India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Āvaṇam.—(SITI), Tamil a document; generally, a sale- deed; also called villaiy-āvaṇam; cf. āvaṇa-kkaḻari (SITI), place where documents like the sale-deeds, etc., are registered; a registration office. Note: āvaṇam is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Avanam in India is the name of a plant defined with Ficus heterophylla in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ficus scabrella Roxb. (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Supplementum Plantarum (1782)
· Flora de Filipinas (1837)
· Annals of the Royal Botanic Garden. Calcutta. (1888)
· Flora Indica (1832)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Avanam, for example diet and recipes, chemical composition, side effects, pregnancy safety, health benefits, extract dosage, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Avanam (अवनम्).—bend down ([intransitive]), bow; [Causative] the same ([transitive]), [with] dhanujyām bend the bow.

Avanam is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ava and nam (नम्).

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

1) Avanam (अवनम्):—[=ava-√nam] (p. -namat; [indeclinable participle] -namya)

—to bow, make a bow to, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Śiśupāla-vadha ix, 74; Kathāsaritsāgara];

— (perf. [Ātmanepada] 3. [plural] -nanāmire) to bow down (as the head), [Mahābhārata i, 5336] :—[Causal] ([indeclinable participle] -nāmya) to bend down, [Mahābhārata iii, 10043; Harivaṃśa 3685];

—to bend (a bow), [Mahābhārata viii, 4606.]

2) Avāñjam (अवाञ्जम्):—[=avāñc-am] [from avāñc] ind. downwards, [Śulba-sūtra]

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

Avanam (अवनम्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Oṇama.

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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: Avanc, Nam, Ava, Am.

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Ends with (+89): Abhyavanam, Aci-talavanam, Acokavanam, Airavanam, Akacavanam, Akavanam, Alavanam, Amparavanam, Ampavanam, Ampikavanam, Anavanam, Antaravanam, Anusavanam, Ashravanam, Avyavanam, Ayavanam, Azhavanam, Brindavanam, Cakkaravanam, Camuttiralavanam.

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Search found 3 books and stories containing Avanam, Āvaṇam, Ava-nam, Avāṅam, Avanc-am, Avāñc-am, Avanjam, Avāñjam, Avaṇam; (plurals include: Avanams, Āvaṇams, nams, Avāṅams, ams, Avanjams, Avāñjams, Avaṇams). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)

Chapter 59 - Tiru Onakantan Tali (Hymn 5) < [Volume 3.5 - Pilgrim’s progress: to the North]

Chapter 6 - Life of Arurar (Sundarar)—Examined < [Volume 1 - Nampi Arurar’s Tevaram (his life and age)]

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Triveni Journal

Administration of Justice in Tamil < [January – March 1992]

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Temples in and around Madurantakam (by B. Mekala)

Introduction to Madurantakam

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