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853 *avaśūyatē ʻ subsides (of a swelling) ʼ. [For this use of ava in compd. cf. avasavya -- ʻ not left ʼ: √śvi]
M. vasuj̄ṇẽ ʻ (a swelling) to subside ʼ.

854 *avaścandati ʻ jumps down ʼ. [< IE. *skend -- , see *ścandati: cf. avaskandati ʻ jumps down ʼ BhP.: √skand]
Kal. učhúndim ʻ I dismount, descend ʼ; -- semant. Pk. occhaṁdia -- ʻ carried off, hurt ʼ, occhanna -- ʻ attacked, seized ʼ is difficult, but perh. < ʻ jumped upon ʼ.

avaśyā 855 avaśyā f. ʻ hoar -- frost, dew ʼ lex., avaśyāya -- m. MBh. [√śyai]
Pa. ussāva -- m., Pk. avasāya -- , ōsāa -- m., ossā -- , us°, ōsā<-> f., ussa -- , ōsa -- m.; Gy. eur. ʻ dew ʼ; Kt. yūċ ʻ ice ʼ, Pr. ṳ̄zu, yṳ̄°; Wg. yū˘z ʻ cold, frost ʼ (→ Kho. yoz ʻ ice ʼ → Wkh. y*lz; but ac. to IIFL ii 555 forms with -- z may orig. be loans from Ir. < IE. i̯eg -- in Pokorny IEW 503); Paš. ūš ʻ cold ʼ; Gaw. hō̃š, wošliṅ, wõš° ʻ ice ʼ; Kal. ʻ ice, cold ʼ; Bshk. Tor. ōš ʻ ice ʼ, Savi hō̃šliṅ; P. os f. ʻ dew ʼ, WPah. jaun. , Ku. os, wos, wõs, wõsī, gng. ōś, N. os; B. os ʻ dew, frost, cold ʼ; OAw. osa, lakh. os ʻ dew ʼ, H. os f., G. os m.
*avaśyāpana -- ʻ cooling ʼ: see *avaśīyatē2.

855aavaśrayaṇa -- n. ʻ taking (anything) off the fire ʼ Sāh. [√śri]
Pk. olhavaï, ulh° ʻ makes cold, extinguishes ʼ, pass. olhāi, ulh°; G. (h)olavvũ ʻ to extinguish, compose (a quarrel), blot out ʼ: -- < *avaślā̆payati??
†*avaślā̆payati see †avaśrayaṇa -- .

856 *avaśrayati ʻ leans from ʼ. [Cf. avaśrayaṇa -- n. ʻ act of taking off the fire ʼ lex.: √śri]
Pk. avassiya -- ʻ hanging from, resting on ʼ; Wg. uṣō<-> ʻ to fall ʼ; Paš. uṣ -- ʻ to fall down, collapse ʼ (IIFL iii 3, 20 < avaś&rcirclemacr; -- ); Kal. uṣím tr. ʻ I hang ʼ (or poss. < úpaśrayati: for śr > see śŕ̊ṅga -- , śīrṣá -- , > str see áśru -- , śrṓṇi -- ); <-> Kho. (Lor.) ušik ʻ to become dissolved, to melt ʼ if š represents ; if not, then < avaśīyatē1.

857 *avaślakṣṇayati ʻ smooths out ʼ. [Cf. ślakṣṇayati ʻ smooths, softens ʼ KātyŚr.: ślakṣṇá -- ]
Pa. ōsaṇhēti ʻ smooths out, combs out ʼ; H. osannā ʻ to knead dough ʼ.
avasá -- see apūpá -- .

avasara 858 avasara m. ʻ occasion, favourable opportunity ʼ Pañcat. [√sr̥]
Pk. ōsara -- , avas° m. ʻ time, opportunity ʼ; Bhoj. osari ʻ turn ʼ, Aw. lakh. osarī; H. osrā m., °rī f. ʻ time, season, turn ʼ.
ávasarpati see utsarpati.

859 *avasalati ʻ jumps down ʼ. [√sal]
Wg. ūsal -- ʻ to fall ʼ.

avasāˊna 860 avasāˊna n. ʻ stopping -- place ʼ RV., ʻ end ʼ Mn. [√]
Pa. avasāna -- , ōs° n. ʻ end ʼ, Pk. avasāṇa -- , ōs° n.; G. ɔsāṇ n. ʻ courage at a critical time ʼ; -- Si. vasana ʻ end ʼ Geiger ES 80, but ← Pa.
Addenda: avasāˊna -- [Cf. Ir. awa -- haya -- in Yazgh. away -- ʻ to put, take off (clothes) ʼ EVSh 17]: P. usāṇ m. ʻ courage ʼ, H. ausaṇ m.

avasāra 861 *avasāra ʻ moving aside ʼ. [Cf. avasārayati: √sr̥]
Pk. ōsāra -- m. ʻ going away ʼ; B. osār ʻ width, wide ʼ, Or. osār, usār, H. osār m. and adj.; M. osār, vasār, usār m. ʻ space left vacant, room for passing ʼ, osārā m. ʻ intermission of work ʼ.

862 avasārayati ʻ moves aside ʼ Kauś., cf. apasārayati from which the Pk. N. H. forms may equally stem. [√sr̥]
Pa. ōsārēti ʻ stows away ʼ, Pk. ōsārēi ʻ removes ʼ, avasāria<-> ʻ removed to a distance ʼ, N. osārnu ʻ to remove ʼ, H. usārnā ʻ to remove, finish ʼ (or < útsarati).
Addenda: avasārayati: Md. ohoranī ʻ to pour, drop ʼ.
*avasthānāntara -- see avasthāntara -- Add2.

avasupta 863 *avasupta ʻ asleep ʼ. [Cf. Pk. ōsōvaṇī -- f. ʻ hypnotic power ʼ: √svap]
Pr. ostom -- ʻ to fall asleep ʼ Morgenstierne NTS xv 287 without being able to account for -- m -- . Rather < *avastumbhatē.
avaskara -- ʻ faeces ʼ see apaskara -- .

864 avaskirati ʻ scrapes ʼ Śiś. [Cf. avakirati ʻ spreads ʼ ĀśvGr̥., Pa. ōkirati ʻ casts out ʼ: √k&rcirclemacr;]
M. okharṇẽ ʻ to smooth a field after ploughing ʼ.

avastara 865 *avastara ʻ strewing, covering ʼ. [√str̥]
Pa. ottharaka -- n. ʻ a kind of strainer ʼ; N. othro ʻ nest ʼ.
avastaraṇa -- see *avastarati.

866 *avastarati, ávastr̥ṇāti ʻ strews ʼ VS., ʻ covers ʼ MBh. 2. avastaraṇa -- n. ʻ strewing ʼ KātyŚr., ʻ bed -- cover ʼ Āp. [√str̥]
1. Pa. ottharati ʻ covers ʼ; Pk. ottharaï, ut° ʻ covers, overcomes ʼ, (X chad -- : occharaï ʻ covers ʼ); K. wŏtharun ʻ to wipe ʼ; N. othranu ʻ to hatch (eggs) ʼ; Mth. otharab ʻ to spread (esp. kuśa grass) ʼ; -- G. ɔtharvũ ʻ to be possessed by anger ʼ?
2. Pa. ottharaṇa -- n. ʻ spreading over ʼ; Pk. ottharaṇa<-> n. ʻ coverlet ʼ; K. wǒtharunu m. ʻ towel ʼ.

avastārá 867 avastārá m. ʻ *spreading, *covering ʼ (ʻ bed ʼ Pāṇ.) [√str̥]
Bshk. othāˊr ʻ leather shoes ʼ Morgenstierne AO xviii 226; A. othār ʻ a kind of drag net ʼ.
*gōvastāra -- .

868 *avastumbhatē ʻ becomes still ʼ. [√stubh2]
Pr. ostom -- ʻ to fall asleep ʼ, absol. ostomīˊ (Morgenstierne NTS xv 287 suggests *avasupta -- ).

avastr̥ti 869 *avastr̥ti ʻ spreading ʼ. [Cf. stŕ̊ti -- f. TS. and *avastr̥ta -- in Pa. otthaṭa -- ʻ spread over ʼ, Pk. otthaa -- ʻ scattered ʼ: √str̥]
S. othaṛi, °ṛa f. ʻ any epidemic or contagious disease, pestilence ʼ.

avastēpa 870 *avastēpa ʻ dripping down ʼ. [√stip]
G. uthevɔ m. ʻ leak in a roof ʼ; M. othivḷā, othiḷā, othḷā m. ʻ drippings from a tree after a shower ʼ.

avasthá 871 avasthá ʻ *standing, *firm ʼ (m. ʻ penis ʼ AV.). [Cf. avasthita -- ʻ firm ʼ R.: √sthā]
G. ɔṭhũ n. ʻ prop ʼ.

avasthā 872 avasthā f. ʻ stability, state, condition ʼ R. [Cf. ava- sthāˊvan -- ʻ possessed of stability ʼ TS.: √sthā]
Pk. avatthā -- f. ʻ condition ʼ; Si. vaṭa ʻ order, arrangement ʼ.
avasthāntara -- .

avasthāna 873 avasthāna n. ʻ situation ʼ Hit. [√sthā]
Pa. avaṭṭhāna -- n. ʻ position, standing-place ʼ; Pk. avatthāṇa -- , avaṭṭh° n. ʻ condition ʼ; Si. vaṭana ʻ standingplace, arrangement ʼ; -- M. vaṭhāṇ n. ʻ chamber ʼ Bloch LM 401 rather < upasthāˊna -- ; -- S. othāṇaṇu ʻ to drive out cattle to grass early in the morning ʼ < ʻ *to collect in a standing-place ʼ?

avasthāntara 874 avasthāntara n. ʻ changed state ʼ Kālid. [avasthā -- , ántara -- 2]
Pk. avatthaṁtara -- n. ʻ bad plight ʼ, MB. athāntara, B. āthāntar Chatterji ODBL 504 or perh. < *avasthānāntara -- .
*avasthānāntara -- see avasthāntara -- .
Addenda: avasthāntara -- : A. āthāntar ʻ a bad turn ʼ AFD 206 or < *avasthānāntara -- or *āsth(ān)āntara -- .

875 avasthāpayati ʻ sets out ʼ ĀśvGr̥. 2. avasthīyatē ʻ is fixed ʼ Kālid. [√sthā]
1. N. othāunu ʻ to let rice cool after cooking ʼ; G. oṭhavvũ ʻ to substitute a wrong thing ʼ.
2. N. othinu ʻ to become cold (of cooked food, &c.) ʼ.
avasthīyatē see avasthāpayati.
avasnāta -- see *avasnāyati.
*avasnāna -- see *avasnāyati.

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