अवशेषavaśeṣa1 Remnant, rest, leavings, remainder; रक्षसामवशेषेण, अह्नः, पुण्यानाम्, बलं तदवशेषं तु नाशयामास वानरः…
1 Remnant, rest, leavings, remainder; रक्षसामवशेषेण, अह्नः, पुण्यानाम्, बलं तदवशेषं तु नाशयामास वानरः Rām.5.46.38; वृत्तान्तdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied M.5 the rest of the story; in this sense usually in comp.; अर्धम् having only one half left; कथाdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied or नामdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied one who survives only in narration or name, having only the tale or name left behind; used figuratively for dead; see the words sub voic, see under tbe word, भस्मdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied remaining only in ashes, reduced to ashes; भस्मावशेषः कथमेवमुष्णः Ś.3.3; भस्मावशेषं मदनं चकार reduced to ashes Ku.3.72, Śi.1.16; सावशेषमिव भट्टिन्या वचनम् M.4 unfinished; सावशेषो विषवेगः Tbe same. still remaining; शीर्षावशेषीकृतः Bh.2.34; Ratn.2.2; R.2.69; शृणु मे सावशेषं वचः Ś.2 hear me out, let me finish my speech; अल्पावशेषायुः K.46 having a short span of life; see निरवशेष also.
