वातापि

Sanskrit

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋɑː.tɑ́ː.pi/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ʋɑːˈt̪ɑː.pi/

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)
    • English: Badami

Adjective

वातापि • (vātāpi) stem

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