Avaghrish, Avaghṛṣ: 3 definitions
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Avaghrish 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 Avaghṛṣ can be transliterated into English as Avaghrs or Avaghrish, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAvaghṛṣ (अवघृष्).—1 U. To rub off, rub to pieces, grind to powder; मृदुना सलिलेन खन्यमानान्यवघृष्यन्ति गिरेरपि स्थलानि (mṛdunā salilena khanyamānānyavaghṛṣyanti girerapi sthalāni) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1 v. l. -Caus. To rub off, scratch.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvaghṛṣ (अवघृष्).—rub off.
Avaghṛṣ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ava and ghṛṣ (घृष्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvaghṛṣ (अवघृष्):—[=ava-√ghṛṣ] ([indeclinable participle] -ghṛṣya; 3. [plural] -ghṛṣyanti for [Passive voice] ṣyante)
—to rub off, rub to pieces, [Suśruta; Pañcatantra] :—[Causal] (p. -gharṣayat) to rub or scratch off, [Suśruta];
—to rub with, [ib.]
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: Avaghrishta.
Full-text: Avagharshana.
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