Avacurn, Avacūrṇ: 2 definitions
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Avacurn 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 dictionaryAvacūrṇ (अवचूर्ण्).—1 P.
1) To sprinkle with meal, dust.
2) To cover, put on or over, overlay; चूर्णैः शनैर्व्रणमुखमवचूर्ण्य (cūrṇaiḥ śanairvraṇamukhamavacūrṇya) Suśr.; भैर्यो दिव्यपुष्पावचूर्णिताः (bhairyo divyapuṣpāvacūrṇitāḥ) Mb.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvacūrṇ (अवचूर्ण्):—[=ava-√cūrṇ] -cūrṇayati, ([indeclinable participle] -cūrṇya) to sprinkle or cover with meal, dust, etc., [Harivaṃśa; Suśruta] (cf. [Pāṇini 3-1, 25 [Scholiast or Commentator]])
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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Starts with: Avacurna, Avacurnana, Avacurnay, Avacurnita.
Full-text: Avacurnana, Avacurnita.
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