apatrasta

 In Sanskrit, apatrasta means “afraid of” or “terrified by,” typically used with an ablative noun to indicate what someone is afraid of.

Core meaning

All major dictionary sources agree that apatrasta (अपत्रस्त) is a past participle meaning “afraid of, deterred from, frightened by.”
This definition appears repeatedly in the supplied sources, for example:

• “Afraid of, deterred from; तरङ्गापत्रस्तः (slightly) afraid of waves”

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Grammatical formation

• Formed from the verbal root √tras (“to tremble, be afraid”) with the prefix apa- (“away, off”) and the kta past participle suffix

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• Thus apa + tras + kta → apatrasta, literally “one who has been driven back by fear.”
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How it is used

apatrasta is typically used:

• With an ablative noun to indicate the source of fear:
  • taraṅgād apatrastaḥ — “afraid of the wave(s)”

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• It can also form a tatpuruṣa compound with the object of fear:
  • taraṅgāpatrastaḥ — “wave‑afraid,” i.e., “afraid of a wave”

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  • Pāṇini notes that such compounds exist but are relatively rare.
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Gender and inflection

• It is an adjective usable in masculine, feminine, and neuter forms:
  • -staḥ / -stā / -stam

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Semantic nuance

Some sources add that it can mean “very frightened” or “overcome by fear” (e.g., Hindi‑Sanskrit gloss: “बहुत भयभीत”)

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Summary

apatrasta is a Sanskrit adjective meaning “afraid of” something, formed from √tras with the prefix apa-, and commonly used with an ablative to specify the cause of fear. It can also appear in tatpuruṣa compounds such as taraṅgāpatrastaḥ (“afraid of a wave”).