apas n. [ Ap asun TasvaSca ; ApaHkarmAKyAyAM Tasvo nuwca vA syAt Uṇ. 4. 207. apnaH, apaH ] 1 Work, action; apasA saMtu neme Rv. 1. 54. 8. 2 Sacred act or rite, sacrificial work. 3 Water. — a. ( apAH ) 1 Active, engaged in any act ( karmayukta ). 2 Got or obtained. According to B. and R. apasaH f. pl. stands in the Veda for (1) the hands and fingers busy in kindling the sacred fire and performing the sacrificial rites; (2) the three goddesses of sacred speech or the three divinities, fire, wind and sun; and (3) the active or running waters. [ cf. L. opus .]