As a deity name
Name 566 of the Shiva Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Sage Tandi to Sage Upamanyu
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
(fr. apa), posterior, later, latter (opposed to pūrva; often in comp.)
Scripturally attested Verified split · nañ-compoundWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "aparasmai" is the dative of "apara" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
1. a-para mfn. having nothing beyond or after, having no rival or superior.
2. apara mf(ā)n. (fr. apa), posterior, later, latter (opposed to pūrva; often in comp.)
Caveats
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