avatāraṇaṃ

See also avatāraṇa, avatāraṇam.

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

☞ p. 181, col. 1.

avatāraṇaṃ

1 Causing to descend.

2 Translation.

3 Possession by an evil spirit.

4 Worship, adoration.

5 The ends or border of a garment.

6 Preface or introduction (to a work).

Śabdakalpadruma

☞ vol. 1, p. 124.

avatāraṇaṃ , klī, (ava + tṝ + ṇic + lyuṭ .) bhūtādi-
grahaḥ . vastrāñcalaṃ . arccanaṃ . iti viśvamedinyau ..
(granthaprastāvanā . ūrddhvādadha ānayanaṃ . yathā, —
“kriyatāṃ yadi śaknoṣi gaṅgāyā avatāraṇaṃ” .
iti rāmāyaṇe .)