avasādaḥ1 Sinking, fainting, sitting down; Ki. 18. 47; anavasādaḥ safety, protection; failure, as of the voice. 2 Ruin, loss, destruction, decline; paryāyajayāvasādā Ki. 17. 18; vipadeti tāvadavasādakarī Ki. 18. 23, 6. 41, 3. 38; Mv. 2. 3 End, termination. 4 Want of energy, exhaustion, languor, fatigue; kimivāvasādakaramātmavatāṃ Ki. 6. 19. 5 (In law) Badness of a cause, defeat, losing (a cause); alaṃ svapakṣāvasādaśaṃkayā M. 1.