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    See also avaśeṣa.


    Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 189, col. 1.
    avaśeṣaḥ Remnant, rest, leavings, remainder; rakṣasāmavaśeṣeṇa, ahnaḥ, puṇyānāṃ Rām.; vṛttāṃta° M. 5 the rest of the story; in this sense usually in (pb) comp.; ardha° having only one half left; kathā° or nāma° one who survives only in narration or name, having only the tale or name left behind; used figuratively for dead; see the words s. v.; bhasma° remaining only in ashes, reduced to ashes; Ś. 3. 3; bhasmāvaśeṣaṃ madanaṃ cakāra reduced to ashes Ku. 3. 72, Śi. 10. 16; sāvaśeṣamiva bhaṭṭinyā vacanaṃ M. 4 unfinished; sāvaśeṣo viṣavegaḥ ibid. still remaining; śīrṣāvaśeṣīkṛtaḥ Bh. 2. 34; Ratn. 2. 2; R. 2. 69; śṛṇu me sāvaśeṣaṃ vacaḥ Ś. 2 hear me out, let me finish my speech; alpāvaśeṣāyuḥ K. 46 having a short span of life; see niravaśeṣa also.

    Apte Enlarged Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 257.
    avaśeṣaḥ 1 Remnant, rest, leavings, remainder; rakṣasāmavaśeṣeṇa, ahnaḥ, puṇyānām, balaṃ tadavaśeṣaṃ tu nāśayāmāsa vānaraḥ Rām.5.46.38; vṛttānta˚ M.5 the rest of the story; in this sense usually in comp.; ardham having only one half left; kathā˚ or nāma˚ one who survives only in narration or name, having only the tale or name left behind; used figuratively for dead; see the words s. v., bhasma˚ remaining only in ashes, reduced to ashes; bhasmāvaśeṣaḥ kathamevamuṣṇaḥ Ś.3.3; bhasmāvaśeṣaṃ madanaṃ cakāra reduced to ashes Ku.3.72, Śi.10.16; sāvaśeṣamiva bhaṭṭinyā vacanam M.4 unfinished; sāvaśeṣo viṣavegaḥ ibid. still remaining; śīrṣāvaśeṣīkṛtaḥ Bh.2.34; Ratn.2.2; R.2.69; śṛṇu me sāvaśeṣaṃ vacaḥ Ś.2 hear me out, let me finish my speech; alpāvaśeṣāyuḥ K.46 having a short span of life; see niravaśeṣa also.