The Sanskrit term Avahṛ can be transliterated into English as Avahr or Avahri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Avahṛ (अवहृ).—1 P.

1) To take away, put or lay aside; place down; अर्भकं कस्मादवहृतं भवति (arbhakaṃ kasmādavahṛtaṃ bhavati) Nir.

2) To hold, contain; कुडवमवहरति (kuḍavamavaharati) Sk.

3) To throw or knock down (Ved.).

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

Avahṛ (अवहृ).—draw in, move down, put off.

Avahṛ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ava and hṛ (हृ).

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

Avahṛ (अवहृ):—[=ava-√hṛ] [Ātmanepada] -harate (generally [indeclinable participle] -hṛtya) to move down (as the arms), take down, put down or aside, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Lāṭyāyana];

— ([Parasmaipada] Imper. 2. sg. -hara), [Mahābhārata iv, 1304.] [Parasmaipada] -harati to bring together, amass (?), [Pāṇini 5-1, 52]:

—[Causal] to cause to pay taxes, [Āpastamba-dharma-sūtra] :

—[Causal] [Passive voice] (3 [plural] -hāryante) to be caused to pay taxes, [Mahābhārata ii, 249.]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Avahṛ (अवहृ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ohara.

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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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Partial matches: Hri, Ava.

Starts with: Avahrita.

Ends with: Abhyavahri, Abhyupavahri, Anvavahri, Pratyavahri, Samvyavahri, Upavahri, Vyavahri.

Full-text (+2): Ohara, Avahara, Avaharika, Anvavahri, Abhyavahara, Vyavahari, Samvyavahri, Avaharana, Avaharati, Vyavaharaka, Samvyavahara, Pratyavahri, Avaharaka, Ajjhoharati, Avaharya, Vyavahartri, Anavahvara, Abhyavahri, Uhacca, Vyavahara.

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