Avastara, Avastāra: 7 definitions
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Avastara 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 dictionaryAvastāra (अवस्तार).—[ava-stṝ karmaṇi ghañ P.III.3.12]
1) A curtain.
2) A covering; a screen or wall of cloth around a tent, hence concealing or fabricating. cf. Kau. A.2.8.
3) A mat.
Derivable forms: avastāraḥ (अवस्तारः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvastāra (अवस्तार).—m.
(-raḥ) A screen or wall of cloth surrounding a tent, &c. E. ava round, stṝ to spread, ghañ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvastāra (अवस्तार):—[=ava-stāra] [from ava-stṝ] m. ([Pāṇini 3-3, 120]) ‘a litter, bed’, (cf. nir-av.)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvastāra (अवस्तार):—[ava-stāra] (raḥ) 1. m. A tent screen.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Avastāra (अवस्तार) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Otthāra.
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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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Starts with: Avastarana.
Ends with: Niravastara.
Full-text: Otthara, Niravastara.
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