Abhyavahri, Abhyavahṛ: 3 definitions
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Abhyavahri means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Abhyavahṛ can be transliterated into English as Abhyavahr or Abhyavahri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAbhyavahṛ (अभ्यवहृ).—1 P.
1) To throw, fling, cast.
2) To collect, draw in, procure, obtain.
3) To use as food or drink, eat; सक्तून् पिब धानाः खादेत्यभ्यवहरति (saktūn piba dhānāḥ khādetyabhyavaharati) P.III.4.5. Sk. -Caus.
1) To cause to throw down (in water).
2) To cause to take or eat (as food), feed (one with something); शक्नोषि किमनेन शालिप्रस्थेन संपन्नमन्नमस्मानभ्यवहारयितुम् (śaknoṣi kimanena śāliprasthena saṃpannamannamasmānabhyavahārayitum) Dk. 131,72,132; to take or eat (oneself).
3) To lay or put on (snares &c.).
4) To attack; get one to oppose another.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhyavahṛ (अभ्यवहृ).—throw down into ([accusative]), bring near, take, eat, enjoy. [Causative] cause to throw or be thrown; attack, assail; eat, feed.
Abhyavahṛ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms abhyava and hṛ (हृ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhyavahṛ (अभ्यवहृ):—[=abhy-ava-√hṛ] to throw down into water ([accusative]; apaḥ or samudram or hradam), [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Āśvalāyana-śrauta-sūtra] (cf. abhy-ava-√nī);
—to bring near, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa];
—to take food, eat, [Suśruta; Caraka etc.]:
—[Causal] to cause to throw down (into water), [Lāṭyāyana];
—to attack (as an enemy), [Mahābhārata iii, 16369];
—to take food, eat, [Mahābhārata iii, 15905];
—to cause to eat, [Daśakumāra-carita]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Hri.
Starts with: Abhyavahrita, Abhyavahriti.
Full-text: Abhyavaharin, Abhyavahrita, Abhyavahara, Abhyavaharya, Abhyavaharana.
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