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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अवनतavanatap. p.Bent down, hung down, downcast; विनय˚, प्रश्रय˚, लज्जा˚, ˚उत्तरकायम् R.9.6; फलपुष्पैरवनतान् Rām. cf. also…
    1. Bent down, hung down, downcast; विनयdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied, प्रश्रयdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied, लज्जाdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied, denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedउत्तरकायम् R.9.6; फलपुष्पैरवनतान् Rām. Compare also लिखन्नास्ते भूमिं बहिरवनतः प्राणदयितः Amaru 7.
    2. Verging in the west, setting; रजनिरवनतेन्दुर्लज्जयाधो- मुखी च Śi.1.91.
    3. Bending, stooping, deepened, not projecting.
    4. Humble.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अङ्ग Adjective with stooping; limbs; अद्य प्रभृत्यवनताङ्गि तवास्मि दासः Ku.5.86.

    • -काय Adjective bending the body, crouching down; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedउत्तरकाय R.9.6.

    • -मुख Adjective with down-cast countenance.

    • -शीर्षन् Adjective bowing the head.

  2. अवनतिavanatif.Bending, bowing down, stooping; अवनतिमवनेः Mu.1.2,3.8; Śi.9.8.
    1. Bending, bowing down, stooping; अवनतिमवनेः Mu.1.2,3.8; Śi.9.8.
    2. Declining in the west, setting; गतवत्यराजत जपाकुसुमस्तबकद्युतौ दिनकरेऽवनतिम् Śi.9.8.
    3. A bow, prostration.
    4. Bending (as a bow); धनुषामवनतिः K. (where अdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied also means 'stoopng').
    5. Modesty, absence of insolence, humility.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अवनतavanatamfn. bowed, bent down MBh. &c.
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective bowed, bent down MBh. etc.
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective bending, stooping, deepened, not projecting R. vi, 23, 12, etc.
  2. अवनतकयavanatakayamfn. bending the body, crouching down.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective bending the body, crouching down.

  3. अवनतमुखavanatamukhamfn. with downcast countenance.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective with downcast countenance.

  4. अवनतशिर्षन्avanataśirṣanmfn. bowing the head.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective bowing the head.

  5. अवनताननavanatānanamfn. = अवनत-मुख above MBh. i, 6121.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective Equivalent to अवनत-मुख a reference to some preceeding word (not necessarily in the same page) MBh. i, 6121.

  6. अवनतिavanatif. setting (of luminaries) S3is3. ix, 8
    1. feminine setting (of luminaries) S3is3. ix, 8
    2. feminine bowing down, stooping Lexicographers
    3. feminine parallax VarBr2S. Su1ryas.

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. अवनतकायavanatakāya[ava-nata-kâya] a. with bent body, crouching.

    [ava-nata-kâya] adjective with bent body, crouching.

  2. अवनतिavanati[ava-nati] f. going down, setting; humiliation; -namra, a. bent, bowed.

    [ava-nati] feminine; also equal for going down, setting; humiliation; -namra, adjective bent, bowed.