apatya sac

 Apatya‑sac is a Vedic adjective meaning “accompanied with offspring”, formed as a compound of apatya (“offspring”) and the suffix sac (“together with”).

Meaning and Usage

The term apatya‑sac is glossed in the sources as:

• “accompanied with offspring / progeny”

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• A Vedic (ṛgvedic) adjective used for someone or something “together with descendants”

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It appears in the Ṛg‑veda, e.g., RV 1.117.23 and 6.72.5, where it describes beings who are “with their offspring”

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Grammatical Structure

The word is analyzed as a tatpuruṣa compound:

• apatya (अपत्य) — “offspring, descendant”

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• sac / sāc (सच् / साच्) — a Vedic suffix meaning “accompanied with”

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Thus:
apatya + sac → apatya‑sac
meaning “one accompanied by offspring.”

The dictionary entry notes that sac here is a kṛt‑affix (ṇvi)

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, which forms adjectives with the sense “together with, accompanied by.”

Relation to the Apatya Taddhita Section

The term apatya‑sac is not itself a taddhita derivative meaning “son of X.”
However, it is built from apatya, the same base used in the well‑known taddhita rule tasyāpatyam (P. 4.1.92), which produces patronymics such as:

• aupagava (from upagu)
• dāśarathi (from daśaratha)
• vainateya (from vinatā)
  as shown in the taddhita examples

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But apatya‑sac belongs to a different morphological process:

• apatya retains its literal meaning “offspring,”
• sac adds the sense “together with,”
• producing a descriptive Vedic adjective, not a patronymic.

Summary

• Apatya‑sac = “accompanied with offspring.”
• A Vedic adjective, not a patronymic form.
• Formed from apatya (“offspring”) + sac (“accompanied with”).
• Used in the Ṛg‑veda to describe beings together with their progeny.