avaghātaḥ

avaghātaḥ [ava han-ghañ]

1 Striking.

2 Hurting, killing.

3 A violent or sharp blow, stroke or blow in general; karṇāvaghātanipuṇena ca tāḍyamānā dūrīkṛtāḥ karivareṇa (bhṛṃgāḥ) Nītipr. 2; adhare dattadaṃtāvaghāte S. D.

4 Threshing corn by bruising it with a wooden pestle in a mortar.

5 Unnatural or accidental death.

avaghātaḥ [ava han-ghañ] 1 Striking. -2 Hurting, killing. -3 A violent or sharp blow, stroke or blow in general; karṇāvaghātanipuṇena ca tāḍyamānā dūrīkṛtāḥ karivareṇa (bhṛṅgāḥ) Nītipr.2; adhare dattadantāvaghāte S. D. -4 Threshing corn by bruising it with a wooden pestle in a mortar. -5 Unnatural or accidental death.

avaghātaḥ , puṃ, (ava + han + ghañ .) āghāta-
viśeṣaḥ . taṇḍulādikaṇḍanaṃ . iti hemacandraḥ ..
kām̐ḍāna yasya prasiddhiḥ . yathā . caruvidhau vidyā-
karavājapeyī . śāstrāvadhāraṇavelāyāṃ hi yatra
prayojanābhāvādiniścayastatraiva tadupādānādilopaḥ
śāstrārthaḥ . yathā kṛṣṇale'vaghātādilopaḥ . yatra
tadanuṣṭhānavelāyāmeva puruṣadoṣeṇa prayojanābhāvo
jñāyate tadā prāk tanniścayācchāstraprāpitaḥ padārtho
niyamāpūrvvamātrārthamanuṣṭheyameva . ataeva prakṛtā-
vapi ālasyādinā vrīhyādisthāne taṇḍulādiṣu
gṛhīteṣvāghātādi samācaranti yājñikāḥ .
“ghāte nyūne tathā chinne sānnāyye māntrike tathā .
yajñe mantrāḥ prayoktavyā mantrā yajñārthasādhakāḥ” ..
sānnāyye haviṣi māntrike mantrasādhye avaghātādau
tatkāle mantrapāṭhābhāve'pi mantrāḥ prayoktavyāḥ .
iti śuddhitattvaṃ .. (apamṛtyuḥ) ..