dvā́r (fr. √ dvṛ?), gate, door, entrance or issue, fig. expedient, means, opportunity (instr. °rā ifc. by means of, by), [RV.]; [AV.]; [ŚBr.]; [Mn.]; [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.
[cf. 1. dur, 1. dura and dvāra; Gk. θύρα; Lat. fores; Slav. dvǐrǐ; Lit. dùrys; Got. daur; Old Sax. dor &c.]