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    Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 175, col. 2.
    apavaktṛ Tatpur. m. (-ktā) One who repels or defeats (as

    enemies; ved. Sāyaṇa: apavaktā = apavaditā or nirākartā;

    Mahīdh. = tiraskartā). E. vac with apa, kṛt aff. tṛc.

    Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1st ed.)

    p. 52, col. 2.
    apavaktṛ apa-vaktṛ, tā, m., Ved. speaking

    away, i. e. warning off, averting.

    Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 111, col. 2.
    apavaktṛ m. Ved. Speaking away, warning off, averting, preventing.

    Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 20, col. 2.
    apavaktṛ apa-vaktṛ, m. averter; -varaka, n.
    sleeping apartment; -varga, m. completion,
    end; final beatitude; -vartana, n. removal;
    -vāda, m. refutation; annulment, exception;
    blame; unjust imputation; command; decoy
    cry; -vādin, a. blaming (-°); -vāritam,
    -vāritakena, ad., -vārya, gd. secretly, in a
    stage whisper (drama); -vāhá, m. removal;
    -vāhana, n. id.; decrease.

    Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (2nd ed.)

    p. 52, col. 1.
    apa-vaktṛ́ m. ‘speaking away’, warning off, averting, RV. i, 24, 8; AV. v, 15, 1.

    Apte Enlarged Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    vol. 1, p. 147.
    apavaktṛ m. Ved. Speaking away, warning off, averting, preventing. apade pādā pratidhātave'karutāpavaktā hṛdayā- vidhaścit Rv.1.24.3.

    Grassmann Wörterbuch zum Rig Veda

    p. 73.
    apa-vaktṛ́, m., Untersager, Abwehrer, mit G. [von vac mit ápa, vgl. vaktṛ́].

    ā́ hṛdayāvídhas {24,8} (váruṇas).