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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अवधूavadhū5 U.
    1. 5 Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)
    2. To shake, move, wave, cause to tremble; रेणुः पवनावधूतः R.7.43; लीलावधूतैः चामरैः Me. 37; Rs.6.15; Ki.6.3; Śi.13.36.
    3. To shake off or out, shake, toss (Literal and Figurative), remove (Figurative also); overcome, get the better of; राजसत्वमवधूय मातृकम् R.11. 9; सुरवधूरवधूतभयाः शरैः 9.19 removing the fears of; अवधूय तद्वयथाम् 3.61; व्रजन्ति शत्रूनवधूय निःस्पृहाः शमेन सिद्धिं मुनयो न भूभृतः Ki.1.42; रुषावधूय रक्षांसि Rām.
    4. To discard, spurn, reject or treat with contempt, disregard; चण्डी मामवधूय पादपतितम् V.4.67; Ku.3.8; अवधूत- प्रणिपाताः V.3.5; अवधूतदुहितृप्रार्थनस्य Dk.13. -Causal (-धूनयति) To shake.
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  2. अवधूकavadhūkaOne having no wife.

    One having no wife.

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  3. अवधूतavadhūtap. p.Shaken, waved. Māl.9.18.
    1. Shaken, waved. Māl.9.18.
    2. Discarded, rejected, despised; R.19.43.
    3. Insulted, humiliated. हृतदारोऽवधूतश्च नाहं जीवितमुत्सहे Mb.3.282.36.
    4. Excelled, surpassed; लीलावधूतपद्मा कथयन्ती पक्षपातमधिकं नः Ratn.2.8.
    5. Attacked, overcome.
    6. Separated from worldly attachments.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -तः

      1. An ascetic who has renounced all worldly attachments and connections; यो विलङ्घ्याश्रमान्वर्णानात्मन्येव स्थितः पुमान् । अतिवर्णाश्रमी योगी अवधूतः स उच्यते ॥ or अक्षरत्वात् वरेण्यत्वात् धूतसंसारबन्ध- नात् । तत्त्वमस्यर्थसिद्धत्वादवधूतोऽभिधीयते ॥ सदाप्लुतोऽधःशयनोऽवधूतः Bhāg.3.1.19. अवधूतोपेक्षिते च कम्पिते चाश्रमान्तरे । Nm.
      2. Smelling sense, nose, नलिनी नालिनी च प्राग्द्वारावेकत्र निर्मिते । अवधूतसखस्ताभ्यां विषयं याति सौरभम् ॥ Bhāg.4.25.48.

    • -वेश Adjective undressed, naked.

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  4. अवधूननम्avadhūnanam1 Shaking, waving; पादस्पर्शस्तु रक्षांसि दुष्कृतीनवधूननम् Ms.3.23; अमन्ददष्टौष्ठकरावधूननम् Ki.8.6.
    1. 1 Shaking, waving; पादस्पर्शस्तु रक्षांसि दुष्कृतीनवधूननम् Ms.3.23; अमन्ददष्टौष्ठकरावधूननम् Ki.8.6.
    2. The practice of medicine, curing.
    3. Agitation, trembling.
    4. Disregarding.
    5. Trampling on, treading.
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अवधूavadhūVed. P. (Imper. 2. sg. -धूनुहि, 2. pl. -धूनुता) to shake off or out or down RV. x, 66, 14 & 134, 3 Ka1tyS3r.…

    Vedic or Veda Parasmaipada (Imper. 2. sg. -धूनुहि, 2. plural -धूनुता) to shake off or out or down fg-veda x, 66, 14 & 134, 3 Ka1tyS3r. etc.: Atmane-pada (2. sg. -धूनुष्/ए; imperfect tense 2. sg. -धूनुथास्; Aorist -अधूषत; perf. Potential -दुधुवीत; page and participle -धून्वान्/अ) to shake off (as enemies or evil spirits or anything disagreeable), frighten away fg-veda AV. S3Br. : Causal (Potential -धूनयेत्) to shake Mn. iii, 229.

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  2. अवधूकavadhūkamfn. having no wife, L.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective having no wife, Lexicographers

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  3. अवधूतavadhūtamfn. shaken off (as evil spirits) VS. i, 14
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective shaken off (as evil spirits) VS. i, 14
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective removed, shaken away BhP. etc.
    3. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective discarded, expelled, excluded MBh. etc.
    4. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective disregarded, neglected, rejected Das3. etc.
    5. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective touched R. vi, 82, 62
    6. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective shaken, agitated (especially as plants or the dust by the wind), fanned MBh. etc.
    7. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective that upon which anything unclean has been shaken out or off (confer, compare अवक्षुत) Mn. v, 125 MBh. xiii, 1577
    8. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective unclean BhP.
    9. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective one who has shaken, off from himself worldly feeling and obligation, a philosopher (ब्रह्म-विद्) BhP. Ra1jat.
    10. masculine gender Name of a S3aiva शैव philosopher
    11. neuter gender rejecting, repudiating MBh. iv, 352 (Equivalent to Hariv. 4717) .
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  4. अवधूतप्रणिपातavadhūtapraṇipātamf(आ)n. rejecting an act of homage Vikr.

    mf(आ)neuter gender rejecting an act of homage Vikr.

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  5. अवधूतवेषavadhūtaveṣamfn. "wearing unclean clothes" or "wearing the clothes of one who is rejected", or "having discarded clothes"…

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective "wearing unclean clothes" or "wearing the clothes of one who is rejected", or "having discarded clothes" BhP.

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  6. अवधूननavadhūnanan. shaking, causing to shake MBh. viii, 4380 Mn. iii, 230, &c.
    1. neuter gender shaking, causing to shake MBh. viii, 4380 Mn. iii, 230, etc.
    2. neuter gender agitation, shaking (of the earth) Car.
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