avaṣṭaṃbh 5 9 P. 1 To lean or rest upon; dhanuravaṣṭabhya Mv. 5; so daṃḍaṃ; prakṛtiṃ svāmavaṣṭabhya Bg. 9. 8 by the help of; vṛddhāṃ bhāryāmavaṣṭabhya Rām. on account of. 2 To block up; kosalanṛpaterdvāramavaṣṭabhya Ratn. 4. 3 To wrap, envelop, cover with; K. 116; timireṇāvaṣṭabhyamāne jīvaloke 159; occupy; Dk. 159. 4 To support, prop, hold up; clasp, embrace; avaṣṭabhyāsau māṃ Mv. 5. 5; kroḍavibhāgena māmavaṣṭabhya K. 33, 42, 54. 5 To hinder, stop, arrest, hold or keep back; avaṣṭabhyamāna iva jaladharaiḥ K. 303. 6 To be near 7 To be astounded or bewildered.