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avarāअवराávarā f. ‘after-birth’, see avarāvapatana below
(= aparā, q.v.) the hind quarter of an elephant, [L.]
N. of Durgā, [L.]
avaraअवरávara mf(A)n. (fr. 2. áva), below inferior, [RV.]; [AV.]; [VS.]
low, mean, unimportant of small value, [ŚBr.]; [Up.]; [Mn.] &c.
posterior, hinder, later, last, younger, [RV.] &c.
nearer, [RV.]; [AV.]
western, [ŚBr.]
preceding (with abl., opposed to pára), [ŚBr.]; [RPrāt.]
ávara n. ifc. (f(A). ) the least, the lowest degree, lowest sum (cf. kārṣāpaṇāvara, trirātrāvara, try-avara, daśāvara, saṃvatsarāvara); the hind thigh of an elephant, [L.]
avarādhअवराध्ava-√ rādh (aor. 2. sg. -arātsīs) to commit a fault, [AV. v, 6, 6]; -rādhnoti, to turn out ill, fail, [AitBr.]
avarṇaअवर्णa-varṇa mfn. having no outward appearance, [ŚvetUp.]; colourless (Comm.; said of Nara and Nārāsyaṇa), [MBh. iii, 8384]
a-varṇa m. ‘no praise’, blame, speaking ill of [Ragh. xiv, 38] and [57]; [Rājat.]
a-varṇa m. the vowel a or ā, [APrāt.]
avariphअवरिफ्ava-√ riph (p. -riphat) to utter a murmuring guttural sound, [Kāṭh.]
avartiअवर्तिáva-rti f. (ṛti fr. √ ṛ), bad fortune, poverty, distress, [RV.]; [AV.] (cf. áva-ṛti.)
avarudhअवरुध्ava-√ rudh P. (aor. -rudhat) to obstruct, enclose, contain, [RV. x, 105, 1], (Inf. -roddhum) to check, keep back, restrain, [R. iii, 1, 33], to expel, [Kauś.]; [ŚāṅkhŚr.]; [R. ii, 30, 9]; -ruṇaddhi, to seclude, put aside, remove, [ŚBr.]; [KauṣBr.]; [ṢaḍvBr.]; to shut in, (aor. Ā. avāruddha and Pass. avārodh), [Pāṇ. iii, 1, 64], Sch.; to keep anything (acc., as one's grief) locked up (in one's bosom acc.), [Bhaṭṭ.]; (ind.p. -rudhya) to keep one's self (ātmānam) wrapped up in one's self (ātmani), [BhP.]; (impf. avāruṇat) to confine within, besiege, [Daś.] : Ā. -rundhe (for °nddhe, [AV.]; impf. avārundha, [TS.]; ind.p. -rúdhya, [ib.]; Ved. Inf. -rúdham, [ib.] and -rudham, [MaitrS.]) chiefly Ved. to reach, obtain, gain: P. (p. f. -rundhatī; cf. anu√ rudh) to be attached to, like, [BhP.] : Desid. Ā. -rurutsate, Ved. to wish to obtain or gain, [TS.] &c.: Intens. P. (Subj. 2. sg. -rorudhas) to expel from (the dominion), [R. ii, 58, 20.]
avarucअवरुच्ava-√ ruc -rócate, to shine down, [AV. iii, 7, 3.]
avaruhअवरुह्ava-√ ruh P. (p. -róhat; ind.p. -ruhya; also Ā., e.g. [MBh. ix, 3470]; [R. ii, 7, 11] and [iv, 49, 25]) to descend, alight, dismount, [RV. v, 78, 4], &c.; ‘to descend from’ i.e. to be deprived of (one's dominion, aiśvaryāt), [BhP.] : Caus. (impf. avāropayat [v.l. °rohayat] [Ragh. i, 54]; Imper. 2. sg. -ropaya, [MBh. iv, 1318] and [ix, 3468], 2. pl. Ā. -rohayadhvam, [MBh. iii, 15609]) to cause to descend, take down from (abl.) : Pass. -ropyate, to be lowered or lessened, [MBh. xii, 8501.]
avarujअवरुज्ava-√ ruj (ind.p. -rujya) to break off (as shrubs), [MBh. i, 5884.]
avaryaअवर्यNom. P. °ryati, to become lower, (g. kaṇḍv-ādi, q.v.)
avarṣāअवर्षाa-varṣā f. id., [MBh. xiii, 4579.]
avarṣaअवर्षa-varṣa n. want of rain, drought, [MBh. xii, 1208]; [R.]
avarīṇaअवरीणmfn. (= adharīṇa, q.v.) vilified, censured, [L.]
See ávara.
avarṇyaअवर्ण्यa-varṇya mfn. indescribable, [Up.]
not to be predicated Comm. on [Nyāyad.]
avarūḍhaअवरूढáva-rūḍha mfn. come near, approached, [AV. vi, 140, 1]
descended, dismounted, alighted.
avarūpaअवरूपava-rūpa mf(A)n. mis-shapen, deformed, degenerated, [Kauś. 130]
avarajāअवरजाavara—jā f. a younger sister, [Ragh.]; [BhP.]
avarajaअवरजavara—ja mf(A)n. of low birth, inferior, younger, junior, [R. iii, 75, 10]; [BhP.]
avara—ja m. a Śūdra, [Mn. ii, 223]
a younger brother, [R.]; [Rājat.]
(with abl.), [MBh. iv, 1012]
avarambअवरम्ब्ava-√ ramb (p. -rámbamāṇa) to hang down, [RV. viii, 1, 34] = ava-√ lamb, q.v.
avarataअवरतava-rata See an-avarata.
avaratiअवरतिava-rati f. stopping, ceasing, [L.]
avarcasअवर्चस्a-varcás mfn. having no vigour or energy, [AV. iv, 22, 3]; [ŚBr. v.]
avareṇaअवरेणávareṇa ind. instr. below (with acc.), [ŚBr.]
avarmanअवर्मन्a-varmán mfn. having no armour, [AV. xi, 10, 23.]
avarodhaअवरोधava-rodha m. hindrance, obstruction, injury, harm, [Suśr.] &c.
seclusion, imprisonment, [Āp.] Comm. on [Yājñ.]
an enclosure, confinement, besieging, [Hit.]
a covering, lid, [L.]
a fence, pen, [L.]
the inner apartments of a palace, the queen's or women's apartments, [MBh. i, 1812]; [R.] &c.
a palace, [L.]
pl. the women's apartments, the wives of a king, [Śak.]; [Ragh.] &c.
ava-rodha m. (√ 1. rudh = √ ruh) ‘moving down’, See 1. rodha
(= ava-roha below) a shoot or root sent down by a branch (of the Indian fig-tree), [AitBr.]
avarohaअवरोहava-roha m. descent, [L.]
(in music) descending from a higher tone to a lower one Comm. on [Mṛcch.]
mounting, [L.]
a shoot or root sent down by a branch (especially of the Indian fig-tree; cf. 2. ava-rodha), [Kauś.]; [PārGṛ.]; [R. ii, 52, 96]
(= latodgama) a creeping plant climbing up to the top of a tree, [L.]
heaven, [L.]
avartinअवर्तिन्a-vartin mfn. behaving improperly, [MBh.]
avartraअवर्त्रa-vartrá mfn. ‘having nothing that restrains’, unimpeded, [RV. vi, 12, 3.]
avarṣinअवर्षिन्a-varṣin mfn. not raining, [Hcat.]
avarṣyaअवर्ष्यa-varṣyá mf(A/)n. being active in rainless bright weather, [VS. xvi, 38]; [MaitrS.]
not coming from rain (as water), [TS. vii.]
avarārdhaअवरार्धm. ifc. the least part, the minimum, [Pāṇ. v, 4, 57]
ava—°rārdha mfn. belonging to the lower half, [KauṣUp.]
avarīyasअवरीयस्a-varīyas m. N. of a son of the Manu Sāvarṇa, [Hariv. 465.]
avaratasअवरतस्avara—tas ind. ([Pāṇ. v, 3, 29]) below &c., [L.]
at least, [Pat.]
avarjuṣīअवर्जुषीá-varjuṣī f., [AV. vii, 50, 2] v.l. for vavarjúṣī, perf. p. f. fr. √ vṛj, q.v.
avarodhinअवरोधिन्ava-rodhin mfn. (ifc.) obstructing, hindering, [Naiṣ.]
wrapping up, covering, [Kād.]
avarohinअवरोहिन्ava-rohin mfn. descending, [VarBṛS.]
= avaroha-vat, q.v. (g. balādi, q.v.)
ava-rohin m. the Indian fig-tree, [L.]
avarokinअवरोकिन्ava-rokín mfn. shining, brilliant, [VS. xxiv, 6.]
ava-rokín &c. See ava-√ ruc.
avaroktaअवरोक्तmfn. named last, [KātyŚr.]
avaropyaअवरोप्यava-ropya ind.p. having made or making to descend, [Gobh.]; [Hariv. 9721], planting, [MBh. i, 7063.]
avarudhamअवरुधम्ava-rúdham Ved. inf. See ava√ rudh.
avaruṇamअवरुणम्a-varuṇám ind. without falling into the power of Varuṇa, [MaitrS.]
avaruṇyaअवरुण्यa-varuṇyá mfn. not belonging to or fallen into the power of Varuṇa, [ŚBr.]
avaruddhaअवरुद्धava-ruddha mfn. hindered, checked, stopped, kept back, [Śak.]; [Sāh.]
shut in, enclosed, [Mn. viii, 236] &c.
imprisoned secluded (as in the inner apartments), [Yājñ. ii, 290], &c.
expelled, [MBh. iv, 2011], &c.
wrapped up, covered, [VarBṛS.]
disguised, [Daś.]
Ved. obtained, gained, [ŚBr.] &c.
avaruddhiअवरुद्धिáva-ruddhi f. only dat. °ddhyai, for the obtainment of (gen.), [AitBr.]; [ŚBr.]
avarugṇaअवरुग्णava-rugṇa mfn. broken, torn, [Hariv. 3565.]
avarṣaṇaअवर्षणa-varṣaṇa n. id., [Vet.]
avarṣukaअवर्षुकá-varṣuka mfn. id., [TS.]; [ŚBr.]
avarṣṭosअवर्ष्टोस्a-varṣṭos Ved. Inf. not to rain, [AitBr.]
avarārdhamअवरार्धम्ind. at least, [Kauś.]
avarārdhyaअवरार्ध्यavarārdhyà mfn. being on the lower or nearer side, [ŚBr.]
beginning from below, [ib.]
avarārdhyà (am), n. ifc. (f(A). ) the least part, the minimum, [KauṣBr.]; [Lāṭy.]
avarārdhyà mfn. being the minimum, [Lāṭy.] (cf. an-avarārdhya.)
avarāvaraअवरावरmfn. lowest, most inferior of all, [R. v, 53, 24]; [69, 21.]
avaraśailaअवरशैलavara—śaila ās, m. pl. ‘living or originated on the western mountain (in the monastery called avara śaila-saṅghārāma)’, N. of a Buddhist school.
avaraparaअवरपरávara—para mf(A)n. preceding and following, [AitĀr.]
avarastātअवरस्तात्avara-s-tāt ind. below &c., [Pāṇ. v, 3, 29] & [41].
avarataraअवरतरávara—tara (ávara-), mfn. (compar.) farther down, [ŚBr.]
avarodhakaअवरोधकava-rodhaka mfn. hindering, [L.]
being about to besiege (with acc.), [R. i, 71, 16]
ava-rodhaka m. a guard, [L.]
ava-rodhaka n. a barrier, fence, [L.]
avarodhanaअवरोधनava-ródhana mf(I)n. procuring, [KauṣUp.]
ava-ródhana n. siege, blockade, [R. i, 3, 33]
secluding, imprisonment, [Āp.]
a closed or private place, the innermost part of anything, [RV. ix, 113, 8]
obtaining, [KauṣUp.]
the inner or women's apartments (in a royal palace)
ava-ródhana n. pl. = ava-rodhās m. pl.
ava-rodhana n. descending motion (opposed to ud-rodhana, q.v.), [AitBr.]
avarodhikāअवरोधिकाava-rodhikā f. a female of the inner apartments, [L.] (cf. ava-ruddhikā)
avarodhikaअवरोधिकava-rodhika m. a guard of the queen's apartments, [L.]
avarocakaअवरोचकava-rocaka m. want of appetite, [Suśr.]
avarohaṇaअवरोहणava-rohaṇa mf(I)n. alighting, descending, [MārkP.]
ava-rohaṇa n. descending, alighting from (abl. [[MBh. i, 462]], or in comp. [[Kathās.]])
(in music = ava-roha) descending from a higher tone to a lower one Comm. on [Mṛcch.]
the place of descending, [BhP.]
avarohakaअवरोहकava-rohaka m. See asvāv°
avarohikāअवरोहिकाava-rohikā f. the plant Physalis Flexuosa, [L.]
avarohitaअवरोहितava-rohita or ava-rohitīya, mfn. (g. utkarādi, q.v.)
avaropaṇaअवरोपणava-ropaṇa n. planting, [MBh. xiii, 2991]; causing to descend, [L.]
depriving, diminishing, [L.]
avaropitaअवरोपितava-ropita mfn. caused to descend, taken down from (abl.)
deprived of (as of one's dominion, rājyāt &c.), [MBh. iv, 2101.]; [R.]; [MārkP.]
lowered, lessened, [Mn. i, 82]; curtailed, lost (as dominions, rāṣṭrāṇi), [BhP.], silenced (in dispute), [BhP.]
avaruditaअवरुदितava-rudita mfn. (√ rud), that upon which tears have fallen, [MBh. xiii, 4367.]
avarundhamअवरुन्धम्ava-rúndham Ved. Inf. See ava-√ rudh.
avardhamānaअवर्धमानa-vardhamāna mfn. ‘not growing’, (g. cārv-ādi, q.v.)
avarṇavādaअवर्णवादa-varṇa—vāda m. censure, blame, [L.]
avarakaṅkāअवरकङ्काavara—kaṅkā f. N. of a city, [Jain.]
avaraparamअवरपरम्avara—parám (ám), ind. one upon the other, [AV. xi, 3, 20], successively, [TBr.] (cf. avaras-pará below).
avarasparaअवरस्परavara—s-pará mfn. [[Padap.] avara-para] having the last first or the hindermost foremost, inverted, [VS. xxx, 19.]
avaravarṇaअवरवर्णavara—varṇa m. ‘a low or despised caste’, see -varṇa-ja
‘belonging to a low caste’, a Śūdra, [L.]
avaravayasअवरवयस्avara—vayas mfn. younger, [Āp.]
avaravrataअवरव्रतavara—vrata m. the sun, [L.]
avarjanīyaअवर्जनीयa-varjanīya mfn. inevitable
avarohavatअवरोहवत्ava-roha—vat mfn. possessed of avaroha-shoots (as the Indian fig-tree), (g. balādi, q.v.), [Pat.]
avartamānaअवर्तमानa-vartamāna mfn. ‘not belonging to the present time’, (gaṇa cārv-ādi, q.v.)
avaruddhikāअवरुद्धिकाava-ruddhikā f. a woman secluded in the inner apartments, [Rājat.]
avarārdhatasअवरार्धतस्avarārdha-tás ind. from below, [ŚBr.]
avarṇyasamaअवर्ण्यसमa-varṇya—sama m. a sophism in which the argument still to be proved is confounded with the admitted one, [Nyāyad.]; [Sāh.]
avarapuruṣaअवरपुरुषavara—puruṣa m. a descendant, [ChUp.]
avarodhāyanaअवरोधायनn. a seraglio, [L.]
avarohitīyaअवरोहितीयava-rohita or ava-rohitīya, mfn. (g. utkarādi, q.v.)
avarṇakārakaअवर्णकारकa-varṇa—kāraka mfn. ‘not praising’, speaking ill of [Buddh.]; [Jain.]
avaraṅgasāhaअवरङ्गसाहavaraṅga-sāha = Aurungzeb (a Muhammedan king of the 17th century; sāha = the Persian شاه).
avaravarṇajaअवरवर्णजavara—varṇa-ja m. ‘born in a low caste’, a Śūdra, [Mn. iii, 241] and [ix, 248.]
avarjanīyatāअवर्जनीयताa-varjanīya—tā, f. or a-varjanīya—tva, n. inevitableness, [Jaim.] Comm. on [Nyāyad.]
avarohaśākhinअवरोहशाखिन्ava-roha—śākhin m. ‘having branches with avaroha- shoots’, the Indian fig-tree, [L.]
avarudhyamānaअवरुध्यमानava-rudhyamāna mfn. being enclosed or surrounded, [BhP.]
avaruddhadehaअवरुद्धदेहava-ruddha—deha mfn. having the person imprisoned, incarcerated, [BhP.]
avarṣatarkyeअवर्षतर्क्येa-varṣatarkye ind. when no rain is to be expected, when the sky is clear, [ĀpGṛ.]
avarāvapatanaअवरावपतनn. dropping of or discharge of the secundines, miscarriage, [PārGṛ.]
avarṇasaṃyogaअवर्णसंयोगa-varṇa—saṃyoga m. no connection with any caste, [Āp.]
avarjanīyatvaअवर्जनीयत्वa-varjanīya—tā, f. or a-varjanīya—tva, n. inevitableness, [Jaim.] Comm. on [Nyāyad.]