The Sanskrit term Avaṣṭambh can be transliterated into English as Avastambh or Avashtambh, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Avaṣṭambh (अवष्टम्भ्).—5, 9. P.

1) To lean or rest upon; धनुरवष्टभ्य (dhanuravaṣṭabhya) Mv.5; so दण्डम् (daṇḍam); प्रकृतिं स्वामवष्टभ्य (prakṛtiṃ svāmavaṣṭabhya) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 9.8 by the help of; वृद्धां भार्यामवष्टभ्य (vṛddhāṃ bhāryāmavaṣṭabhya) Rām. on account of.

2) To block up; कोसलनृपतेर्द्वारमवष्टभ्य (kosalanṛpaterdvāramavaṣṭabhya) Ratnāvalī 4.

3) To wrap, envelop, cover with; K.116; तिमिरेणावष्टभ्यमाने जीवलोके (timireṇāvaṣṭabhyamāne jīvaloke) 159; occupy; Daśakumāracarita 159.

4) To support, prop, hold up; clasp, embrace; अवष्टभ्यासौ माम् (avaṣṭabhyāsau mām) Mv.5.5; क्रोडविभागेन मामवष्टभ्य (kroḍavibhāgena māmavaṣṭabhya) K.33,42,54.

5) To hinder, stop, arrest, hold or keep back; अवष्टभ्यमान इव जलधरैः (avaṣṭabhyamāna iva jaladharaiḥ) K.33.

6) To be near.

7) To be astounded or bewildered.

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

Avastambh (अवस्तम्भ्).—(ṣṭa) fix, fasten, prop, support, [intransitive] lean upon ([accusative]); seize, take prisoner, obstruct, shut up.

Avastambh is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ava and stambh (स्तम्भ्).

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

Avaṣṭambh (अवष्टम्भ्):—[=ava-ṣṭambh] (√stambh), -ṣṭabhnoti (etc., [Pāṇini 8-3, 63 seqq.]; generally [indeclinable participle] -ṣṭabhya, [Āśvalāyana-śrauta-sūtra] etc.)

—to lean or rest upon, [3, 68, etc.];

—to bar, barricade, [Rāmāyaṇa iii, 56, 7];—-ṣṭabhnāti ([Kathāsaritsāgara]; [Infinitive mood] -ṣṭabdhum, [ib.]; [Passive voice] [Aorist] avāṣṭambhi, [Rājataraṅgiṇī])

—to seize, arrest, [Rāmāyaṇa v, 25, 52, etc.]

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

Avastambh (अवस्तम्भ्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Avaṭhṭhava, Avaṭhaṃbha.

context information

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: Stambh, Ava.

Starts with: Avashtambha, Avashtambhamaya, Avashtambhana, Avashtambhisu, Avashtambhita, Avashtambhya.

Ends with: Paryavashtambh, Samavastambh.

Full-text: Avashtambhana, Avashtabdha, Avashtambha, Avashtabhya, Avashtabdhata, Paryavashtambh, Avashtambhamaya, Samavastambh, Avathambha, Avaththava.

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