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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

अवलम्ब्avalamb1 A.
1. 1 Atmanepada
2. (a) To hang, slip or glide down, hang down, be suspended; कनकशृङ्खलावलम्बिनी Mu.2 suspended by a golden chain; स्तनवदवलम्बते यः कण्ठेऽ- जानां मणिः स विज्ञेयः Bṛi.S.65.3; शाखायां मृतकमवलम्बितमास्ते Vet. (b) To rest, recline, sink down, remain; यस्य वचनात्तत्रावलम्बिताः H.1.
3. To catch hold of, hold, cling to, throw or support onself on, lean on, rest on; ययौ तदीयामवलम्ब्य चाङ्गुलिम् R.3.25; उर्वशी राजानमवलम्बते V.1; दण्डकाष्ठमवलम्ब्य स्थितः Ś.2; चित्रलेखाहस्तावलम्बिता V.1 leaning on, supported by; K.17.185.
4. To hold up, bear up, support, sustain, take up; अवलम्ब्यतां पुत्रः Ś.7; हस्तेनावलम्ब्योर्वशीम् V.3; हृदयमवललम्बे रात्रिसंभोगलक्ष्मीः Ki.9.78; अधिकारानवलम्ब्य Ku.2.18; हृदयं न त्ववलम्बितुं क्षमाः R.8.6; नात्मनैवावलम्बे Me.111; हस्तेन तस्थाववलम्ब्य वासः R.7.9; Ku.3.55,6;68;7.58; तदर्हस्याजीवितमवलम्बितुम् &Sacute.3; Dk.162; Ve.4; M.3; V.2; Mu.5; K.163.
5. To depend on or upon, hang or hinge on; सर्वोऽयं जनस्त्वामवलम्बते Bk.18.41; व्यवहारोऽयं चारुदत्तमवलम्बते, वसन्तसेनामातरमवलम्बते Mk.9; Bhāṣa Parasmaipada167.
6. To have recourse to, resort to; नैराश्यमवलम्बितम् H.1; व्यथाम् Bk. 7.71; वैक्लव्यम् Māl.8 to give way to despair; घैर्यमवलम्ब to summon or pluck up courage, not to despair; माध्यस्थ्यमिष्टेऽप्यवलम्बतेऽर्थे Ku.1.52; दाक्षिण्यमवलम्ब्य M.2 politely; K.155; Ki.2.15; K.22; आशाम् to cherish hopes; किं स्वातन्त्र्यमवलम्बसे Ś.5 act wantonly, quite independently; अवलम्ब्योत्तरां दिशम् Ks.37.33 taking the northern direction.
7. To be slow or tardy, be late.-Causal
8. To cause to hang down, suspend; तं कलशं नाग- दन्तेऽवलम्ब्य Pt.4.
9. To make one rest upon or catch hold of.
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

अवलम्ब्avalamb-लम्बते (ind.p. -लम्ब्य, exceptionally P. e.g. Pot. -लम्बेत् MBh. i, 8443 ed. Bomb.) to hang down, glide or…

-लम्बते (indeclinablepage and participle -लम्ब्य, exceptionally Parasmaipada exempli gratia, 'for example' Potential -लम्बेत् MBh. i, 8443 edition Bombay edition) to hang down, glide or slip down, descend TUp. etc.; (pr. page and participle Parasmaipada -लम्बत्) to set (as the sun) MBh. iv, 1040; to catch hold of. cling to, hang to, hold on or support one's self by, rest upon as a support, depend upon (generally accusative; but also locative case [MBh. i, 8443] or instrumental case [Megh. 108]), to hold up anything (to prevent its falling down) S3ak. Ragh. vii, 9, etc.; to enter a state or condition (अस् मायाम्, मानुष्यत्वम्, धैर्यम्, etc.); to devote one's self to (accusative) Kum. ii, 15; "to incline towards", choose as a direction Katha1s. : Causal (indeclinablepage and participle -लम्ब्य) to hang up Pan5cat. Katha1s.; to grasp (for support) Ma1lav.

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