avatṝ

avatṝ ava-tṝ, cl. 1. P. -tarati, -taritum or

-rītum, to descend (especially as a deity in becoming

incarnate); to alight; to betake one's self to; to

make one's appearance; to undertake, overcome:

Caus. -tārayati, -yitum, to make or let one descend,

to bring or fetch down; to pour down, take down,

take off, remove; to bring down towards; to intro-

duce, set a-going, render current; to descend (?).

avatṝ 1 P.

1 To descend, alight, come down; rathādavatatāra ca R. 1. 54, 13. 68; vasan dadarśāvataraṃtamaṃbarāt Śi. 1. 1; yamunātaṭamavatīrṇaḥ Pt. 1; meghapadavīmavatīrṇau svaḥ Ś. 7; kadaitadaṃvatariṣyati cakraṃmastakāt Pt. 5; (fig. also); iti matireva na boṃdhapadavīmavatarati K. 289 fails to see; vāgeva me nābhidheyaviṣayamavatarati trapayā 151 I cannot speak for very shame

2 To flow or run into, discharge contents, join (as a river); sāgaraṃ varjayitvā kutra vā mahānadyavatarati Ś. 3; see avatīrṇa also.

3 To enter, to enter into, to come to; M. 1. 22; Śi. 9. 32; tvadīyaṃ deśamavatīrya M. 5.

4 To begin, commence; avataratu bhavān Dk. 152; tatpreyasīmāhūya saṃgītakamavatarāmi Dhūrt. 1.

5 To present oneself, appear forth, come; prasabhamavatatāra cittajanmā Ki. 10. 17.

6 To descend (as a deity) into the world in the form of a mortal; śāpāvatīrṇa Ks. 2. 21; munikanyā ca sā śāpāttasyāṃ jātāvavātarat 2. 31. Rāj. T. 1. 130; 5. 66; viṣṇurevāvatīrṇosau Mārk. P.

7 To get over, subdue, conquer; avatīrṇosmi yadrogamatidustaraṃ Ks. 21. 194; ava tasya balaṃ tira Rv. 10. 133. 5.

— Caus.

1 To cause to descend, bring or fetch down; mārge kathaṃcidavatārya Mu. 3. 9; rathāt, vṛkṣāt, śūlāgrāt &c.

2 To take down, put or set down; avatāraya salilasamīpaṃ K. 38; mātrāṃ kakṣāṃtarādavatārya Pt. 1; svabhujādavatāritā R. 1. 34; avatāryatāṃ rathaḥ V. 1.

3 To take off, remove, withdraw, put aside; svagātrādavatārya bhūṣaṇāni (pb) Mu. 2, 5; athāṃgarājādavatārya cakṣuḥ R. 6. 30, athorudeśādavatārya pādaṃ Ku. 3. 11, Śi. 9. 36.

4 To bring downwards.

5 To bend down.

6 To introduce, set a-going, make current, begin; tena vidyāvatāritā Rāj. T. 4. 485; tatra tayā satre'vatārite 2. 58.

ava-√ tṝ cl. 1. P. -tarati (perf. -tatāra, 3. pl. -teruḥ; Inf. -taritum [e.g. Hariv. 3511] or -tartum [e.g. MBh. i, 2509; R. vii, 30, 12]; ind.p. -tīrya) to descend into (loc. or acc.), alight from, alight (abl.), VS.; to descend (as a deity) in becoming incarnate, MBh.; to betake one's self to (acc.), arrive at, MBh.; to make one's appearance, arrive, Sarvad.; to be in the right place, to fit, TPrāt.; to undertake: Ved. cl. 6. P. (Imper. 2. sg. -tira; impf. -átirat, 2. sg. -átiras, 2. du. -atiratam; aor. 2. sg. -tārīs) to overcome, overpower, RV.; AV. : Ved. cl. 4. (p. fem. -tī́yatī) to sink, AV. xix, 9, 8 : Caus. -tārayati (ind.p. -tārya) to make or let one descend, bring or fetch down (acc. or loc.) from (abl.), MBh. &c.; to take down, take off, remove, turn away from (abl. Ragh. vi, 30), ib.; ‘to set a-going, render current’, see ava-tārita below; to descend (?), AV. vii, 107, 1.

ava-TṜ- descendre, se laisser aller en bas; s'incarner; arriver; avoir lieu; caus. faire descendre; amener; éloigner, enlever, déposer ; °tīrṇa- franchi; fini; qui a franchi; survenu (sur terre).