neuter adjective)

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  • Masculine: apanasaḥ
  • Feminine: apanasā
  • Neuter: apanasam
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Distinguishing It from Apanāsana (Yoga Term)

Some search results include Apanāsana (अपानासन), a yoga posture, 

but this is a different word:

Apanāsana = apāna (“downward-moving vital energy”) 

+ āsana (“pose”)

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It means “the pose of downward-moving energy”, also known 

as knees-to-chest pose

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Because the user asked for apanasa, the correct Sanskrit meaning 

is the lexicographical one: “noseless.”

Summary

• Apanasa (अपनस) = “without a nose,” a classical Sanskrit adjective.
• Used in literature to describe a disfigured or noseless face.
• Not to be confused with Apanāsana, a yoga posture involving
• the apāna‑vāyu.