Avapat, Avapaṭ: 4 definitions

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Avapat 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.

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Avapaṭ (अवपट्).—1 P. To split. -Pass. To split oneself, to be split.

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Avapat (अवपत्).—1 P. To fall down, fly down, jump down, descend, alight, pounce or swoop upon; श्येनावपातमवपत्य (śyenāvapātamavapatya) Prab.; फलैर्वृक्षावपतितैः (phalairvṛkṣāvapatitaiḥ) Rām.

-Caus. To throw down, fall down.

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

Avapaṭ (अवपट्).—[Causative] split, tear asunder, open.

Avapaṭ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ava and paṭ (पट्).

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Avapat (अवपत्).—fly, jump, fall down or upon ([accusative]).

Avapat is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ava and pat (पत्).

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

1) Avapaṭ (अवपट्):—[=ava-√paṭ] ([indeclinable participle] -pāṭya) to split, tear into pieces, [Suśruta; Kādambarī] [Passive voice] -pātyate, to crack, flaw, split, [Suśruta]

2) Avapat (अवपत्):—[=ava-√pat] (p. -patat, [Ṛg-veda x, 97, 17] [indeclinable participle] -patya See ava-pāta; [imperfect tense] avāpatat, [Mahābhārata] etc.)

2) —to fly down, jump down, fall down :

2) —[Causal] (p. -pātayat) to throw down, [Kathāsaritsāgara]

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

Avapat (अवपत्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ovaḍa, Ovaya.

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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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