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    See also avasthaḥ.


    Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1st ed.)

    ☞ p. 94, col. 3.
    Ava-stha, as, m. membrum virile, see upa-stha;

    (ā), f. appearance (in a court of justice); stability,

    consistence; state, condition, situation, circumstance

    of age or position; degree, proportion; the female

    organ of generation. —Avasthā-catuṣṭaya, am, n.

    the four periods or states of human life, viz. child-

    hood, youth, manhood, and old age. —Avasthā-

    traya, am, n. the three states, or waking, dreaming,

    and sound sleep. —Avasthā-dvaya, am, n. the two

    states of life, viz. happiness and misery.

    Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 47.
    avasthá m. membrum virile. f. ā́ (often adj. —°) state, condition, situation, circumstance, appearance in court; vulva.

    Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 30, col. 3.
    avastha ava-sthá, m. penis.

    Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (2nd ed.)

    ☞ p. 106, col. 1.
    ava-sthá m. membrum virile, AV. vii, 90, 3 (cf. upá-stha)

    Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 494.
    avasthá (von sthā mit ava)

    1) m. das männliche Glied AV. 7, 90, 3. Vgl. 2, d und upastha .

    — 2) f. °sthā .

    a) das Auftreten, Erscheinen (vor Gericht): kṛtāvastho dhanaiṣiṇā vom Gläubiger vor Gericht gebracht M. 8, 60.

    — b) festes Aufstehen, Bestand; s. anavastha .

    — c) Zustand, Lage, Stellung, Verhältniss, Fall, Grad, Stufe AK. 1, 1, 4, 7. H. 1377. tasmātsarvāsvavasthāsu mānyāḥ pūjyāśca pārthivāḥ R. 3, 44, 13. 1, 17, 27. 4, 21, 8. ŚĀK. 80, 7. KUMĀRAS. 2, 6. MEGH. 107. avasthākālasadṛśa R. 5, 70, 13. avasthocita KATHĀS. 26, 25. imāmavasthāṃ nītāsi R. 3, 25, 2. 16. PAÑCAT. 173, 3. avasthāṃ gam 214, 20. SĀV. 5, 89. avasthāṃ yā MEGH. 18. īdṛśīmavasthāṃ prapanno 'smi ŚĀK. 60, 12. rākṣasasāṃnidhyajāmavasthāṃ kampajvarādibhiranubhavati PAÑCAT. 258, 7. sa kapīndreṇa tulyāvasthaḥ svasuḥ kṛtaḥ RAGH. 12, 80. BHARTṚ. 2, 37. tadavasthā adj. N. 17, 30. sarvāvastha SĀV. 4, 32. svāmino mahatyavasthā vartate PAÑCAT. 70, 11. mahatī te vyasanāvasthā vartate 107, 6. antyāvastho 'pi mahānsvāmiguṇānna jahāti IV, 76. avasthāṃ paścimāṃ paśya pituḥ putra sudāruṇām R. 4, 22, 26. 6, 7, 45. 8, 8. 9. mama tvaddarśanānmanobhavena paścimāvasthā kṛtā PAÑCAT. 128, 6. ityādyavasthā mama saṃjātā PRAB. 113, 3. prathamakāmāvasthā Sch. zu ŚĀK. 22. vāṣpo nāmāśruṇaḥ pūrvāvasthā Sch. zu 81. kāmayamānāvastho rājā ŚĀK. 32, 1. sphuliṅgāvasthayā vahniredhāpekṣa iva sthitaḥ 174. 131. kāyāva° DHŪRTAS. 83, 16. dravāva° Zustand des Flüssigseins P. 6, 1, 24, Sch. madāvastha iva dvipendraḥ RAGH. 2, 7. MEGH. 30. Altersstufe P. 5, 4, 146. 6, 2, 115. AK. 3, 4, 218. bālāvastha VIKR. 156. avasthācatuṣṭaya VAIDY. im ŚKDR. Vgl. samavasthā .

    — d) die weibliche Scham: àbhyâvàsthāḥ pra jā̂yantè pra vàvrervàvriścîketa ṚV. 5, 19, 1. Vgl. avastha .

    Böhtlingk Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 126, col. 3.
    avasthá

    — 1) m. penis.

    — 2) f. ā́

    — a) das Erscheinen vor Gericht.

    — b) Bestand.

    — c) Lage , Lebenslage , Zustand , Verhältniss.

    — d) Grad , Stufe , Altersstufe.

    — e) in der Dramatik ein einzelner Erfolg , der alle übrigen nach sich zieht.

    — f) vulva.

    Cappeller Sanskrit Wörterbuch

    ☞ p. 32, col. 1.
    avasthá m. penis; f. ā́ das Erscheinen vor Gericht, die Lage, der Zustand (oft adj.—°).