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    avahāsaḥ

    See also avahāsa.

    Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 192, col. 2.
    avahāsaḥ

    1 Smiling, a smile.

    2 A jest, joke, ridicule, yaccāvahāsārthamasatkṛtosi Bg. 11. 42.

    Apte Enlarged Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 261.
    avahāsaḥ 1 Smiling, a smile. -2 A jest, joke, ridicule, yaccāvahāsārthamasatkṛto'si Bg.11.42. -3 Derision, scoffing; avahāsaṃ tato muktvā rāvaṇo vākyamabravīt Rām.7.18.8.