avadhā

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

☞ p. 90, col. 3.

avadhā ava-dhā, cl. 3. A. -dhatte, -dhātum,

to place down, deposit, apply (as the mind &c.);

to be attentive: Pass. -dhīyate, to be placed, applied

or directed (as the mind).

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

☞ p. 181, col. 3.

avadhā 3 A.

1 To place down, deposit; avadhāya śvabhre mṛtpiṃḍaṃ Kāty.; yathā kṣuraḥ kṣuradhāne'vahitaḥ Śat. Br.; tatastāṃsteṣu kuṃḍeṣu garbhānavadadhe tadā Mb.; vāsudevaḥ svamāyayātmanyavadhīyamānaḥ Bhāg.; to fix: pādāgre dṛśamavadhāya niścalāṃgī Mu. 5. 13.

2 To apply (as the mind).

3 To be attentive; ito'vadhattāṃ devarājaḥ Mv. 6.

4 To shut, close, press together.

— Pass. To be placed, applied, or directed (mind); avadhīyatāṃ listen, hear.

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

☞ p. 99, col. 3.

ava-√ dhā P. (aor. 3. pl. -ádhuh, RV.; Imper. 2. sg. -dhehi and perf. 3. pl. -dadhúh, AV.; ind.p. -dhāya; rarely Ā., e.g. perf. -dadhe, MBh. i, 4503) to place down, plunge into (loc.), deposit, RV. i, 158, 5 & ix, 13, 4 &c.; to place or turn aside, ŚBr. : Pass. (Imper. -dhīyatām) to be applied or directed (as the mind), Hit. : Caus. (Pot. -dhāpayet) to cause. to put into (loc.), ĀśvGṛ.

Apte Enlarged Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

☞ vol. 1, p. 246.

avadhā 3 A. 1 To place down, deposit; avadhāya śvabhre mṛtpiṇḍam Kāty.; yathā kṣuraḥ kṣuradhāne'vahitaḥ Śat. Br.; tatastāṃsteṣu kuṇḍeṣu garbhānavadadhe tadā Mb.; vāsudevaḥ svamāyayātmanyavadhīyamānaḥ Bhāg.; to fix; pādāgre dṛśamavadhāya niścalāṅgī Mu.5.13. -2 To apply (as the mind). -3 To be attentive; ito'- vadhattāṃ devarājaḥ Mv.6. -4 To shut, close, press together. -Pass. To be placed, applied, or directed (mind); avadhīyatām listen, hear.

Stchoupak Dictionnaire Sanscrit-Français

☞ p. 87, col. 1.

ava-DHĀ- 1 moy. mettre en bas, mettre dans; diriger son attention sur; pass. s'appliquer , faire attention.