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avanīअवनीf. the plant Ficus Heterophylla, [L.]
N. of a river, [Hariv.] (see aváni.)
f. the earth, [R.]; [Pañcat.]
ava-√ nī (fut. 2. sg. -neṣyasi) to lead or bring down into (water), [ŚBr.]; to put into (loc.), [Gobh.]; -nayati, Ved. to pour down or over, [AV.]; [VS.] &c.
avanaअवनn. favour, preservation, protection, [Nir.]; [BhP.] &c. (cf. an-avana)
(= tarpaṇa) satisfaction, [L.]
joy, pleasure, [L.]
(for the explanation of 2. éva) desire, wish, [Nir.]
speed, [L.]
mfn. preserving, a preserver, [Dharmaś.]
See √ av.
avaniअवनिaváni f. course, bed of a river, [RV.]
stream, river, [RV.], the earth, [Naigh.]; [R.]; [Pañcat.] &c.
the soil, ground, [Megh.]
any place on the ground, [Sūryas.]
(ayas), f. pl. the fingers, [Naigh.]
avanuअवनुava-√ nu Ā. (3. pl. -navante) to move towards (acc.), [RV. ix, 86, 27.]
avanaśअवनश्ava-√ naś (perf. 3. pl. -neśuḥ) to disappear, perish, [MBh. iv, 1728.]
avanahअवनह्ava-√ nah (ind.p. -nahya) to cover with (instr.), [KātyŚr.]
avanamअवनम्ava-√ nam (p. -namat; ind.p. -namya) to bow, make a bow to, [BhP.]; [Śiś. ix, 74]; [Kathās.]; (perf. Ā. 3. pl. -nanāmire) to bow down (as the head), [MBh. i, 5336] : Caus. (ind.p. -nāmya) to bend down, [MBh. iii, 10043]; [Hariv. 3685]; to bend (a bow), [MBh. viii, 4606.]
avanijअवनिज्ava-√ nij (ind.p. -nija; perf. Ā. -nije for -ninije) to wash (especially the feet), [BhP.] : Ā. -nenikte (1. sg. -nenije) to wash one's self, [ŚBr.]; [AitBr.]; [ŚāṅkhGṛ.] : Caus. -nejayati, to cause to wash, [ŚBr.]; [KātyŚr.]; [PārGṛ.]
avantīअवन्तीf. ([Pāṇ. iv, 1, 65], Sch.) Oujein, N. &c.
the queen, of Oujein, [Pāṇ. iv, 1, 176], Sch. (cf. āvantya)
(= avanti) N. of of river.
avantiअवन्तिm. pl. N. of a country and its inhabitants, [MBh. vi, 350]; [VarBṛS.] &c.
m. N. of a river.
avanāhaअवनाहava-nāha m. binding or putting on [L.]
avanāmaअवनामava-nāma m. bending, bowing, [L.]
avanāṭaअवनाटava-nāṭa mf(A)n. = ava-ṭīṭa, q.v., [Pāṇ. v, 2, 31.]
avanāyaअवनायava-nāya m. ([Pāṇ. iii, 3, 26]) placing down, [L.]
avandhyaअवन्ध्यa-vandhya mf(A)n. = 2. a-bandhya, q.v.
N. of a place.
avanīśaअवनीशor avanīśvara, m. ‘lord of the earth’, a king, [VarBṛS.]
avanītaअवनीतáva-nīta mfn. led or pushed down into (loc.), [RV. i, 116, 8] and [118, 7.]
avanīyaअवनीयava-nī́ya mfn. to be poured out or down, [TS.]
avanakṣअवनक्ष्ava-√ nakṣ (2. du. -nakṣathas) to overtake any one (gen.), [RV. i, 180, 2.]
avanardअवनर्द्ava-√ nard (Pot. -nardet) to slur or trill (a term applicable to chanting in the Hindū ritual), [PBr.] (cf. ni-√ nard.)
avanataअवनतava-nata mfn. bowed, bent down, [MBh.] &c.
bending, stooping, deepened, not projecting, [R. vi, 23, 12], &c.
avanatiअवनतिava-nati f. setting (of luminaries), [Śiś. ix, 8]
bowing down, stooping, [L.]
parallax, [VarBṛS.]; [Sūryas.]
avanayaअवनयava-naya m. = ava-nāya, [L.]
avanegaअवनेगava-nega See prātar-avanegá.
avanejaअवनेजava-neja See pādāvan°.
avaneyaअवनेयava-neya mfn. to be led away, [R. vii, 46, 9.]
avanijaअवनिजavani—ja m. ‘son of the earth’, the planet Mars, [VarBṛ.]
avaninīअवनिनीava-ni-√ nī (ind.p. -nīya) to put or bring into (water), [ŚāṅkhŚr.]; [ŚāṅkhGṛ.]; to pour down, [ŚāṅkhGṛ.]
avanipaअवनिपavani—pa m. ‘lord of the earth’, a king, [VarBṛS.]
avanāminअवनामिन्ava-nāmin mfn. being bent down (as the branches of a tree), [MBh. i, 2855] and [iii, 11059]; [Hariv. 4947.]
avanībhṛtअवनीभृत्avanī—bhṛt m. (= avani-bh° above) a king, [Naiṣ.]
avanīdhraअवनीध्रavanī—dhra m. id., [MBh. xiii, 1847] seq.
avanaddhaअवनद्धáva-naddha mfn. bound on, tied, covered with (instr. or in comp.), [AV.] &c. (cf. carmāvanaddha)
áva-naddha n. a drum, [L.]
avanamraअवनम्रava-namra mf(A)n. bowed, bent, [Kum. iii, 54]; [Kathās.]
avanegyaअवनेग्यava-négya mfn. serving for washing, [ŚBr.]
avanejyaअवनेज्यava-nejya See pādāvan°.
avanektṛअवनेक्तृava-nektṛ See pādāvan°.
avanibhṛtअवनिभृत्avani—bhṛt m. ‘earth-supporter’, a mountain, a king, [Naiṣ.]
avaniktaअवनिक्तava-nikta mfn. washed, [BhP.]
avaniruhअवनिरुह्avani—ruh [[L.]] or avani—ruha [[Daś.]], m. ‘grown from the earth’, a tree.
avantakaअवन्तकm. pl. N. of a people, [VarBṛS.]
N. of a Buddhist school.
avantikāअवन्तिकाf. the modern Oujein (one of the seven sacred cities of the Hindūs to die at which secures eternal happiness), the language of the Avantis, [Sāh.]
avanāmakaअवनामकava-nāmaka mfn. what depresses or causes to bow or bend, [L.]
avanāmitaअवनामितava-nāmita mfn. bent down, [MBh. i, 7586], &c. (cf. an-avanāmita-vaij°)
avanīdharaअवनीधरavanī—dhara m. ‘earth-upholder’, a mountain.
avanīmukhaअवनीमुखavanī-mukha mfn. turned towards the earth, [R.]
avanīpālaअवनीपालavanī—pāla m. = avani-p° above, [BhP.]
avanīpatiअवनीपतिavanī—pati m. = avani-p° above, [Kathās.]
avanayanaअवनयनava-nayana n. = ava-nāya, [L.]
pouring down, [ĀśvŚr.]; [KātyŚr.]
avanejanaअवनेजनava-néjana mf(I)n. washing, serving for washing (the feet), [BhP.]
ava-néjana n. ablution (of hands [[ŚBr.]] or feet [[Mn. ii, 209]; [BhP.]])
water for washing (hands [[AV. xi, 3, 13]] or feet, cf. pādāvan°).
avanicaraअवनिचरavani—cara mfn. roving over the earth, vagabond.
avanipālaअवनिपालavani—pāla m. ‘protector of the earth’, a king, [Bhag.]; [Ragh. xi, 93.]
avanipatiअवनिपतिavani—pati m. id., [Ragh. x, 87]; [Pañcat.]
avaniruhaअवनिरुहavani—ruh [[L.]] or avani—ruha [[Daś.]], m. ‘grown from the earth’, a tree.
avanisutaअवनिसुतavani—suta m. = -ja above, [VarBṛS.]
avaniṣṭhivअवनिष्ठिव्ava-ni-√ ṣṭhiv (p. -ṣṭhīvat) to spit upon, [Mn. viii, 282.]
avanīśvaraअवनीश्वरavanīśa or , m. ‘lord of the earth’, a king, [VarBṛS.]
avaniṃgataअवनिंगतavani—ṃ-gata mfn. prostrate on the ground.
avaniścayaअवनिश्चयava-niścaya m. inference, deduction, ascertainment, [L.]
avantīdeśaअवन्तीदेशavantī—deśa m. the region of Avanti.
avantidevaअवन्तिदेवavanti—deva m. (= -varman, q.v.) N. of a king, [Rājat.]
avantipurīअवन्तिपुरीavanti—purī f. Oujein, [Mṛcch.]
avantipuraअवन्तिपुरavanti—pura n. id., [Hariv. 4906]
N. of a town in Kāśmīra, built by Avantivarman, [Rājat.]
avantisenaअवन्तिसेनavanti—sena m. N. of a man, [Kād.]
avantisomaअवन्तिसोमavanti—soma m. sour gruel (prepared from the fermentation of rice-water), [L.]
avantivatīअवन्तिवतीavanti—vatī f. N. of the wife of Pālaka, [Kathās.]
avanīyamānaअवनीयमानava-nīyamāna mfn. (Pass. p.) being led down into water (as a horse), [KātyŚr.]
avanakṣatraअवनक्षत्रava-nakṣatra n. disappearance of the luminaries, [Kauś.]
avanatānanaअवनताननmfn. = avanata-mukha above, [MBh. i, 6121.]
avanatakayaअवनतकयava-nata—kaya mfn. bending the body, crouching down.
avanatamukhaअवनतमुखava-nata—mukha mfn. with downcast countenance.
avanipālakaअवनिपालकavani—pālaka m. id.
avantīśvaraअवन्तीश्वरa-vantīśvara m. id., [ib.]
avantīsarasअवन्तीसरस्avantī—saras n. N. of a Tīrtha, [SkandaP.]
avantikhaṇḍaअवन्तिखण्डavanti—khaṇḍa n. a portion of the Skanda-purāṇa
avaniḥsaraṇaअवनिःसरणava-niḥsaraṇa n. keeping away from (abl.), [Lalit.]
avanimaṇḍalaअवनिमण्डलavani—maṇḍala n. globe of the earth.
avaniṣṭhīvanaअवनिष्ठीवनava-niṣṭhīvana n. spitting upon, [L.]
avantīnagaraअवन्तीनगरavantī—nagara n. the city Avantī, [Kād.]
avantibhūpālaअवन्तिभूपालavanti—bhūpāla m. the king of Avanti i.e. Bhoja.
avantibrahmaअवन्तिब्रह्मavanti—brahma m. a Brāhman living in the country of the Avantis, [Pāṇ. v, 4, 104], [Kāś.]
avantimihiraअवन्तिमिहिरavanti-mihira m. N. of Varāha-mihira, [Hcar.]
avantinagarīअवन्तिनगरीavanti—nagarī f. the city of the Avantis, Oujein, [Kād.]
avantisvāminअवन्तिस्वामिन्avanti—svāmin m. N. of a sanctuary built by Avantivarman, [Rājat.]
avantivarmanअवन्तिवर्मन्avanti—varman m. N. of a king, [Rājat.]
of a poet, [Śārṅg.]
avantyaśmakaअवन्त्यश्मकavanty-aśmaka n. sg. or m. pl. the Avantis and the Aśmakas, (g. rajadantādi and kārtakaujapādi, q.v.)
avanāṭanāsikaअवनाटनासिकava-nāṭa—nāsika mfn. flat-nosed, [Hcar.]
avanataśīrṣanअवनतशीर्षन्ava-nata—śīrṣan mfn. bowing the head.
avantīsundarīअवन्तीसुन्दरीavantī—sundarī f. N. of a woman, [Daś.]
avantivardhanaअवन्तिवर्धनavanti—vardhana m. N. of a son of Pālaka, [ib.]
avanatottarakāyaअवनतोत्तरकायmfn. bowing the upper part of the body, [Ragh. ix, 60.]