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Results for अव्ययीभाव

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Apte Dictionary

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

अव्ययीभावavyayībhāvaN. of one of the four principal kinds of compounds in Sanskrit, an adverbial or indeclinable compound (formed…
[अनव्ययमव्ययं भवत्यनेन; अव्यय-च्वि-भू करणे घञ्]
1. Name of one of the four principal kinds of compounds in Sanskrit, an adverbial or indeclinable compound (formed of an indeclinable, id est, that is a preposition or an adverb, and a noun); अधिहरि, सतृणम् etc. पूर्वपद- प्रधानोऽव्ययीभावः ।
2. Absence of expenditure (owing to poverty); द्वन्द्वो द्विगुरपि चाहं मद्गेहे नित्यमव्ययीभावः । तत्पुरुष कर्मधारय येनाहं स्यां बहुव्रीहिः ॥ Udb. (which by the bye, gives the names of compounds in Sanskrit).
3. Unchangeable state, imperishableness.
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

अव्ययीभावavyayībhāvam. "unchangeable state", an indeclinable compound Pa1n2.

masculine gender "unchangeable state", an indeclinable compound Pa1n2.

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अव्ययीभावसमासavyayībhāvasamāsam. id. Pa1n2. 1, 41 Sch.

masculine gender the same Pa1n2. 1, 41 Scholiast or Commentator

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