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Results for अवसर्प

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अवसर्पavasarpaA spy, a secret emissary.

    A spy, a secret emissary.

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  2. अवसर्पणम्avasarpaṇamStepping or going down.

    Stepping or going down.

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  3. अवसर्पिन्avasarpina.Stepping down.

    Stepping down.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -णी A long period of time (with the Jainas); the descending cycle is divided into six stages (good-good, good, good-bad, bad-good, bad, bad-bad) according to Hemachandra it is equal to 2,,,, Sāgaras of years.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अवसर्पavasarpa&c. see अव-√सृप् .

    etc. see अव-√सृप् .

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  2. अवसर्पणavasarpaṇan. "descent", the place from which Manu मनु descended after he had left his ark S3Br. i
    1. neuter gender "descent", the place from which Manu मनु descended after he had left his ark S3Br. i
    2. neuter gender going down to Ma1rkP. (confer, compare रथ्या*वस्that the rest of a word is to be supplied .)
    3. (S3Br.).
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  3. अवसर्पनavasarpanam. "one who approaches unawares", a spy L. (cf. अप-सर्प .)

    masculine gender "one who approaches unawares", a spy Lexicographers (confer, compare अप-सर्प .)

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  4. अवसर्पिणीavasarpiṇīf. "going or gliding down gradually", a descending period of a long duration and alternating with the…

    feminine "going or gliding down gradually", a descending period of a long duration and alternating with the "ascending one" (उत्-सर्पिणी quod vide; both the ascending [उत्-स्that the rest of a word is to be supplied] and descending [अव-स्that the rest of a word is to be supplied] cycle are divided into six stages each: good-good, good, good-bad, bad-good, bad, bad-bad) Jain. A1ryabh.

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  5. अवसर्पितavasarpitamfn. see s.v. अव-√सृप् .

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective see sub voce, the word in the Sanskrit order अव-√सृप् .

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