apatrapiṣṇu

 The Sanskrit adjective apatrapiṣṇu means “bashful, modest, or easily ashamed,” formed from apa + trap with the iṣṇuc affix.

Core meaning

All major dictionary sources agree that apatrapiṣṇu (अपत्रपिष्णु) is an adjective meaning “bashful” or “shamefaced.”
This definition appears repeatedly in Sanskrit lexicons and grammatical sources

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Etymology and grammatical structure

• apa‑: a prefix meaning “away, off.”
• trap / trapa: a verbal root meaning “to feel shame, to be embarrassed.”
• iṣṇuc: a standard Sanskrit kṛt‑suffix forming adjectives.
  This derivation is explicitly given in the dictionary entries

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Thus apa‑trap‑iṣṇu literally means “one who is (characteristically) ashamed / bashful.”

Gender and form

The word is mfn. (masculine, feminine, neuter), with forms such as apatrapiṣṇuḥ etc., as noted in the lexicons

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Classical usage

The term is attested in classical Sanskrit literature, for example in Śiśupālavadha 8.46, where it describes bashful lovers

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In grammatical literature

The word is cited in Pāṇini 3.2.136, which governs the use of the iṣṇuc affix for forming adjectives

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Cross‑linguistic note

The Kannada dictionary glosses apatrapiṣṇu as “a timid, shy, and bashful man,” confirming the same semantic field

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Summary

apatrapiṣṇu is a classical Sanskrit adjective meaning bashful, modest, shy, or easily embarrassed, built from the root for “shame” with a standard adjectival suffix and used in both grammatical and literary contexts.