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    See also avasāda.


    Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 190, col. 2.
    avasādaḥ

    1 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.

    Apte Enlarged Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 258.
    avasādaḥ 1 Sinking, fainting, sitting down Ki.18. 47; anavasādaḥ safety, protection; failure, as of the voice. -2 Ruin, loss, destruction, decline; dhairyāvasādena kṛtaprasādā vanyadvipeneva nidāghasindhuḥ Ki.3.38; paryāyajayāvasādā Ki.17.18; vipadeti tāvadavasādakarī Ki.18.23,6.41; Mv.2. -3 End, termination. -4 Want of energy, exhaustion, languor, fatigue, pain; bandhanāccāvasādānme śreyaḥ prāyopaveśanam Rām.4.55.11. kimivāvasādakaramātmavatām Ki.6.19. -5 (In law) Badness of a cause, defeat, losing (a cause); alaṃ svapakṣāvasādaśaṅkayā M.1.

    Śabdakalpadruma

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 129.
    avasādaḥ , puṃ, (ava + sad + ghañ .) avasannatā .
    tatparyyāyaḥ . viṣādaḥ 2 sādaḥ 3 viṣaṇṇatā 4 .
    iti hemacandraḥ .. (śeṣaḥ . kṣayaḥ . yathā, —
    “dhairyyāvasādena hṛtaprasādā
    vanyadvipeneva nidāghasindhuḥ” .
    iti kirātārjjunīye .)