Word

Apsaras

Sanskrit

अप्सरस्

IAST

apsaras

In General

Celestial nymph or Devastri. They are also called as wives of Gandharvas.

Veda

Those who move in waters

Purana

The celestial maidens of Svarga. They are they the dancers of Indrasabha. There are thousands of Apsaras; Menaka, Rambha, Tilothama, Ghatrci, are some of them. They were born at the churning of the ocean of Milk.