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Results for अवस्तार

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Apte Dictionary

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

अवस्तारavastāraA curtain.
[अव-स्तॄ कर्मणि घञ् ParasmaipadaIII.3.12]
1. A curtain.
2. A covering; a screen or wall of cloth around a tent, hence concealing or fabricating. Compare Kau. Atmanepada 2.8.
3. A mat.
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

अवस्तारavastāram. (Pa1n2. 3-3, 120) "a litter, bed", (cf. निर्-अव्˚ .)

masculine gender (Pa1n2. 3-3, 120) "a litter, bed", (confer, compare निर्-अव्that the rest of a word is to be supplied .)

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