Avacuda, Avacūḍa: 7 definitions

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Avacuda 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Avachuda.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Avacūḍa (अवचूड).—[avanatā cūḍā agraṃ yasya vā ḍo laḥ] The pendent cloth on a chariot, an ornament (like a chowri) hanging from the top of a banner, पिच्छावचूड- मनु माधवधाम जग्मुः (picchāvacūḍa- manu mādhavadhāma jagmuḥ) Śiśupālavadha 5.13; दिवसकरवारणस्यावचूलचामरकलापः (divasakaravāraṇasyāvacūlacāmarakalāpaḥ) K.26,114,116; Śiśupālavadha 2.46,12.18.

-ḍā A garland अवाप बाल्योचितनीलकण्ठपिच्छावचूडाकलनामिवोरः (avāpa bālyocitanīlakaṇṭhapicchāvacūḍākalanāmivoraḥ) Śiśupālavadha 3.5.

Derivable forms: avacūḍaḥ (अवचूडः).

See also (synonyms): avacūla.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Avacūḍa (अवचूड).—m.

(-ḍaḥ) The crest or ornamented top of a standard, hanging downwards. E. ava, cūḍā a crest; also avacūḍaka and avacūla.

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

1) Avacūḍa (अवचूड):—[=ava-cūḍa] m. the pendent crest or streamer of a standard, [Śiśupāla-vadha v, 13]

2) Avacūḍā (अवचूडा):—[=ava-cūḍā] [from ava-cūḍa] f. a pendent, tuft or garland (an ornament of peacock feathers hanging down), [Śiśupāla-vadha iii, 5.]

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

Avacūḍa (अवचूड):—[ava-cūḍa] (ḍaḥ) 1. m. Pendent crest.

[Sanskrit to German]

Avacuda in German

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Avacūḍa (ಅವಚೂಡ):—[noun] a long tuft of hair or the pendent cloth hanging from the top of a banner.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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