वातापि

Sanskrit

Etymology

From वात (vāta, “wind”) and आपि (āpi, “friend/ally”), therefore "friend of the wind".

Pronunciation

Noun

वातापि • (vātāpi) m

  1. One who allies with the wind
  2. The demon nephew of Prahlāda, and brother of Ilvala, who was eaten by Sage Agastya
    Synonyms: वैवापि (vaivāpi), वायुमित्र (vāyumitra), वाताप्यसुर (vātāpyasura)
  3. A city in Karnataka (Badami)

Declension
Masculine i-stem declension of वातापि (vātāpi)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative वातापिः
vātāpiḥ		 वातापी
vātāpī		 वातापयः
vātāpayaḥ
Vocative वातापे
vātāpe		 वातापी
vātāpī		 वातापयः
vātāpayaḥ
Accusative वातापिम्
vātāpim		 वातापी
vātāpī		 वातापीन्
vātāpīn
Instrumental वातापिना / वाताप्या¹
vātāpinā / vātāpyā¹		 वातापिभ्याम्
vātāpibhyām		 वातापिभिः
vātāpibhiḥ
Dative वातापये
vātāpaye		 वातापिभ्याम्
vātāpibhyām		 वातापिभ्यः
vātāpibhyaḥ
Ablative वातापेः / वाताप्यः¹
vātāpeḥ / vātāpyaḥ¹		 वातापिभ्याम्
vātāpibhyām		 वातापिभ्यः
vātāpibhyaḥ
Genitive वातापेः / वाताप्यः¹
vātāpeḥ / vātāpyaḥ¹		 वाताप्योः
vātāpyoḥ		 वातापीनाम्
vātāpīnām
Locative वातापौ / वातापा¹
vātāpau / vātāpā¹		 वाताप्योः
vātāpyoḥ		 वातापिषु
vātāpiṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants
  • Old Kannada: ವಾತಾಪಿ (vātāpi)
    • Kannada: ಬಾದಾಮಿ (bādāmi)

Adjective

वातापि • (vātāpi) stem

  1. having the wind as an ally
  2. of or relating to Vatapi
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