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    avadhvaṃs

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

    ☞ p. 91, col. 1.
    avadhvaṃs ava-dhvaṃs, Caus. P. -dhvaṃsayati,

    -yitum, to cast down.

    Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 182, col. 3.
    avadhvaṃs 1 A.

    1 To apply oneself to, set about.

    2 To strew over, scatter, spread; cūrṇairavadhvaṃsate Sk.

    — Caus.

    1 To cast down.

    2 To strew over.

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

    ☞ p. 100, col. 2.
    ava-√ dhvaṃs Ā. (perf. -dadhvase) to be scattered or dispersed, RV. x, 113, 7; -dhvaṃsate, to sprinkle, strew with (instr.), Pāṇ. iii, 1, 25; Siddh. : Caus. -dhvaṃsayati id., Pāṇ. iii, 1, 25, Sch.

    Apte Enlarged Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 248.
    avadhvaṃs 1 A. 1 To apply oneself to, set about. -2 To strew over, scatter, spread; dhvāntaṃ tamo'va dadhvase Rv.90.993.7. cūrṇairavadhvaṃsate Sk. -Caus. 1 To cast down. -2 To strew over.