V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary. Look up any word of the Gita in Devanagari, IAST or Harvard-Kyoto, or browse the headwords letter by letter.
Entry अवस्
अवस्avasBelow, downwards, hitherward.
Below, downwards, hitherward.
(As a preposition with Instrumental or Ablative) (a) Below, at the lowest place. (b) Without, on the outside.