Sanskrit dictionary (beta)

[अव-तृ करणे घञ्]

1. Descent, alighting; descending or going down into; (fig) accepting, resorting to पाखण्डिपथावतारः Dk.47; advent, setting in; वसन्तावतारसमये Ś.1.
2. Form, manifestation; मत्स्यादिभि-वतारैरवतारवताऽवसुधाम् Śaṅkara.
3. Descent of a deity upon earth, incarnation in general; कोऽप्येष संप्रतिवः पुरुषावतारः Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)5.33; धर्मार्थकाममोक्षाणामवतार इवाङ्गवान् R.1.84; ऋष्यवतारोऽयं नृपतिः Ks.7.18.
4. An incarnation of Viṣṇu; विष्णुर्येन दशावतारगहने क्षिप्तो महासंकटे Bh. 2.95. (There are ten incarnations of Viṣṇu; the following verse from Gīt. describes them; वेदानुद्धरते जगन्निवहते भूगोलमुद्विभ्रते दैत्यं दारयते बलिं छलयते क्षत्रक्षयं कुर्वते । पौलस्त्यं जयते हलं कलयते कारुण्यमातन्वते म्लेच्छान्मूर्छयते दशाकृतिकृते कृष्णाय तुभ्यं नमः ॥ मत्स्यः कूर्मो वराहश्च नरसिंहोऽथ वामनः । रामो रामश्च कृष्णश्च बुद्धः कल्की च ते दश ॥ Varāh. Parasmaipada
5. Any new appearance, growth, rise; नवावतारं कमलादिवोत्पलम् R. 3.36; परीवादनवावतारः 5.24; यौवनावतारे K.289; Ve.3; Śānti.2.26;3.14; Ks.8.3;
6. Any distinguished person (who, in the language of respect, is called an अवतार or incarnation of a deity).
7. Aiming at object.
8. A landing place; रुद्धे गजेन सरितः सरुषावतारे Śi.5.33.
9. A sacred bathing place.
10. Translation.
11. A pond, tank,
12. Introduction, preface.
13. Crossing; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedरं लभ् To gain one's object (with Genitive).

1. masculine gender (Pa1n2. 3-3, 120) descent (especially of a deity from heaven), appearance of any deity upon earth (but more particularly the incarnations of Vishn2u विष्णु in ten principal forms, viz. the fish tortoise, boar, man lion, dwarf, the two Ra1mas राम s, Kr2ishn2a कृष्ण, Buddha बुद्ध, and Kalki कल्कि MBh. xii, 12941 seqq.)
2. masculine gender any new and unexpected appearance Ragh. iii, 36 & v, 24, etc., (any distinguished person in the language of respect is called an Avata1ra अवतार or incarnation of a deity)
3. masculine gender opportunity of catching any one Buddh.
4. masculine gender a Ti1rtha तीर्थ or sacred place Lexicographers
5. masculine gender translation Lexicographers
6. (accusative with √लभ्, "to get an opportunity"), Divya7v.