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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1st ed.)
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p. 92, col. 2 .
avayaj ava-yaj, cl. 1. A.
-yajate, -yaṣṭum,
to expiate; not to worship, to abandon.
Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
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p. 185, col. 2 .
avayaj 1
A.
1 To expiate (sin), (
pb ) drive away, expel, disperse (enemies &c.) by performing sacrifices.
2 Not to worship; to abandon.
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (2nd ed.)
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p. 102, col. 1 .
1. ava-√ yaj P. Ā. -yájati (
Imper. 2.
sg. P. -yaja and
Ā. -yakṣva ;
Pot. -yajeta )
Ved. to offer a sacrifice for satisfying the claims of, to get rid of or remove by means of a sacrifice,
RV. &c.
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p. 102, col. 1 .
2. ava-yáj Nom. -yā́ḥ (
cf. Pāṇ. iii, 2, 72 and viii, 2, 67) f. share of the sacrificial oblation,
RV. i, 173, 12;
AV. ii, 35, 1.
Apte Enlarged Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
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vol. 1,
p. 252 .
avayaj 1 A. 1 To expiate (sin), drive away, expel, disperse (enemies &c.) by performing sacrifices. -2 Not to worship; to abandon.