Avyadh, Āvyadh: 4 definitions
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Avyadh 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 dictionaryĀvyadh (आव्यध्).—4 P.
1) To hit, pierce; see अनाविद्ध (anāviddha).
2) To wound.
3) To break or pierce through.
4) To put on; निवस्स्वाऽऽविध्य च स्रजम् (nivassvā''vidhya ca srajam) Bhaṭṭikāvya 2.11.
5) To shoot at, throw or cast towards.
6) To throw away, cast off.
7) To wave, brandish; आविद्धावेव दृश्येते (āviddhāveva dṛśyete) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 1.226.3; आविध्य शूलं तरसा (āvidhya śūlaṃ tarasā) Bhāgavata 1.59.8.
8) To pin on.
9) To rouse, agitate, stir up.
1) To drive away, expel; निर्बन्धमाविध्यति (nirbandhamāvidhyati) Mv.5.3.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀvyadh (आव्यध्).—throw, bore or break through; scare, drive away, also = vyā & samā wave, swing, brandish.
Āvyadh is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ā and vyadh (व्यध्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀvyadh (आव्यध्):—[=ā-√vyadh] [Parasmaipada] -vidhyati, to throw in, fling away, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra];
—to drive or scare away;
—to push away or out, [Rāmāyaṇa; Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa];
—to shoot at, wound, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Lāṭyāyana] etc.;
—to hit, pierce, break;
—to pin on [Rāmāyaṇa; Raghuvaṃśa] etc.;
—to swing, [Mahābhārata; Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Harivaṃśa] etc.;
—to stir up, excite, agitate, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Āvyadh (आव्यध्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Āviṃdha.
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: Avyadha, Avyadhana, Avyadhika, Avyadhin, Avyadhini, Avyadhita, Avyadhya.
Ends with: Apavyadh, Avavyadh, Nyavyadh, Paravyadh, Pravyadh, Samavyadh, Savyadh, Upavyadh, Vyavyadh.
Full-text: Avyadhin, Avidha, Aviddha, Avedha, Samavyadh, Mrigavidh, Vyavyadh, Avyadhini, Nyavyadh, Avindha, Avyadha, Avidhya, Avedhya, Aviddhakarna, Aviddhakarni, Avedhika.
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