Avayatri, Avayātṛ: 2 definitions
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Avayatri 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.
The Sanskrit term Avayātṛ can be transliterated into English as Avayatr or Avayatri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAvayātṛ (अवयातृ).—a.
1) One who separates.
2) Turning away, averting.
3) Appeasing, pacifying; अवयाता सदमिद् दुर्मतीनाम् (avayātā sadamid durmatīnām) Ṛgveda 1.129.11.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvayātṛ (अवयातृ):—[=ava-yātṛ] [from ava-yā] mfn. one who averts or appeases, [Ṛg-veda i, 129, 11 and viii, 48, 2] (= [Atharva-veda ii, 2, 2]).
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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Ends with: Shavayatri.
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