See also abhyamanavant.
(on the word amavān of Ṛgv. 4. 4. 1.: kṛṇuṣva pājaḥ prasitiṃ
na pṛthvīṃ yāhi rājevāmavāṃm̐ibhena): yāhi rājevāmātyavāna-
bhyamanavānsvavānvā &c. ‘come like a king’, amavān i. e.
‘with ministers’ (viz. to obtain victory) or ‘with diseases’
(to terrify thy enemies) or ‘with riches’ (viz. with a well
supported army, and therefore to obtain victory); Durga
on Yāska: yāhi rājeva yathā rājā yāyādamātyavānāvi-
yukto (?) vijayāya tathā tvaṃ yāhi . athavā yathābhyamanavān .
rogabhūtaḥ parebhyo bhayadātā yāyāttathā yāhi . athavā yathā
svavān . vittavān . subhṛtasainyo yāyādvijayāya tathā yāhi
(comp. also Sāy. on the same verse). E. abhyamana, taddh.
aff. matup.