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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Avatsāra (अवत्सार).—Name of a vedic seer, descendant of Kaśyapa; अवत्सारस्य स्पृणवाम रण्वभिः (avatsārasya spṛṇavāma raṇvabhiḥ) Ṛgveda 5.44.1.

Derivable forms: avatsāraḥ (अवत्सारः).

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

Avatsāra (अवत्सार):—[=ava-tsāra] [from ava-tsar] m. Name of a man (descendant of Kaśyapa [Ṛgveda-anukramaṇikā; Āśvalāyana-śrauta-sūtra] and son of Prasravaṇa [???]), [Ṛg-veda v, 44, 10]

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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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Partial matches: Tsara, Ava.

Starts with: Avatsaram, Avatsarantam.

Ends with: Brahmavatsara, Candravatsara, Dvitiyavatsara, Idavatsara, Pancamavatsara, Saptamavatsara, Shakavatsara, Udavatsara.

Full-text: Avatsaram, Tsar, Naidhruva, Vatsara.

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Search found 2 books and stories containing Avatsara, Ava-tsara, Ava-tsāra, Avatsāra, Āvatsara; (plurals include: Avatsaras, tsaras, tsāras, Avatsāras, Āvatsaras). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)

Rig Veda 5.44.10 < [Sukta 44]

Rig Veda 9.56.1 < [Sukta 56]

Rig Veda 9.56.4 < [Sukta 56]

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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)

Chapter 21 - Gotras, Pravaras etc. of the Residents of Dharmāraṇya < [Section 2 - Dharmāraṇya-khaṇḍa]

Chapter 39 - Different Families and Groups in Dharmāraṇya < [Section 2 - Dharmāraṇya-khaṇḍa]

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