Avari, Āvari, Āvāri: 13 definitions
Introduction:
Avari means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Jainism, Prakrit, biology, Tamil. 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Avari in India is the name of a plant defined with Indigofera tinctoria in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Indigofera bosseri Du Puy & Labat (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Cuscatlania (1989)
· Cell and Chromosome Research (1989)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1789)
· Flora de Filipinas (1837)
· Flora of the Lesser Antilles, Leeward and Windward Islands (1988)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1979)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Avari, for example side effects, health benefits, extract dosage, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, have a look at these references.
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
Pali-English dictionary
āvari : (aor. of āvarati) shut out from; obstructed.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Āvāri (आवारि).—[āvṛ bāhu° iṇ] A shop, a stall (n. according to some).
Derivable forms: āvāriḥ (आवारिः).
See also (synonyms): āvarikā.
Āvārī (आवारी).—(once acc. °riṃ, otherwise all unambiguous forms show ā- and -ī; Sanskrit Lex. āvāri; Deśīnāmamālā 1.12 avārī and avāra), shop, bazaar, only noted in Divyāvadāna: °ryāṃ vyāpāraṃ kuru 27.3; 28.7; °rī-samutthitaṃ dravyam 27.8; kāśikavastrāvārī 29.4—5, 7, and other cpds. in °rī 29.7, 12, etc.; °rī-gataṃ kṣetragataṃ ca śasyādidhana- jātaṃ tad apy agninā dagdhaṃ 169.28; bhāṇḍāvārīṃ (in 15 °riṃ) gatvā 256.15, 27.
Āvāri (आवारि).—m.
(-riḥ) A shop, a stall. E. āṅ before vṛ to mourish, in the causal form, i affix.
Āvāri (आवारि):—[=ā-vāri] [from ā-vṛ] f. a shop, stall, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Āvāri (आवारि):—[ā-vāri] (riḥ) 2. m. A shop.
Āvāri (आवारि):—f. Marktbude (haṭṭaveśman) [Śabdārṇava] bei [UJJVAL.] zu [Uṇādisūtra 4, 124.] āpaṇa āvarikā vipaṇirhaṭṭaḥ [VALLABHA] bei [RĀYAM.] zu [Amarakoṣa 2, 2, 2] bei [AUFRECHT a. a. O.]
Āvāri (आवारि):—f. Marktbude.
Āvārī (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 庫 [kù]: “treasury”.
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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Avari (अवरि) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Upari.
Avari has the following synonyms: Avariṃ.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Avari (ಅವರಿ):—[noun] (myth.) any of a group of minor nature goddesses, represented as young and beautiful; a nymph.
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Avāri (ಅವಾರಿ):—[adjective] running without interruption; incessant.
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Āvari (ಆವರಿ):—
1) [noun] water in the form of gas or vapour; steam.
2) [noun] heat; temperature.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Avāri (அவாரி) noun probably from a-vārya. Absence of restraint or hindrance; தடையின்மை. அவாரி யாகப் பிராமணருக்கு ஸத்ரபோசன மிடுவர் [thadaiyinmai. avari yagap piramanarukku sathraposana miduvar] (குருபரம்பராப்ராபவம் ஆறா. [kuruparambaraprapavam ara.] 218).
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Āvari (ஆவரி) noun Arrow; அம்பு. (அகராதி நிகண்டு) [ambu. (agarathi nigandu)]
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Āvari (ஆவரி) [āvarittal] 11 transitive verb < ā-vṛ. To conceal; மறைத்தல். [maraithal.] (சிவஞானசித்தியார் சுபக்ஷம். [sivagnanasithiyar supagsham.] 4, 19, சிவாக். [sivag.])
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Avāri (அவாரி) noun perhaps from a-vārya. Urine; சிறுநீர். ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [sirunir. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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