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    Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 43.
    apatha n. (-thaṃ) The absence of a road.

    E. a priv. and patha for pathin a road.

    Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 34, col. 1.
    a-patha (thaṃ) 1. n. The absence of
    a road, a by-way.

    Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 162, col. 1.
    apatha I. Tatpur. n. (-tham) 1 Absence of a road. 2 A bad or

    wrong road, literally and metaphorically; e. g. yaḥ kāki-

    nīmapyapathaprapannāṃ samuddharenniṣkasahasratulyām . kadāpi koṭiṣva-

    pi muktahastastaṃ rājasiṃhaṃ na jahāti lakṣmīḥ ..; or mā bhūvannapa-

    thaharāstavendriyāśvāḥ.--3 The vulva (comp. avācyadeśa).

    Comp. apathin. E. a neg. or deter. and pathin, samās. aff. a.

    II. Bahuvr. 1. m. f. n. (-thaḥ-thā-tham) 1 Roadless. 2 Hav-

    ing bad roads.

    2. f. (-thā) The name of several plants: a. = padmaka,

    b. Dry ginger, c. Terminalia chebula, d. Saccharum sponta-

    neum, e. priyaṅgu (Sureśvara: apathā padmake śuṇṭhyāṃ pathyāni-

    kṣupriyaṃguṣu). E. a priv. or deter. and pathin, samās. aff. a.

    Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1st ed.)

    p. 50, col. 1.
    apatha a-patha, am, n. not a way, absence

    of a road, pathless state, irregularity, deviation;

    heresy, heterodoxy; the vulva; (as, ā, am,), path-

    less, roadless; (ā), f., N. of various plants. —Apatha-

    gāmin, ī, inī, i, going by a wrong road, pursuing

    bad practices, heretical. —Apatha-prapanna, as, ā,

    am, out of place, in the wrong place, misapplied.

    Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 106, col. 2.
    apatha a. [nāsti paṃthā yatra] Pathless, roadless; °tho deśaḥ, °thā nagarī &c.

    thaṃ,

    thaḥ (also apaṃthāḥ P. V. 4. 72, II.

    4 II. 4. 30)

    1 Not a way, absence of a way or road, pathless state; a bad or wrong road (lit.); (fig.) irregularity, deviation, a moral irregularity or deviation, a wrong road, bad or evil course; apathe padamarpayaṃti hi śrutavaṃtopi rajonimīlitāḥ R. 9. 74; 17. 54; na kaścidvarṇānāmapathamapakṛṣṭopi bhajate Ś. 5. 10 (pb) follows evil ways; kāritastvamapathe pada mayā Ki. 13. 45, 64.

    2 Heresy, heterodoxy (in opinions).

    3 The vulva.

    thā N. of several plants.

    thaṃ ind. By or in the wrong way, astray; apathaṃ vartate Sk.

    Comp.

    gāmin a. pursuing evil courses; heretical.

    prapanna a. taking to evil ways (as man); spent or used out of place, misapplied, misspent (as money &c.); H. 3. 123.

    Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 27.
    ápatha n. no or the wrong road; fig. a bad course or wrong place.

    Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 19, col. 2.
    apatha a-patha, n. no way, pathlessness;
    wrong way; bad course; wrong place: in. not
    in the usual way; a. pathless; inaccessible;
    -prapanna, pp. misplaced; -hara, a. choosing
    the wrong way.

    Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (2nd ed.)

    p. 49, col. 1.
    á-patha n. not a way, absence of a road, pathless state, AV. &c., wrong way, deviation
    p. 49, col. 1.
    heresy, heterodoxy, L.
    p. 49, col. 1.
    á-patha mf(ā)n., pathless, roadless, Pāṇ. ii, 4, 30, Sch.

    Śabdasāgara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 36, col. 1.
    apatha

    n. (-thaṃ) The absence of a road.

    E. a priv. and patha for pathin a road.

    Apte Enlarged Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    vol. 1, p. 140.
    apatha a. [nāsti panthā yatra] Pathless, roadless; ˚tho deśaḥ, ˚thā nagarī &c. -tham, -thaḥ (also apanthāḥ P.V.4.72, II.4.30) 1 Not a way, absence of a way or road, pathless state; a bad or wrong road (lit.); apanthānaṃ tu gacchantaṃ sodaro'pi vimuccati Rām. (fig.) irregularity, deviation, a moral irregularity or deviation, a wrong road, bad or evil course; apathe padamarpayanti hi śrutavanto'pi rajonimīlitāḥ R.9.74;17.54; na kaścidvarṇānāmapathama- pakṛṣṭo'pi bhajate Ś.5.10 follows evil ways; kāritastvamapathe padaṃ mayā Ki.13.45,64. -2 Heresy, heterodoxy (in opinions). -3 The vulva. -thā Name of several plants. -tham ind. By or in the wrong way, astray; apathaṃ vartate Sk. -Comp. -gāmin a. pursuing evil courses; heretical. -prapanna a. taking to evil ways (as man); spent or used out of place, misapplied, misspent (as money &c.); yaḥ kāki- nīmapyapathaprapannāṃ samuddharenniṣkasahasratulyām H.3.116.

    Burnouf Dictionnaire Sanscrit-Français

    p. 31, col. 1.
    apatha apatha n. (patha) absence de route.

    apathin m. mms.

    Stchoupak Dictionnaire Sanscrit-Français

    p. 49, col. 2.
    a-patha- nt. mauvaise voie, endroit sans issue (aussi fig.); a. (chemin) non passable; -ena non sur le chemin (ordinaire).

    °hara- a. qui choisit le mauvais chemin.

    Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

    vol. 1, p. 281.
    1. ápatha (3. a + patha) n.

    1) Nichtweg, Wegelosigkeit, Unwegsamkeit P. 5, 4, 72. 2, 4, 30. VOP. 6, 91. AK. 2, 1, 17. H. 984. pū̀ṣā pàrastā̀dṛpâthaṃ vaḥ kṛṇotu AV. 6, 73, 3. 5, 31, 10. 10, 1, 16. athaitadapathamivaiti yadetāṃ diśameti ŚAT. BR. 7, 2, 1, 19. tadyatheha ceha cāpathena caritvā panthānaṃ paryaveyāt AIT. BR. 4, 4. Im moral. Sinn: na kaścidvarṇānāmapathaṃ bhajate ŚĀK. 107. apathāni gāhate mūḍhaḥ P. 2, 4, 30, Sch. ko vā na padamapathe 'kāryata mayā PRAB. 8, 4.

    — 2) die weibliche Scham ŚABDAR. im ŚKDR. Vgl. apatyapatha .

    vol. 1, p. 281.
    2. apatha (wie eben) adj. f. ā wegelos: apatho deśaḥ . apathā nagarī P. 2, 4, 30, Sch. VOP. 6, 91. apatham adv. ibid.
    vol. 5, p. 1004.
    1. apatha

    1) apathena nicht auf dem (gewöhnlichen) Wege: praviṣṭa KATHĀS. 117, 135. Füge noch ein schlechter, - falscher Weg, Abweg hinzu. mā bhūvannapathaharāstavendriyāśvāḥ KIR. 5, 50. kākinīmapyapathaprapannām an einen unrechten Ort gerathen Spr. 2262.

    Böhtlingk Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

    vol. 1, p. 70, col. 2.
    1. ápatha n.

    — 1) Nichtweg , Wegelosigkeit , apathena nicht auf dem gewöhnlichen Wege.

    — 2) Abweg (eig. und übertr.): unrechter Ort Spr. 5001.

    vol. 1, p. 70, col. 2.
    2. *apatha Adj. (f. ā) wegelos , schlechte Wege habend.

    Cappeller Sanskrit Wörterbuch

    p. 19, col. 2.
    ápatha n. Nichtweg, Abweg (auch übetr.).

    Schmidt Nachträge zum Sanskrit-Wörterbuch

    p. 45, col. 2.
    2. apatha so v.a. nicht zugänglich, Kumāras. 6, 17.

    Vācaspatyam

    p. 226, col. 1.
    apatha na0 na panthāḥ aprāśastye na0 ta0 . apathaṃ pu0 na0
    pā0 . vibhāṣeti pā0 vā ac samā0 . apakṛṣṭapathe
    ninditapathe kupathe . ghanāgame rājapathe hi picchile
    kvacidbudhairapyapathena gamyate iti nai0 . ko vā na pada-
    maprathe'kāryyata mayā iti prabodha0 . athaitadapathamivaiti
    yadetāṃdiśamiti śata0 brā0 . nāsti panthāḥ sundaramārgo
    yatra ba0 ac samā0 . sundarapathaśūnye grāmādau tri0 .
    patho'bhāvaḥ avyayī0 ac samā0 . mārgābhāve avya0 .

    The Purāṇa Index

    vol. 1, p. 71.
    Apathas — the people of a mountain kingdom.

    M. 114. 55.