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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अर्वाच्arvāca.Coming hitherward (opp. पराञ्च).

    [अवरे काले देशे वा अञ्चति पृषोdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied अर्वादेशः]

    1. Coming hitherward (Opposite of पराञ्च).
    2. Turned towards, coming to meet anyone.
    3. Being on this side (as the bank of a river); (Opposite of पर).
    4. Being below or behind (in time or place).
    5. Following, subsequent.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -क्

      1. Indeclinable
      2. Hitherward, on this side.
      3. From a certain point.
      4. Before (in time or place); यत्सृष्टेरर्वाक् सलिलमयं ब्रह्माण्डमभूत् K.125; अर्वाक् संवत्सरात्स्वामी हरेत परतो नृपः Y.2.173;113;1.254; Ms.8.3;5.59.
      5. On the lower side, behind, downwards (Opposite of ऊर्ध्वम्.
      6. Afterwards, subsequently.
      7. (With Locative) Within, near; एते चार्वागुपवनभुवि छिन्नदर्भाङ्कुरायाम् Ś.1.15.
    • -कालः posterior time.

    • -कालिक Adjective belonging to proximate time, modern; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedता modernness, posterity of time; तान्यर्वाक्कालिकतया निष्फलान्यनृतानि च Ms.12.96.

    • -कूलम् the near bank of a river.

    • -तन Adjective Being on this side of, not reaching up to, posterior; प्रकृतिपुरुषयोरर्वाक्त- नाभिर्नामरूपाकृतिभी रूपनिरूपणम् Bhāg.5.3.4.

    • -बिल Adjective Vedic having the hole or mouth hitherward; अर्वाग्बिलश्चमस ऊध्वर्बुध्नः Bṛi. Up.2.2.3.

    • -वसु

      1. Adjective offering riches. Vāj.15.19.
      2. (सुः) rain.
      3. a cloud.
    • -सामन् Neuter Vedic epithet of three days during which the Soma sacrifice is performed.

    • -स्रोतस् Masculine Name of a creation of beings in which the current of nutriment tends downwards, or where the men are addicted to sensual enjoyments.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अर्वाच्arvācmfn. व्/आङ्, व्/आची, व्/आक्, Ved. (fr. अञ्च् with अर्व, near or "hither") coming hitherward, coming to meet…
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective व्/आङ्, व्/आची, व्/आक्, Vedic or Veda (from अञ्च् with अर्व, near or "hither") coming hitherward, coming to meet any one, turned towards fg-veda etc., being on this side (of a river) Lexicographers, being below or turned downwards AV. S3Br. ChUp.
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (accusative अर्वाञ्च्/आक्) with √नुद्, to push down fg-veda viii, 14, 8
    3. indeclinable (/आक्) see ss.vv. अर्व्/आक् and अर्व्/आग्,