Avapana, Ā貹Բ, Բ, Ā貹Բ: 10 definitions
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Pali-English dictionary
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryĀ貹Բ, (nt.) (fr. āvapati) sowing, dispersing, offering, depositing, scattering J. I, 321. (Page 111)

Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryԲ (अवपा�).—Drinking; सोमो भूत्ववपानेष्वाभग� (somo bhūtvavapāneṣvābhago) ṻ岹 1.136.4. मा� स्थातं महिषेवावपानात् (māpa sthāta� mahiṣevāvapānāt) ṻ岹 1.16.2.
Derivable forms: Բ (अवपानम�).
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Ā貹Բ (आवपन).�
1) The act of sowing, throwing, scattering.
2) Sowing seed.
3) Wearing; भूमिरावपने प्रभुः (bhūmirāvapane prabhu�) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 1. 88.13.
4) Shaving.
5) A vessel, jar, ewer.
6) Instilling, inserting.
7) Place of origin, birth; यस्य छन्दोमयं ब्रह्म दे� आवपन� विभो (yasya chandomaya� brahma deha āvapana� vibho) Bhāgavata 1.8.45.
8) A hempen cloth.
-ī Ved. A vessel, jar; त्वमस्यावपनी जनानामदिति� (tvamasyāvapaī janānāmaditi�) Av.12.1.61.
Derivable forms: 屹貹Բ (आवपनम्).
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Ā貹Բ (आवाप�).�
1) A loom.
2) A reel or frame for winding thread.
3) Shaving.
Derivable forms: 屹貹Բ (आवापनम�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀ貹Բ (आवपन).—n.
(-Բ�) 1. Any vessel. 2. Weaving. 3. Sowing seed. E. � before vap to sow, � aff.
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Ā貹Բ (आवाप�).—n.
(-Բ�) 1. A loom, an implement for weaving. 2. A reel or frame for winding thread. E. � before vap to weave, � aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀ貹Բ (आवपन).—[- + ana], n. 1. Sowing seed. 2. Any vessel.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryԲ (अवपा�).—[neuter] drinking or giving to drink.
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Ā貹Բ (आवपन).—[neuter] throwing or putting down, strewing, scattering, inserting, capacity; (also = [feminine] ī) receptacle, vessel.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Avapana (अवपन):—[=a-vapana] n. not shaving, [Pāraskara-gṛhya-sūtra]
2) Բ (अवपा�):—[=-Բ] n. drinking, [Ṛg-veda i, 136, 4 and x, 43, 2]
3) [v.s. ...] a pond or pool for watering, [Ṛg-veda vii, 98, 1, viii, 4, 10 and x, 106, 2.]
4) Ā貹Բ (आवपन):—[=-貹Բ] [from -] n. the act of sowing, throwing, scattering, placing upon, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Gautama-dharma-śāstra]
5) [v.s. ...] instilling, inserting, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
6) [v.s. ...] capacity, [Mahābhārata]
7) [v.s. ...] a vessel, jar, ewer, [Maitrāyaṇ�-saṃhitā; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
8) [v.s. ...] sowing seed, weaving, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
9) [v.s. ...] a hempen cloth, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
10) Ā貹Բ (आवाप�):—[=-貹Բ] [from -] n. a loom, an implement for weaving
11) [v.s. ...] a reel or frame for winding thread, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ā貹Բ (आवपन):—[-貹Բ] (Բ�) 1. n. Any vessel.
2) Ā貹Բ (आवाप�):—[-貹Բ] (Բ�) 1. n. A loom; a reel.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusĀ貹Բ (ಆವಪನ):�
1) [noun] the act of scattering or putting seed in the ground; sowing.
2) [noun] a metal or earthen vessel.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Vapana, Pana, A, Ava.
Full-text: Akshavapana, Sutrayantra, Avapani, Opana, Vinipata, Pa.
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