Avata, Avāta, Avaṭa, Ava-ata: 18 definitions
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In Hinduism
General definition (in Hinduism)
Avata (अवत, “well”), a word occurring several times in the Ṛgveda, denotes a well, artificially made (khan ‘to dig’) in contrast with a spring (utsa), though the latter expression is also applied to an artificial well. Such wells were covered by the makers, and are described as unfailing (akṣita) and full of water. The water was raised by a wheel (cakra) of stone, to which was fastened a strap , with a pail (kośa) attached to it. When raised it was poured (siñc) into buckets (āhāva) of wood. Sometimes those wells appear to have been used for irrigation purposes, the water being led off into broad channels.
India history and geography
Āvāta.—(IE 8-5), same as vāta, storm; cf. udvāta. (EI 32; CII 3; etc.), a fiscal term referring to the income from lands as a result of changes caused by natural agencies; an income probably resulting from storms. See vāta, probably meaning ‘a storm or tempest’; also āvāta-aya. Note: āvāta 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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Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
āvaṭa : (pp. of āvarati) covered; veiled; prohibited. || āvāṭa (m.), a pit.
Āvāṭa, (etym. ?) a hole dug in the ground, a pit, a well D. I, 142 (yaññ°); J. I, 99, 264; II 406; III, 286; IV 46 (caturassa); VI, 10; DhA. I, 223; VvA. 63; PvA. 225. (Page 112)
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Āvaṭa, (Sk. āvṛta, pp. of ā + vṛ) covered, veiled, shut off against, prohibited D. I, 97, 246; M. I, 381 (°dvāra); J. VI, 267. —anāvaṭa uncovered, unveiled, exposed, open D. I, 137 (°dvāra); III, 191 (°dvāratā); S. I, 55; J. V, 213; Pv III, 64; Miln. 283. Cp. āvuta2 & vy°. (Page 111)
[Pali to Burmese]
1) avaṭa—
(Burmese text): အဝဋ-အသီး¿။
(Auto-Translation): Fruit.
2) avāta—
(Burmese text): လေမရှိသော၊ လေတိုက်ခတ်ခြင်း ကင်းသော၊ လေ မဝင်နိုင်သော။
(Auto-Translation): No wind, free from wind blowing, unable to let air in.
3) āvaṭa—
(Burmese text): (၁) တားမြစ်အပ်-ပယ်အပ်-သော။ (၂) တားမြစ်-ကန့်ကွက်-ခြင်း။
(Auto-Translation): (1) Prohibition - Cancellation. (2) Restriction - Limitation.
4) āvāṭa—
(Burmese text): တွင်း၊ ကျင်း။
(Auto-Translation): Inside, outside.
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.
Marathi-English dictionary
avaṭa (अवट).—m A pile of timbers as prepared for a building: also of logs or billets for fuel.
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avaṭa (अवट).—m R avaṭāṇa n R (Commonly ōhaṭa) The ebb-tide.
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avaṭā (अवटा).—m Drawing up in dudgeon or sulks; sulking. v dhara.
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avāta (अवात).—n C (ava & vāta) A tempest, storm, high wind. 2 fig. A sudden and great calamity. 3 (a & vāta) A calm.
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āvaṭa (आवट).—m A pile of timbers (as prepared for a building): also of logs or billets for fuel.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Avaṭa (अवट).—a. [ava-aṭan] Produced in a hole.
-ṭaḥ 1 A hole, cavity.
2) A pit; क्रौञ्चावटे (krauñcāvaṭe) Rām.6.17.6; अवटे चापि मे राम प्रक्षिपेमं कलेवरम् (avaṭe cāpi me rāma prakṣipemaṃ kalevaram); अवटे ये निधीयन्ते (avaṭe ye nidhīyante) Rām. विपाटयन्निव जगद् दंष्ट्राट्टालघटावटैः (vipāṭayanniva jagad daṃṣṭrāṭṭālaghaṭāvaṭaiḥ) Bm.1.762.
3) A well.
4) Any low or depressed part of the body, sinus; अवटश्चैवमेतानि स्थानान्यत्र शरीरके (avaṭaścaivametāni sthānānyatra śarīrake) Y.3.98.
5) A juggler.
6) Drunk; the commentary of Mahendra on Hemachandra's Anekārthasaṃgraha प्रमत्तेऽपि मङ्खः यथा अवटातङ्कसंकेतनिकेतनसमाश्रयाम् (pramatte'pi maṅkhaḥ yathā avaṭātaṅkasaṃketaniketanasamāśrayām)
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Avata (अवत).—[ava-aṭac vede pṛṣo °ṭasya taḥ] A well, cistern.
Derivable forms: avataḥ (अवतः).
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Avāta (अवात).—a. [na. ba.]
1) Windless, not shaken by wind; मिहं कृण्वन्त्यवाताम् (mihaṃ kṛṇvantyavātām) Ṛgveda 1.38.7.
2) Not breathing the air.
3) Not exposed to, or not dried up by wind; fresh; शुष्मा इन्द्रमवाता अह्नुतासवः (śuṣmā indramavātā ahnutāsavaḥ) Ṛgveda 1.52.4.
4) Unattacked, unconquered (Ved.).
-tam The windless atmosphere; आनीदवातं स्वधया तदेकम् (ānīdavātaṃ svadhayā tadekam) Ṛgveda 1.129.2.
Avaṭa (अवट).—m.
(-ṭaḥ) 1. A hole, a vacuity. 2. A hole in the ground, a chasm, a pit. 3. Any depressed part of the body, a cavity, a fosse, a sinus. 4. A well. 5. A juggler. E. ava to preserve, aṭan aff.
Avaṭa (अवट).—m. A pit, [Rāmāyaṇa] 3, 8, 19.
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Avata (अवत).—m. A well,
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Avāta (अवात).—(m. or n.), absence of wind, quiet, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 97, 11 = [Rigveda.] vi. 64, 4.
Avāta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms a and vāta (वात).
Avaṭa (अवट).—[masculine] hole, pit; [adjective] yya being in a pit.
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Avata (अवत).—[masculine] well, cistern.
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Avāta (अवात).—1. [adjective] unconquered, secure.
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Avāta (अवात).—2. [adjective] not windy. [neuter] calm.
1) Avaṭa (अवट):—m. a hole, vacuity in the ground, [Sāma-veda; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā] etc.
2) a hole in a tooth, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
3) any depressed part of the body, a sinus, [Yājñavalkya iii, 98]
4) a juggler, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) Name of a man, ([gana] gargādi q.v.)
6) Avata (अवत):—[from avaḍa] a m. a well, cistern, [Ṛg-veda] (cf. avatka.)
7) b See above sub voce avaṭa.
8) Avāta (अवात):—[=a-vāta] 1. a-vāta mf(ā)n. (√vai), not dried up, fresh, [Ṛg-veda i, 52, 4; 62, 10 and viii, 79, 7.]
9) [=a-vāta] 2. a-vāta mf(ā)n. windless, [Ṛg-veda i, 38, 7]
10) [v.s. ...] n. the windless atmosphere, [Ṛg-veda vi, 64, 4 and x, 129, 2.]
11) [=a-vāta] 3. a-vāta mf(ā)n. (√van), unattacked, untroubled, [Ṛg-veda]
Avaṭa (अवट):—(ṭaḥ) 1. m. A hole; a well.
Avaṭa (अवट):—
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Avata (अवत):—
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Avāta (अवात):—1. (3. a + vāta Wind) adj. windlos, nicht vom Winde bewegt, ruhig: ānīdavā.aṃ sva.hayā.tadekam [Ṛgveda 10, 129, 2.] mihaṃ kṛṇvantyavā.ām [1, 28, 7.] a.ā.e a.astarasi [6, 64, 4.] vom Soma [?8, 68, 7. - 1, 62, 10. Amarakoṣa 3, 4, 87. In Ṛgveda 1, 52, 4] sollte man die Betonung avātāḥ erwarten.
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Avāta (अवात):—2. (3. a + vāta von van) adj. unangefochten, unangetastet: va.vannavāto.astṛtaḥ [Ṛgveda 6, 16, 20.] va.vannavāto a.hi de.avītim (pavasva) [9, 89, 7.] sa matsa.aḥ pṛ.su va.vannavātaḥ [96, 8.] na mṛṣyante yuva.ayo vātāḥ [6, 67, 7. 64, 5.]
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Avaṭa (अवट):—
1) [Kathāsaritsāgara 65, 82.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 55, 24.] Zahnhöhle [66, 5.] Grube in übertr. Bed.: yaireva stutibhiḥ svāmī prāpyate vyasanāvaṭam [MAHĀNĀṬ. 504.] — Vgl. kapilāvaṭa, muñjāvaṭa .
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Avāta (अवात):—adj. [Mahābhārata 2, 704, v. l.] beim Schol. der ed. Bomb. für avāna; nach dem Schol. so v. a. nicht vom Winde herabgeworfen, was aber nicht gut passt.
Avaṭa (अवट):—m. —
1) Grube. homa [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtra 8,8,13.] —
2) Grube am Körper. —
3) Zahnhöhle. —
4) *Nacken [Galano's Wörterbuch] —
5) *Taschenspieler. —
6) Nomen proprium eines Mannes.
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Avata (अवत):—m. Brunnen.
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Avāta (अवात):—1. Adj. (f. ā) nicht eingetrocknet , frisch , vollsaftig [Mahābhārata 2,17,28.] v.l. für avāna.
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Avāta (अवात):—2. Adj. (f. ā) unangefochten , sicher.
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Avāta (अवात):—3. —
1) Adj. windstill [Ṛgveda (roth). 1,38,7.] —
2) n. Windstille.
Avaṭa (अवट) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Agaḍa, Aḍa, Ayaḍa, Avaḍa, Avatta, Uttara.
Āvaṭa (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 不得 [bù dé]: “impossible”.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Avaṭa (ಅವಟ):—
1) [noun] a hole or hollow place.
2) [noun] a cavity in the ground.
3) [noun] a hollow place inside the earth, usu.,an opening, as in a hillside, extending horizontally; a cave.
4) [noun] a skilful-trick performer of sleight of hand with (balls, knives, etc.) as by keeping a number of them in the air continuously.
5) [noun] a hole or shaft sunk into the earth to tap an underground supply of water, gas, oil, etc; a well.
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Āvaṭa (ಆವಟ):—
1) [noun] the extent, dimensions, capacity, etc. of anything, esp. as determined by a standard; a measure.
2) [noun] the act or process of determining, extent, dimensions, quantity, capacity etc.
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Āvaṭa (ಆವಟ):—[noun] an appearance, show or act to deceive; pretentiousness.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Luo, A, Ava, Vara, Da, Ta, Vata, Na.
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