Avadri, Avadṝ: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Avadri 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 Avadṝ can be transliterated into English as Avadr or Avadri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAvadṝ (अवदॄ).—9 P. To split or force open, to rend or tear asunder. -Caus.
1) To cause to burst, to rend, split; मनःशिलागिरेः शृङ्गं वज्रेणेवावदारितम् (manaḥśilāgireḥ śṛṅgaṃ vajreṇevāvadāritam) Rām.
2) To dig down, excavate; तदर्थमुर्विमवदारयद्भिः (tadarthamurvimavadārayadbhiḥ) R.13.3; वसुधां चावदारयेत् (vasudhāṃ cāvadārayet) Rām.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvadṛ (अवदृ).—[Simple] & [Causative] split, break, burst asunder (tr.); [Passive] the same ([intransitive]).
Avadṛ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ava and dṛ (दृ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvadṝ (अवदॄ):—[=ava-√dṝ] ([Aorist] [subjunctive] -darṣat, [Ṛg-veda ix, 74, 7] [Potential] -driṇīyāt, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]; [indeclinable participle] -dīrya, [Suśruta])
—to split or force open, to rend or tear asunder:—[Causal] ([Potential] -dārayet; p. -dārayat)
—to cause to burst, rend or split, [Rāmāyaṇa vi, 4, 22; Raghuvaṃśa xiii, 3] :
—[Passive voice] -dīryate, to be split, burst, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa etc.]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Avadrish.
Ends with: Bhavadri.
Full-text: Avadirna, Avadarita, Avadara, Avadaraka, Avadarana.
Relevant text
No search results for Avadri, Ava-dṛ, Ava-dṝ, Ava-dri, Avadṝ, Avadṛ; (plurals include: Avadris, dṛs, dṝs, dris, Avadṝs, Avadṛs) in any book or story.