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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अवशavaśaa.Independent, free; विशन्ति चावशाः पार्थ योगाद्योगबलान्विताः Mb.12.3.24.

    [नास्ति वशं आयत्तत्वं यस्य]

    1. Independent, free; विशन्ति चावशाः पार्थ योगाद्योगबलान्विताः Mb.12.3.24.
    2. Not compliant or docile, disobedient, self-willed; स्त्री चावशा Pt.1.424; Ms.5.33.
    3. Not subjected to or swayed; अवशो विषयाणाम् K.45; uncontrolled, unrestarined; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedइन्द्रियचित्तानाम् H.1.17;2.14; Dk.34; मधुरैरवशानि लम्भयन् वशम् Ki.2.55 wild.
    4. Not master of oneself, subject to the senses; कमपरमवशं न विप्रकुर्युः Ku.6.95.
    5. Not having one's own will, dependent, helpless, powerless; सकलमवशं सीदति जगत् H.2.76; कार्यते ह्यवशः Bg.3.5; K.174; Pt.1.335; Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)3; कथमवशो ह्ययशोविषं पिबामि Mk.1.13; विमुञ्चन्त्यवशा देहं कालस्य वशमागताः Rām. Mu.1.12.
    6. Necessary, certain; किमस्य भवतो यथा सुहृद एव नाशोऽवशः Mu.6.16.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -इन्द्रियचित्त Adjective whose mind and senses are not held in subjection.

    • -ग Adjective Not being in any one's power.

    In the Gita3·56·448·1918·609·8

    कार्यते ह्यवशः कर्म सर्वः प्रकृतिजैर्गुणैः ॥

    kāryate hyavaśaḥ karma sarvaḥ prakṛtijairguṇaiḥ. — For none stands even for a moment not doing work, everyone is made to do action helplessly by the modes born of Prakriti. 3·5
    • अवशःavaśaḥnominative singular of the masculine form of the adjective avaśa (helpless).
    • अवशम्avaśamaccusative singular of the masculine form of the adjective avaśa (helpless) 9:8.
  2. अवशंगमavaśaṃgamaNot submitting to another's will.

    Not submitting to another's will.

  3. अवशक्थिकाavaśakthikā= अवसक्थिका q. v.

    Equivalent to अवसक्थिका quod vide, which see

  4. अवशप्तavaśaptaa.Cursed; Mb.13.

    Cursed; Mb.13.

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. अवशavaśa[a-vasá] a. not subject to another's will, independent, free; unwilling: -ga, a. not subject to (g.); -vasin…

    [a-vasá] adjective not subject to another's will, independent, free; unwilling: -ga, adjective not subject to (genitive); -vasin, adjective unwilling.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अवशavaśamf(आ)n. unsubmissive to another's will, independent, unrestrained, free, AV. vi, 42, 3 & 43, 3, &c.
    1. mf(आ)neuter gender unsubmissive to another's will, independent, unrestrained, free, AV. vi, 42, 3 & 43, 3, etc.
    2. mf(आ)neuter gender not having one's own free will, doing something against one's desire or unwillingly Mn. v, 33 Bhag. etc.
  2. अवशंगमavaśaṃgaman. "not submissive to each other", N. of a special Sandhi संधि (in which the two sounds meeting each other…

    neuter gender "not submissive to each other", Name of a special Sandhi संधि (in which the two sounds meeting each other remain unchanged) RPra1t.

  3. अवशगavaśagamfn. not being in any one's (gen.) power.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective not being in any one's (genitive case) power.

  4. अवशप्तavaśaptamfn. cursed MBh. xiii, 7221.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective cursed MBh. xiii, 7221.

  5. अवशर्णavaśarṇamfn. broken, shattered Kaus3. MBh. xiii, 1503.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective broken, shattered Kaus3. MBh. xiii, 1503.