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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अपसव्यapasavyaसव्यक [savyaka], सव्यक a.
    1. सव्यक savyaka, सव्यक Adjective
    2. Not on the left, right; मण्डलान्य- पसव्यानि खगाश्चक्रू रथं प्रति Rām.6.57.34 अपसव्येन हस्तेन Ms. 3.214.
    3. Contrary, opposite यद्येतदपसव्यं ते वचो मम भविष्यति Mb.5.138.27.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -व्यम् Indeclinable To the right, making the sacred thread hang down towards the left part of the body over the right shoulder (Opposite of सव्यम् when it hangs over the left); a position of the thread in Śrāddha or other religious ceremonies at particular times of those ceremonies (the three positions being सव्य, निवीत & अपसव्य); प्राचीनावीतिना सम्यगपसव्यमतन्द्रिणा । पित्र्यमानिधनात्कार्यं विधिवद्दर्भपाणिना ॥ Ms.3.279; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedव्यं कृ to go round one so as to keep the right side towards him; to make the sacred thread hang over the right shoulder.

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  2. अपसव्यवत्apasavyavata.Wearing the sacred thread over the right sholder; आवाहनाग्नौकरणरहितं ह्यपसव्यवत् Y.1.251.

    Wearing the sacred thread over the right sholder; आवाहनाग्नौकरणरहितं ह्यपसव्यवत् Y.1.251.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अपसव्यapasavyamfn. not on the left side, right Mn. iii, 214
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective not on the left side, right Mn. iii, 214
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (with auguries) from the right to the left, moving to the left MBh. VarBr2S. etc.
    3. masculine gender (scilicet agni) the sacrificial fire at the birth of a son, Lexicographers
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  2. अपसव्यंकृapasavyaṃkṛ= प्रदक्षिणं कृ, to circumambulate a person keeping the right side towards him, Kaus3. &c.; to put the sacred…

    Equivalent to प्रदक्षिणं कृ, to circumambulate a person keeping the right side towards him, Kaus3. etc.; to put the sacred thread over the right shoulder Ya1jn5. i, 232.

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  3. अपसव्यम्apasavyamind. to the left, from the right to the left Ka1tyS3r. &c.

    indeclinable to the left, from the right to the left Ka1tyS3r. etc.

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  4. अपसव्यवत्apasavyavatmfn. having the sacred thread over the right shoulder Ya1jn5. i, 250.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective having the sacred thread over the right shoulder Ya1jn5. i, 250.

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  5. अपसव्येनapasavyenaind. to the left, from the right to the left Ka1tyS3r. &c.

    indeclinable to the left, from the right to the left Ka1tyS3r. etc.

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