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    avastāraḥ

    See also avastāra.

    Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 191, col. 3.
    avastāraḥ [ava-stṝ karmaṇi ghañ P. III. 3. 120]

    1 A curtain.

    2 A covering; a screen or wall of cloth around a tent.

    3 A mat.

    Apte Enlarged Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 260.
    avastāraḥ [ava-stṝ karmaṇi ghañ P.III.3.120] 1 A curtain. -2 A covering; a screen or wall of cloth around a tent, hence concealing or fabricating. cf. Kau. A.2.8. -3 A mat.

    Śabdakalpadruma

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 129.
    avastāraḥ , puṃ, (ava + stṝ + ghañ .) yavanikādiḥ .
    kānāt ityādi bhāṣā .. avastīryyate'neneti stṝña
    ācchādane ghañ ..