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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अवकाavakāA grassy plant (शैवाल) growing in marshy land.

    A grassy plant (शैवाल) growing in marshy land.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अद Adjective eating moss.

    • -उल्ब Adjective covered or surrounded with अवका plants.

  2. अवकाशavakāśa1 Occasion, opportunity; ताते चापद्वितीये वहति रणधुरां को भयस्यावकाशः Ve.3.7; उत्तरावकाशमपाहरन्त्या K.24,265…
    1. 1 Occasion, opportunity; ताते चापद्वितीये वहति रणधुरां को भयस्यावकाशः Ve.3.7; उत्तरावकाशमपाहरन्त्या K.24,265; साहाय्यदानावकाशः DK.96; M.3.13; M.2; Often times used with लभ् in the sense of 'to get an opportunity or scope for action'; लब्धावकाशोऽविध्यन्मां तत्र दग्धो मनोभवः Ks.1.41.
    2. (a) Place, space, room; अवकाशं किलोदन्वान्रामायाभ्यर्थितो ददौ R.4.58; अन्यमवकाशम- वगाहे V.4; Ms.3.27; यथावकाशं नी to take to its proper place, R.6.14; अस्माकमस्ति न कथांचिदिहावकाशः Pt.4.8; अवकाशो विविक्तोऽयं महानद्योः समागमे Rām.; सदोषावकाश इव ते वाक्यशेषः V.3 your unfinished sentence shows that there is room to find fault. (
    3. ) Footing, admission, scope, access, entrance; (छाया) शुद्धे तु दर्पणतले सुलभावकाशा Ś.7.32; Often times used in these senses with लभ्; लब्धावकाशा मे प्रार्थना, लब्धावकाशो मे मनोरथः Ś.1; शोकावेगदूषिते मे मनसि विवेक एव नावकाशं लभते Prab.; also with कृ or दा 'to make room for', 'admit', 'give way to'; असौ हि दत्त्वा तिमिरावकाशम् Mk.3.6; तस्माद्देयो विपुलमतिभिर्नावकाशोऽधमानाम् Pt.1.366; शयने दत्तोऽवकाशः Amaru.21; अदत्तावकाशो मत्सरस्य K.45 not swayed by malice; Ms.9.271; Y.2.276; ददौ च निजचित्तेऽपि सोवकाशं मनोभुवः Ks.2.71; K.132,141,27; Ratn. 2.13; अवकाशं रुध् to obstruct, hinder or impede; नयनसलिलोत्पीडरुद्धावकाशाम् (निद्राम्) Me.92.
    4. Interval, intermediate space or time.
    5. An aperture, opening.
    6. A glance cast on anything.
    7. Name of certain verses during the recitation of which the eyes must be fixed upon certain objects.
  3. अवकाशवत्avakāśavata.Spacious.

    Spacious.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अवकाavakāf. (g. क्षिपका*दि q.v.) id. VS. TS. S3Br. &c.

    feminine (gaRa क्षिपका*दि quod vide) the same VS. TS. S3Br. etc.

  2. अवकाङ्क्ष्avakāṅkṣto desire, long for Car.; p. neg. अन्-अवकाङ्क्षमाण, not wishing impatiently (said of ascetics who, having…

    to desire, long for Car.; page and participle negative अन्-अवकाङ्क्षमाण, not wishing impatiently (said of ascetics who, having renounced all food, expect death without impatience) Jain.

  3. अवकादavakādamfn. eating the above plant AV. iv, 37, 8-10.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective eating the a reference to some preceeding word (not necessarily in the same page) plant AV. iv, 37, 8-10.

  4. अवकाशavakāśam. (ifc. f(आ).) place, space
    1. masculine gender (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' f(आ).) place, space
    2. masculine gender room, occasion, opportunity, (अवकासा*ं √1. कृ or दा to make room, give way, admit S3Br. etc.; अवकाशं √लभ् or आप्, to get a footing, obtain a favourable opportunity S3ak. etc.; to find scope, happen take place; अवकाशं √रुध्, not to give way, hinder Megh.) .
    3. masculine gender aperture Sus3r. (516974 that the rest of a word is to be suppliedशेन instrumental case indeclinable between PBr.)
    4. masculine gender intermediate time S3Br.
    5. masculine gender "a glance cast on anything", Name of certain verses, during the recitation of which the eyes must be fixed on particular objects (which therefore are called अवकाश्य quod vide) S3Br. Ka1tyS3r.
  5. अवकाशदavakāśadamfn. giving opportunity, granting the use of (in comp.) Mn. ix, 271 and 278 Ya1jn5. 11, 276.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective giving opportunity, granting the use of (in compound) Mn. ix, 271 and 278 Ya1jn5. 11, 276.

  6. अवकाशवत्avakāśavat(अवकास्/अ-) mfn. spacious S3Br.

    (अवकास्/अ-) masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective spacious S3Br.

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. अवकाशavakāśa[ava-kâsá] m. space, room; opportunity; interval; access: -m dâ, make room; grant admittance (to, d., g.)…

    [ava-kâsá] masculine space, room; opportunity; interval; access: -m dâ, make room; grant admittance (to, dative, genitive); -da, adjective harbouring; masculine receiver of stolen goods; -vat, adjective roomy, spacious.