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Results for अवहास

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Apte Dictionary

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

अवहासavahāsa1 Smiling, a smile.
1. 1 Smiling, a smile.
2. A jest, joke, ridicule, यच्चावहासार्थमसत्कृतोऽसि Bg.11.42.
3. Derision, scoffing; अवहासं ततो मुक्त्वा रावणो वाक्यमब्रवीत् Rām.7.18.8.
In the Gita11·42

यच्चावहासार्थमसत्कृतोऽसि

yaccāvahāsārthamasatkṛto'si — Not knowing this Thy greatness, for whatsoever disrespect was shown by me to Thee in jest, at play, on the couch and the seat and in the banquet… 11·42
- अवहासार्थम्avahāsārthamasculine noun avahāsa (fun, jest, joke) with the suffix artham having the sense of the Dative case-termination (in jest or for the sake of fun).
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अवहास्यavahāsyapot. p.To be derided or ridiculed, ridiculous; कथं तु सर्वलोकस्य नावहास्या भवेमहि Mb.7.75.3.

To be derided or ridiculed, ridiculous; कथं तु सर्वलोकस्य नावहास्या भवेमहि Mb.7.75.3.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

अवहासavahāsam. jest, joke Bhag. xi, 42 BrahmaP.
1. masculine gender jest, joke Bhag. xi, 42 BrahmaP.
2. masculine gender derision MBh. R. Katha1s.
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अवहास्यavahāsyamfn. to be derided, exposed to ridiculous, ridiculous MBh. i, 7039.

masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective to be derided, exposed to ridiculous, ridiculous MBh. i, 7039.

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अवहास्यताavahāsyatāf. ridiculousness MBh. iii, 17193 Katha1s.

feminine ridiculousness MBh. iii, 17193 Katha1s.

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