As a deity name
Name 323 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
अपांनिधि · noun · masculine
समुद्र · विष्णु — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
the ocean
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Dictionary citations
Monier-Williams (1899) · अपांनिधि
apāṃ-nidhi m. the ocean, L.
Monier-Williams (1899) · अपांनिधि
N. of a Sāman.
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