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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अवंशavaṃśaA bad family, wrong family; ˚पतितो राजा Chāṇ.81.

    A bad family, wrong family; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedपतितो राजा Chāṇ.81.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -शम् That which has no pillars or support, the ether; अवंशे द्यामस्तभायद् Rv.2.15.2.

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. अवंशavaṃśa[a-vamsa] m. mean descent.

    [a-vamsa] masculine mean descent.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अवंशavaṃśam. a low or despised family
    1. masculine gender a low or despised family
    2. neuter gender "that which has no pillars or support", the ether fg-veda ii, 15, 2; iv, 56, 3 and vii, 78, I
  2. अवंश्यavaṃśyamfn. not belonging to the family Pat.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective not belonging to the family Pat.