Avaga; 2 Definition(s)

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Avaga (अवग).—1 P. To go down, descend; अञ्जः समुद्रमवजग्मुरापः (añjaḥ samudramavajagmurāpaḥ) Rv.1.32.2.

2) To come to, visit, go near.

3) To reach, obtain.

4) (a) To know, learn, understand, think, believe; कृतापराधमिवावगच्छति आत्मानम् (kṛtāparādhamivāvagacchati ātmānam) K.23; मामेव- मवगच्छति (māmeva- mavagacchati) V.2; कथं शान्तमित्यभिहिते श्रान्त इत्यवगच्छति मूर्खः (kathaṃ śāntamityabhihite śrānta ityavagacchati mūrkhaḥ) Mk.1; न खल्ववगच्छामि, परस्तादवगम्यत एव (na khalvavagacchāmi, parastādavagamyata eva) Ś.1. तत्तदेवावगच्छ त्वं मम तेजोंऽशसंभवम् (tattadevāvagaccha tvaṃ mama tejoṃ'śasaṃbhavam) Bg.1.41; R.8.88; Bk.5.81. (b) To consider, regard, look upon.

5) To assure oneself, be convinced. -Caus.

1) To bring near; अथेममिहावगमय (athemamihāvagamaya) Av.3.3.6.

2) To inform oneself of, find out, know, तावदेतेभ्यः प्रियाप्रवृत्तिरवगमयितव्या (tāvadetebhyaḥ priyāpravṛttiravagamayitavyā) V.4.

3) To inform, cause to know, teach; पुरुषविशेषमवगमयति (puruṣaviśeṣamavagamayati) Mu.5; सर्वमिदं पित्रो- रवगमय्य (sarvamidaṃ pitro- ravagamayya) Dk.

4) To indicate, show; संनाहोऽयं साहसमवगम- यति (saṃnāho'yaṃ sāhasamavagama- yati) Dk.96; Bk.1.53,62.

Derivable forms: avagam (अवगम्).

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