Apri () in
Sanskrit means "conciliation, propitiation" and refers to special
invocations spoken previous to the offering of
oblations.
RV 1.13 is known as the Apri-hymn of the
Kanvas, and
Sayana in the context of this hymn enumerates twelve Apris propitiating twelve deities, also known as
Apris (). These are deified objects belonging to the
fire sacrifice of
Vedic religion, the fuel, the sacred grass, the enclosure, etc. The Apris are all regarded as different manifestations of
Agni.