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Results for अवाक्

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अवाक्avākind.Downwards; ऊर्ध्वतिर्यगवाक्सर्गो रुद्रसर्गस्त- थैव च Bhāg.12.12.11.
    1. Downwards; ऊर्ध्वतिर्यगवाक्सर्गो रुद्रसर्गस्त- थैव च Bhāg.12.12.11.
    2. Southern, southward.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -ज्ञानम् disrespect.

    • -पुष्पी अवाक् अधोमुखं पुष्पमस्याः Name of a plant Anethum Sowa Roxb (अधःपुष्पी).

    • -भागः the part below.

    • -भव Adjective southern.

    • -मुख

      1. Adjective (-खी Feminine)
      2. looking downwards, with the face hung downwards; अवाङ्मुखस्योपरि पुष्पवृष्टिः R.2.6; तस्थुस्तेऽवाङ्मुखाः सर्वे 15.78.
      3. headlong. (-खः) Name of a weapon, -शाखः अवाच्यः शाखा अस्य 'having the branches turned downwards', epithet of the sacred fig-tree (अश्वत्थ) ऊर्ध्वमूलोऽवाक्शाखः Kaṭh.2.6.1.
    • -शिरस Adjective having the head hung downwards; स मूढो नरकं याति कालसूत्रमवाक्शिराः Ms.3.249,8.94,11.73.

  2. अवाक्कavākkaVed. Speechless.

    Vedic Speechless.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अवाक्avāksee 1. अ-व्/आ and आ*वाञ्च् .
    1. see 1. अ-व्/आ and आ*वाञ्च् .
    2. indeclinable (अवाक्) see sub voce, the word in the Sanskrit order
    3. indeclinable downwards, headlong A1s3vGr2. Kaus3. Mn. viii, 75.
    4. (in compound for अवाञ्च्)
  2. अवाक्कavākkamfn. speechless S3Br. x.
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective speechless S3Br. x.
    2. mf(आ)neuter gender (only for etymology of /अवका) turned downwards S3Br. ix.
  3. अवाक्छ्रुतिavākchrutimfn. deaf and dumb, L.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective deaf and dumb, Lexicographers

  4. अवाक्पुष्पीavākpuṣpīf. "having its flowers turned downwards", the plant Anethum Sowa Roxb. L.

    feminine "having its flowers turned downwards", the plant Anethum Sowa Roxb. Lexicographers

  5. अवाक्फलavākphalamfn. having evil consequences, MBh.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective having evil consequences, MBh.

  6. अवाक्शाखavākśākhamfn. having shoots turned downwards (as the Ficus Indica) Kat2hUp.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective having shoots turned downwards (as the Ficus Indica) Kat2hUp.

  7. अवाक्शीर्षavākśīrṣamfn. having the head turned downwards MBh. xiii, 2929.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective having the head turned downwards MBh. xiii, 2929.

  8. अवाक्शृङ्गavākśṛṅgamfn. (said of the moon) whose crescent is turned downwards VarBr2S.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (said of the moon) whose crescent is turned downwards VarBr2S.