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单词 apsara
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apsara

/ˈʌpsərɑː /
(also apsaras /ˈʌpsərɑːs/)
noun (plural apsaras or apsarases)
(In Hindu mythology) a celestial nymph, typically the wife of a heavenly musician.This, again, is where the kanya is distinct from the apsara, the heavenly hetaerae to whom the maternal instinct is foreign....
  • Others say the apsarases were true ancient Hindu characters that emanated from the foam of the churning sea of milk, and that they emerged for the purpose of dancing and encouraging the gods in their churning.
  • They are apsaras, celestial beings who live in the sky, while our dull, ant-like forms struggle below.

Origin

From Hindi apsarā, from Sanskrit apsarās.

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