अपह्नु

{ apahnu }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

अप-√ ह्नु    Ā. (1. sg. -ह्नुवे॑) to refuse, [RV. i, 138, 4];

to conceal, disguise, deny, [Kāṭh.] &c.;

to excuse one's self, give satisfaction to, [ŚBr.]; [TBr.]

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अप √ ह्नु

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

अपह्नु [apahnu]   2 A.
To conceal, hide, disguise; अदेश्यं यश्च दिशति निर्दिश्यापह्नुते च यः [Ms.8.53;] कामदेवव्यपदेशेन सखीपुरतोऽ- पह्नुतः Ratn.2 was passed off as Cupid upon her friend.
To deny, disown; गुणांश्चापह्नुषेऽस्माकम् [Bk.5.44;] अपह्नुवानस्य जनाय यन्निजाम् (अधीरताम्) [N.1.49.]
To exculpate, excuse.