अवया

{ avayā }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

अव-√ या   ( perf. 3. pl. -ययुः; p. gen. pl. -याता॑म्)

to go or come down, [RV. i, 94, 12 and 168, 4];

( Ved. Inf. अव-यै॑) to go away (opposed to उप-यै॑, ‘to come up’), [RV. viii, 47, 12];

( aor. Subj. -यासत्; Prec. 2. sg. -यासिसीष्ठाः [ cf. [Pāṇ. 3-1, 34] Comm.]; aor. 1. sg. -अयासिषम्)

to avert, appease, [RV. iv, 1, 4; vi, 66, 5]; [VS. iii, 48.]

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अव √ या

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

अवया [avayā]   2 [U.]
   To go down, to give way; अवयातां मरुतां हेळो अद्भुतः [Rv.1.94.12.]
   To desist from, turn off or away.
   To know, understand; अथवा न धर्ममसु- बोधसमयमवयात बालिशाः [Śi.15.19;] न जनोऽयमित्यवयये स तापसैः [Ki.12.15.]
   To avert, prevent, remove.
अवया [avayā] यात [yāta]   यात a. Ved. Giving way, desisting, ceasing; ˚हेळः Ved. one whose anger is appeased; भवा मरुद्भिरव- यातहेळाः [Rv.1.171.6.]