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876 *avasnāyati ʻ bathes ʼ, cf. avasnāpayati ʻ washes ʼ Kauś. 2. avasnāta -- ʻ bathed in ʼ MBh. 3. *avasnāna -- ʻ bathing ʼ. [√snā]
1. Kho. usnéik ʻ to swim ʼ Morgenstierne Belvalkar Vol 86 (rather than < útsnāti ʻ emerges from water ʼ which would have > uṣ -- ).
2. S. ūnho ʻ deep ʼ: doubtful but cf. next.
3. Pk. avaṇhāṇa -- n. ʻ washing ʼ; Kho. usnānu ʻ deep water where it is necessary to swim ʼ; S. ūnhāṛu m. (< *ūnhāṇu with dissimilation of n -- ?), ūnhāṇī f. ʻ depth ʼ.

877 avasphurati ʻ casts away ʼ Nir. [√sphur]
Si. vapuranavā ʻ to sow seed ʼ; -- doubtful.
ávasphūrjati see *utsphūrjati.

avasravaṇa 878 *avasravaṇa ʻ flowing down ʼ. [Cf. avasrāvayati ʻ makes flow down ʼ KātyŚr.: √sru]
Pa. ossavana -- n. ʻ outflow, running water ʼ; M. vasaṇ n. ʻ alluvium ʼ.

878a †*avasravati ʻ flows down ʼ. [√sru]
Pa. ossavana -- n. ʻ outflow ʼ; Md. ohenī intr. ʻ overflows, pours out ʼ.

878bavasrāvayati ʻ makes flow down ʼ KātyŚr. (cf. Pa. ossavana -- n. ʻ outflow ʼ < *avasravaṇa -- ). [√sru]
S.kcch. osāyṇū ʻ to drain water from cooked rice ʼ, G. osā̆vvũ; Md. ossanī ʻ pours out ʼ whence ossenī ʻ (sun) sets ʼ?

avasruta 879 avasruta ʻ dropped down ʼ āśvGr̥. [√sru]
WPah. bhal. osyi gei ʻ miscarried (of a cow) ʼ.

880 ávasvanati ʻ flies down with noise ʼ RV., avaṣvaṇati ʻ smacks the lips ʼ Pāṇ [√svan]
M. vasaṇṇẽ, vasṇāvṇẽ, °ṇavṇẽ ʻ to talk in sleep or delirium, to rave ʼ.

881 avaharatē ʻ brings down ʼ KātyŚr. [√hr̥]
Pa. ōharati ʻ takes down ʼ: for poss. later forms see ávabharatē.

avahāra 882 avahāra m. ʻ *putting aside ʼ (ʻ truce ʼ MBh.). [√hr̥]
Pa. avahāra -- , ōh° m. ʻ acquisition ʼ; Pk. ōhāra -- m. ʻ share ʼ; NiDoc. goṭha -- ohara ʻ produce of a farm (?) ʼ; N. ohar -- dohar ʻ trade ʼ.

882aavākká -- ʻ speechless ʼ ŚBr. [avāˊc -- id. ŚBr.: replaced by †nirvākya -- id. R. -- vāc -- ]
B. abāk ʻ speechless, dumbfounded ʼ (direct der. doubtful but scarcely ← Sk. nom.sg. avāˊk).

avācya 883 avācya ʻ not to be uttered or spoken about ʼ Mn. [vācyá -- ]
Si. vas ʻ vice, depravity ʼ or perh. < vācyá -- .

884 avāpayati, avāpnōti ʻ reaches ʼ Mn. 2. avāpta -- ʻ one who has reached ʼ KaṭhUp. [√āp]
1. Sh. văyóĭki̯, 1st sg. pres. vām, ʻ to come ʼ (or < úpayāti).
2. Sh. vătŭ ʻ he came ʼ, Tor. wat; K. wātun ʻ to arrive ʼ, pog. wāt ʻ he came ʼ.
avāpta -- see avāpayati.

avārá 885 avārá m.n. ʻ the near side ʼ VS.
Phonet. modern words for ʻ the near bank ʼ may all derive from avārá -- or apāra -- . But since apāra -- alone occurs in Pali, it is the more probable source. See apārá -- .

avālu 886 *avālu ʻ mucus membrane of mouth (?) ʼ.
Pk. avāluā -- f. ʻ part adjoining the lips ʼ; G. avāḷu n. ʻ gums of the teeth ʼ.

ávi 887 ávi m.f. ʻ sheep ʼ RV., aviká -- m. Pāṇ., avikāˊ -- f. RV., avíkā -- f. AV., avilā -- f. lex.
Pa. avi -- m. ʻ ram ʼ (but avilōma -- ʻ goat's hair ʼ); Pk. avi -- , avia -- , avila -- m. ʻ sheep, goat ʼ, avilā -- f. ʻ ewe ʼ; Tor. öi f. ʻ ewe ʼ (more prob. with AO viii 299 < ēḍī -- , see ēḍa -- ), Sh. bro. ēi; Si. aviyā ʻ goat ʼ (Geiger EGS 13, but prob. ← Pa.)
Sh. ai f. ʻ she -- goat ʼ, S. more prob. < ajikā -- (see ajá -- ). But there is both phonetic and semantic confusion between ávi -- and ajá -- and their cmpds.
avikaṭá -- , *avipaṣṭha -- , avipālá -- , *avimaya -- , *avivāṭa -- .

avikaṭá 888 avikaṭá m. ʻ flock of sheep ʼ Pāṇ. [ext. with -- ṭa -- of aviká -- : ávi -- .]
H. ewaṛ m. ʻ flock of sheep or goats ʼ; -- S. ajaṛu m. ʻ flock of goats ʼ (< * ayyaṛu?); L. eiyuṛ m. ʻ flock of sheep or goats ʼ, P. ayyaṛ m. The S. L. P. forms may equally < *ajakaṭa -- q.v.

avighna 889 avighna ʻ uninterrupted ʼ R. [vighna -- ]
M. avghā adj. ʻ the whole, all ʼ.

avidhavāˊ 890 avidhavāˊ f. ʻ not a widow ʼ RV. [vidhávā -- ]
Pk. avihavā -- f. ʻ a woman with a living husband ʼ; MB. āiha, B. āio, eo, Or. ahia; Mth. (SETirhut) aihab, OG. ahavi f., M. ahyav, ahev, ahyo, ayo f.

avidhavātva 891 *avidhavātva n. ʻ the state of a woman whose husband is living ʼ. 2. *avidhavātvana -- . [avidhavāˊ -- ]
1. B. āiot, OAw. ahivāta, lakh. auhāt, H. ahiwāt, ahī° f. -- Deriv. Ku. awaitī ʻ a woman whose husband is living ʼ, Or. uhāti, Bi. ahiwātī, ehw°, H. ahiwātī f.
2. G. ehevātraṇ, evātaṇ, hevātan, evā° n.

avipaṣṭha 892 *avipaṣṭha ʻ lamb ʼ. [ávi -- , *paṣṭha -- ]
S. aiṭha f. ʻ she-goat 10 or 12 months old ʼ. -- Or < *ajapaṣṭha -- .

avipālá 893 avipālá m. ʻ shepherd ʼ VS. [ávi -- , pālá -- ]
Bshk. opār ʻ shepherd ʼ (AO xviii 224, but why is -- p<-> retained?), Gaw. wāl, Kal. wal -- moč (see s.v. ajapālá -- ); L. eiyāl m. ʻ shepherd, goatherd ʼ; P. ayāl f. (?) ʻ flock of sheep or goats ʼ, ayālī, yālī m. ʻ shepherd, goatherd ʼ; Marw. evāḷiyo m. ʻ shepherd ʼ. -- The forms of Gaw. Kal. L. P. Marw. may equally be < ajapālá -- .

avibhīta 894 *avibhīta ʻ fearless ʼ. [Cf. vibhīta -- ʻ afraid ʼ MārkP., Pk. vīhiya -- ʻ frightened ʼ < *vihīya -- ; vibibhēti ʻ fears ʼ MBh.: √bhī]
H. poet. awīh ʻ fearless ʼ rather than < abhīta -- .

avimaya 895 *avimaya ʻ consisting of sheep ʼ. [ávi -- , maya -- : cf. gōmáya -- ʻ consisting of cattle ʼ RV.]
Kt. ʻ sheep ʼ, Wg. wamḗ, Pr. wamī (poss. Morgenstierne NTS xvii 310).

avivāṭa 896 *avivāṭa m. ʻ sheep-pen ʼ. [ávi -- , vāṭa -- 1]
H. aiwārā m. ʻ shed for sheep, goats or cattle in jungle ʼ: with EH. -- r -- < -- -- rather than < -- vāra -- . -- Or < *ajavāṭa -- .

aviśvāsin 897 aviśvāsin ʻ mistrusting ʼ Kālid. [Cf. aviśvāsa -- m. ʻ mistrust ʼ MBh.: viśvāsa -- ]
H. bisāsī ʻ untrustworthy ʼ, bisāsin, °ni f. ʻ woman who cannot be trusted ʼ.

avīdhriya 898 *avīdhriya ʻ cloudy sky ʼ. [*vīdhriya -- ]
Paš. nir. abili ʻ dust cloud ʼ, weg. avelīˊ ʻ shade (?) ʼ: -- b<-> from an unrecorded positive with b -- < v -- . -- Doubtful.

899 ávēkṣatē ʻ perceives ʼ RV. [√īkṣ]
Pa. avekkhati ʻ perceives ʼ (X vīkṣatē in appaṭivekkhiya ʻ not having considered ʼ); Pk. avekkhaï, avi°, vēhaï (X vīˊkṣatē) ʻ looks at ʼ; Si. (SigGr) avehimin ger. ʻ having observed ʼ; -- M. āikṇẽ see *ācikhyati.

avēlā 900 avēlā f. ʻ wrong time ʼ Lāṭy., avēlam ʻ untimely ʼ Kathās. [vēlā -- ]
L. avel f. ʻ delay ʼ; P. aver f., °rā m. ʻ delay, lateness ʼ, avere adv.; H. awer f. ʻ delay ʼ; M. aveḷ f. ʻ lateness ʼ.
Addenda: avēlā -- : S.kcch. aver f. ʻ delay, lateness ʼ.

901 *avōṅghati ʻ sleeps ʼ. 2. *avōṅghā -- ʻ sleep ʼ. [For ava- cf. avasupta -- ʻ asleep ʼ R.: √*uṅgh]
1. P. ū̃ghṇā ʻ to doze ʼ; Mth. aũghāeb ʻ to be sleepy ʼ, H. aũghnā, °ghānā.
2. S. ū̃gha f. ʻ sleep ʼ, P. ū̃gh f., H. õgh f.
*avōṇḍa -- ʻ deep ʼ: see *ūṇḍa -- .

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