apaṭīapaṭī, f. a screen or wall of cloth, especially the kanāt or screen surrounding a tent. —Apaṭī-kṣepa or apaṭā-kṣepa, as, m. tossing aside the curtain; apaṭī-kṣepeṇa, with a toss of the curtain, precipitate entrance on the stage, indi- cating hurry and agitation.
apaṭī [alpaḥ paṭaḥ paṭī, na. ta.] 1 A screen or wall of cloth, particularly the screen or kanāt surrounding a tent. 2 A curtain. Comp.—kṣepaḥ (apaṭakṣepaḥ) tossing aside the curtain; °kṣepeṇa (= akasmāt) ‘with a (hurried) toss of the curtain’, frequently occurring as a stage-direction and denoting (pb) precipitate entrance on the stage which arises from fear, hurry, agitation &c., as when a character tossing up the curtain suddenly enters without the usual introduction tataḥpraviśati &c.
apaṭī [alpaḥ paṭaḥ paṭī, na. ta.] 1 A screen or wall of cloth, particularly the screen or kanāt surrounding a tent. -2 A curtain. -Comp. -kṣepaḥ (apaṭakṣepaḥ) tossing aside the curtain; ˚kṣepeṇa (= akasmāt) 'with a (hurried) toss of the curtain', frequently occurring as a stage direction and denoting precipitate entrance on the stage which arises from fear, hurry, agitation &c., as when a character tossing up the curtain suddenly enters without the usual introduction tataḥ praviśati &c.