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Every entry for a word in Apte, Monier-Williams, Macdonell and the Dhātupāṭha, with their abbreviations spelled out, and an analysis of its forms.

Results for अवम

3 dictionaries · exact headword

Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अवमavamaa.Sinful, wicked.

    [अव्-अमच् Uṇ.5.54.]

    1. Sinful, wicked.
    2. Contemptible, mean, undermost, lowest.
    3. Base, low, inferior (Opposite of परम); अनलकानलकानवमां पुरीम् R.9.14; see अनवम; या त उक्तिरवमा या परमा Rv.6.25.1.
    4. Next, intimate.
    5. Last, youngest; उतावमस्य पुरुहूत बोधि Rv.6. 21.5. प्रद्युम्न इति विख्यातः सर्वतोऽनवमः पितुः Bhāg.1.55.2.
    6. decreasing.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -मः

      1. A protector.
      2. A class of Manes; त्रिविधाः पितरः अवमा ऊर्वाः काव्याश्च.

    • -मम्

      1. Sin.
      2. A lunar day exactly coinciding with a solar one; the difference between a Chāndra (29 days, 31 Ghaṭikās and 5 palas) and a solar month (3 days); तिथ्यन्तद्वयमेको दिनवारः स्पृशति यत्र तद्भवत्यवमदिनम् Jyotiṣa.
    Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अवमavamamf(/आ)n. undermost, inferior, lowest base RV. &c.
    1. mf(/आ)neuter gender undermost, inferior, lowest base fg-veda etc.
    2. mf(/आ)neuter gender next, intimate fg-veda
    3. mf(/आ)neuter gender last, youngest fg-veda vi, 21, 5, (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' with numerals) less by RPra1t.
    4. neuter gender (scilicet दिन) or (आनि) plural the difference (expressed in days of twenty-four hours) existing between the lunar months and the corresponding solar ones VarBr2S. etc.
    Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. अवमavama[ava-má] spv. lowest; next; last; youngest; -mantavya, fp. to be despised; -mantri, m. scorner (of, ac.)…

    [ava-má] superlative lowest; next; last; youngest; -mantavya, future participle passive to be despised; -mantri, masculine scorner (of, accusative); -manya-ka, adjective despising, disdaining; -mard-a, masculine distress; noun of an owl, -ana, adjective crushing, harassing; neuter rubbing; destroying, -in, adjective crushing; -marsa, masculine contact; reflexion; -mân-a, neuter disrespect, contempt; disgrace, -ana, neuter, â, feminine; also equal for contempt; insult, -in, adjective disdaining; undervaluing, -ya, future participle passive to be despised.

    Source: Macdonell

Analysis (Beta) · अवम

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