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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. धावdhāvaa.(At the end of comp.) Washing, cleaning &c.

    (At the end of comp.) Washing, cleaning etc.

  2. अनुधावनम्anudhāvanam1 Going or running after, following, pursuing; तुरग ˚कण्डितसन्धेः Ś.2.
    1. 1 Going or running after, following, pursuing; तुरग denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedकण्डितसन्धेः Ś.2.
    2. Close pursuit of an object (for the knowledge of truth); research, investigation.
    3. Seeking a mistress, though unattainable.
    4. Cleansing, purification.
  3. अनुधाव्anudhāv1 P.
    1. 1 Parasmaipada
    2. To run after; follow; ऋषीणां पुनराद्यानां वाचमर्योऽनुधावति Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)1.1 the sense follows the words (the words being not uttered with a view to a particular sense); स्वरुचिं निश्चयतोऽनुधावति Śi.16.44 follows his own will.
    3. To run up to, approach.
    4. To cleanse, wash.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. धावdhāvamfn. washing, cleansing (ifc.; cf. असि-, चैल-)
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective washing, cleansing (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound'; confer, compare असि-, चैल-)
    2. masculine gender see दन्त- .
  2. अतिधाव्atidhāvto run or rush over.

    to run or rush over.

  3. अधिप्रधाव्adhipradhāvto approach hastily from TBr.

    to approach hastily from TBr.

  4. अनुधावनanudhāvanan. chasing, pursuing, running after
    1. neuter gender chasing, pursuing, running after
    2. neuter gender close pursuit of any object, going after a mistress.
    3. neuter gender cleaning, purification.
  5. अनुधावितanudhāvitamfn. pursued, run after (literally or figuratively).

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective pursued, run after (literally or figuratively).

  6. अनुधाव्anudhāvto run after, run up to; to follow; to pursue.
    1. to run after, run up to; to follow; to pursue.
    2. to cleanse.

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. अनुधावनanudhāvana[anu-dhâvana] n. running after; cleansing; -dhyâna, n. meditation; -dhyâ yin, a. reflecting; indulging in…

    [anu-dhâvana] neuter running after; cleansing; -dhyâna, neuter meditation; -dhyâ yin, adjective reflecting; indulging in longing; -dhye ya, future participle passive to be reflected on.