Ativah: 3 definitions

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Ativah 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.

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ativah (अतिवह्).—1 P. To carry over or across. -Caus.

1) To spend, pass (as time); किं वा मयापि न दिनान्यतिवाहितानि (kiṃ vā mayāpi na dinānyativāhitāni) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 6.13; अतिवाहयां बभूवत्रियामाम् (ativāhayāṃ babhūvatriyāmām) R.9.7; ऋतून् (ṛtūn) 19.47.

2) To let pass over, get through successfully; गुहा- विसारीण्यतिवाहितानि मया कथंचिद् घनगर्जितानि (guhā- visārīṇyativāhitāni mayā kathaṃcid ghanagarjitāni) R.13.28 allowed to pass over my head, endured; स शापस्तेनातिवाहितः (sa śāpastenātivāhitaḥ) Ks. 33.91.

3) To rid oneself of, elude, avoid; अस्मिंस्तमाल- विटपान्धकारे प्रविश्य एनमतिवाहयावः (asmiṃstamāla- viṭapāndhakāre praviśya enamativāhayāvaḥ) Ratnāvalī 2; get out of his way, elude his pursuit (and thus cheat him).

4) To transplant, remove (to another place), bring or carry over; अलकामतिवाह्यैव वसतिं वसुसंपदाम् (alakāmativāhyaiva vasatiṃ vasusaṃpadām) Kumārasambhava 6.37.

5) To follow, tread (as a path; लोकातिवाहिते मार्गे (lokātivāhite mārge) Śarva. Ś.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ativah (अतिवह्).—carry over or across, pass by; spend (time). [Causative] transport, transpose, let pass i.e. spend (time), escape (a foe etc.).

Ativah is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ati and vah (वह्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ativah (अतिवह्):—[=ati-√vah] to carry over or across to pass by;

—to pass (time), [Daśakumāra-carita] :—[Causal] vāhayati, to let pass, get over or through, endure;

—to let time pass, spend.

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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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