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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अवरavaraa.(a) Younger (in years); मासेनावरः = मासावरः Sk. (b) Later; Posterior hinder (in time or space); दक्षौ…

    [वृ-बाdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied अप् न. त]

    1. (a) Younger (in years); मासेनावरः Equivalent to मासावरः Sk. (b) Later; Posterior hinder (in time or space); दक्षौ विवस्वानवरः Rām.; पूर्वजे- नावरः पुत्रौ ज्येष्ठो राज्येऽभिषिच्यते Rām.; यदवरं कौशाम्ब्याः, यदवरमाग्रहायण्याः ParasmaipadaIII.3.136-7 sk.; रामाद्वर्षेणाधोक्षजोऽवरः Bop.
    2. Following, succeeding; जरावराः (शब्दाः) Ak., अवरः श्रद्धयोपेतः Bhāg.4.18.4. चतुरोऽवरान् Ms.3.33.
    3. Below, under, lower, inferior, less; वर्णावरो भ्राता M.1.
    4. Mean, unimportant, worst, lowest (Opposite of उत्तम); अव्यङ्ग्यमवरं स्मृतम् K. Parasmaipada1; दूरेण ह्यवरं कर्म बुद्धियोगाद्- धनञ्जय Bg.2.49; श्रद्दधानं शुभां विद्यामाददीतावरादपि Ms. 2.238.
    5. Last (Opposite of प्रथम); सामान्यमेषां प्रथमावरत्वम् Ku. 7.44.
    6. Least; usually as the last member of comp. with numerals; त्र्यवरैः साक्षिभिर्भाव्यः Ms.8.6,3.187; 11.8,12.11; त्र्यवरा परिषद् ज्ञेया 112; Y.2.69.
    7. Western.
    8. Nearer, next.
    9. Most excellent (अत्यन्त- श्रेष्ठ).

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -रः

      1. A country behind.
      2. Time gone.

    • -रा

      1. A Direction.
      2. Name of Durgā.

    • -रम्

      1. The hind thigh of an elephant (also denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied रा).
      2. Compound अर्धः the least part, the minimum.
      3. the last half.
      4. the hinder part of the body. (-र्धम्) Indeclinable in a certain succession of parts, successively. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedतः Indeclinable from below.

    • -अर्ध्य

      1. Adjective अवरार्धे भवः यत्
      2. being or on the lower or near side.
      3. belonging to the last half.
      4. beginning from below.
      5. defective (न्यून). (-र्ध्यम्) the least or smallest part.

    • -अवर Adjective lowest, most inferior of all; न हि प्रकृष्टान् प्रेष्यांस्तु प्रेषयत्यवरावरान् Rām.

    • -उक्त Adjective named last.

    • -ज

      1. Neuter
      2. younger, junior, born afterwards Śi.14.74.
      3. of a low birth, inferior.
      4. (जः) a younger brother; भीमसेनादवरजः श्रेष्ठः सर्वधनुष्मताम् Mb.14.72.14; R.11.54; 14.11,36.
      5. a Sūdra. (-जा) a younger sister; विदर्भ- राजावरजा R.6.58.84; 12.32.

    • -परम् Indeclinable one after (upon) another; यस्मिन्त्समुद्रो द्यौर्भूमिस्त्रयोऽवरपरं श्रिताः Av. 11.3.2.

    • -पुरुषाः (Plural) one's descendants.

    • -वर्ण

      1. Adjective belonging to a low caste or tribe.
      2. (र्णः) a Sūdra, a man of the fourth tribe.
      3. the last or fourth tribe; स्पर्शेनावरवर्णजः (हन्ति) Ms.3.241. ब्राह्मणान् बाधमानं तु कामा- दवरवर्णजम् (हन्यात्) 9.248.

    • -वर्णक, -वर्णजः a Sūdra.

    • -व्रत

      1. Adjective having no vow (हीनव्रत or अधमव्रत). (-तः) अवरम् अत्यन्तश्रेष्ठं व्रतमस्य
      2. the Sun.
      3. a kind of tree (Arka).

    • -शैलः अवरः पश्चाद्वर्ति शैलः the western mountain (behind which the sun is supposed to set).

    In the Gita2·49

    दूरेण ह्यवरं कर्म बुद्धियोगाद्धनञ्जय ।

    dūreṇa hyavaraṁ karma buddhiyogāddhanañjaya, — Works are far inferior to Yoga of the intelligence, O Dhananjaya; desire rather refuge in the intelligence; poor and wretched souls are they who make… 2·49
    • अवरम्avaramnominative singular of the neuter form of the adjective avara (inferior).
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  2. अवरक्षणीavarakṣaṇīA rope for tying horses (Hariv.7.)

    A rope for tying horses (Hariv.7.)

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  3. अवरङ्गसाहavaraṅgasāhaThe king Aurangzeb.

    The king Aurangzeb.

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  4. अवरतavarataind.Behind, afterwards, hinder, posterior, downwards, below, from below.

    [अवर-तसिल्]

    Behind, afterwards, hinder, posterior, downwards, below, from below.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • अवरत avarata, Past passive participle Stopped, ceased, resting.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. अवरavara[áva-ra] a. lower, inferior; low, mean; following, later, younger; nearer; western; --˚, at least: -ga, a.…

    [áva-ra] adjective lower, inferior; low, mean; following, later, younger; nearer; western; --˚, at least: -ga, adjective low-born; younger; masculine Sûdra; younger brother, â, feminine; also equal for younger sister, -var- na, masculine low caste: -ga, masculine Sûdra; -ruddha tva, neuter confinement; -ruddhi, feminine; also equal for obtainment; -ruddhikâ, feminine; also equal for woman of the harem; -rudhi kâ, feminine; also equal for plural women of the harem.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अवरavaramf(आ)n. (fr. 2. /अव), below inferior RV. AV. VS.
    1. mf(आ)neuter gender (from 2. /अव), below inferior fg-veda AV. VS.
    2. mf(आ)neuter gender low, mean, unimportant of small value S3Br. Up. Mn. etc.
    3. mf(आ)neuter gender posterior, hinder, later, last, younger fg-veda etc.
    4. mf(आ)neuter gender nearer fg-veda AV.
    5. mf(आ)neuter gender western S3Br.
    6. mf(आ)neuter gender preceding (with ablative, opposed to प्/अर) S3Br. RPra1t.
    7. neuter gender in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' (f(आ).) the least, the lowest degree, lowest sum (confer, compare कार्षापणा*वर, त्रिरात्रा*वर, त्र्य्-अवर, दशा*वर, संवत्सरा*वर); the hind thigh of an elephant Lexicographers
    8. (in compound)
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  2. अवरकङ्कavarakaṅkaf. N. of a city, Jain.

    feminine Name of a city, Jain.

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  3. अवरङ्गसाहavaraṅgasāha= Aurungzeb (a Muhammedan king of the 17th century; साह = the Persian $).

    Equivalent to Aurungzeb (a Muhammedan king of the 17th century; साह Equivalent to the Persian $).

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  4. अवरजavarajamf(आ)n. of low birth, inferior, younger, junior R. iii, 75, 10 BhP.
    1. mf(आ)neuter gender of low birth, inferior, younger, junior R. iii, 75, 10 BhP.
    2. masculine gender a S3u1dra शूद्र Mn. ii, 223
    3. masculine gender a younger brother R. Ra1jat.
    4. masculine gender (with ablative) MBh. iv, 1012
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  5. अवरजाavarajāf. a younger sister Ragh. BhP.

    feminine a younger sister Ragh. BhP.

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