apālā

a-pālā́ f. N. of a daughter of Atri, RV. viii, 91, 7, &c.

apālā́ f. N. pr. eine Tochter Atri's ṚV. ANUKR. ṚV. 8, 80, 7. BṚH. DEV. 6, 21. in Ind. St. 1, 118.

apālā́, f. [von a und pālá], Eigenname einer Tochter des Atri.

-ā́m {700,7}.

APĀLĀ . A daughter of the great sage, Atri. Suffering

from leprosy and hence forsaken by her husband Apālā

stayed with her father and started tapas to please

Indra. One day, on her way home from the river,

Apālā tasted the Soma which was meant to be offered

to Indra and hearing the sound produced then

Devendra appeared before Apālā. She gave the Soma

to Indra, who was so pleased with her that he cured

her of her leprosy. (Ṛgveda, 8-91).