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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अवतavataA well, cistern.

    [अव-अटच् वेदे पृषो denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedटस्य तः]

    A well, cistern.

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  2. अवतंसavataṃsaसम् [sam], सम् [अव-तंस-घ़ञ्]
    1. सम् sam, सम् अव-तंस-घ़ञ्
    2. A garland.
    3. An earring, a ring-shaped ornament, an ear-ornament (Figurative also); गणा नमेरुप्रसवावतंसाः Ku.1.55; स्ववाहनक्षोभचलावतंसाः 7.38; चन्दनपल्लवावतंसाम् K.11,12,14,97; R.13.49; Dk. 5,88; Ki.3.11; Śi.3.81; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedउत्पलम् a lotus used as an ornament; Ku.4.8; Often times with अ omitted; यैर्वतंसकुसुमैः प्रियमेताः Śi.1.67.
    4. An ornament worn on the head, crest.
    5. (Figurative) anything that serves as an ornament; 'decked with'; तामरसावतंसा जलसंनिवेशाः Chāt.2.3; पुण्डरीकावतंसाभिः परिखाभिः Rām.5.4.25; पुष्पावतंसं सलिलम् Suśr.; कल्याणावतंसा कल्याणसंपद् Māl.6.
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  3. अवतंसकavataṃsakaAn ear-ornament, an ornament in general; अशोकस्तबकेनेव दिङ्मुखस्यावतंसकम् V.5.3; प्रासादाट्टा- वतंसका (ल़ङ्का)…

    An ear-ornament, an ornament in general; अशोकस्तबकेनेव दिङ्मुखस्यावतंसकम् V.5.3; प्रासादाट्टा- वतंसका (ल़ङ्का) Rām.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. अवतavata[ava-tá] m. well.

    [ava-tá] masculine well.

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  2. अवतंसavataṃsaava-tamsa, ˚क [-ka] m. n. wreath, dia dem; ring-shaped ornament; -nîya, fp. to be made into a wreath.

    ava-tamsa, ˚क [-ka] masculine neuter wreath, dia dem; ring-shaped ornament; -nîya, future participle passive to be made into a wreath.

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  3. अवतंसयavataṃsaya[ava-tamsa-ya] den. P. make into a wreath.

    [ava-tamsa-ya] denominative Parasmaipada make into a wreath.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अवतavatam. a well, cistern RV. (cf. अवत्क्/अ .)
    1. masculine gender a well, cistern fg-veda (confer, compare अवत्क्/अ .)
    2. see a reference to some preceeding word (not necessarily in the same page) sub voce, the word in the Sanskrit order अवट्/अ .
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  2. अवतंसavataṃsamn. (ifc. f(आ).), (√तंस्), a garland, ring-shaped ornament, ear ornament, ear-ring, crest R. &c.

    mn. (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' f(आ).), (√तंस्), a garland, ring-shaped ornament, ear ornament, ear-ring, crest R. etc.

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  3. अवतंसकavataṃsakamn. f(आ). id. R. &c.
    1. mn. f(आ). the same R. etc.
    2. mn. Name of a Buddhist Buddhist text.
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  4. अवतंसनavataṃsanan. a garland L.
    1. neuter gender a garland Lexicographers
    2. neuter gender pushing on a carriage Car.
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