अवतार

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Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit अवतार (avatāra, “descended from the sky”).

Pronunciation

Noun

अवतार • (avtār) m (Urdu spelling اوتار)

  1. (Hinduism) an incarnation; incarnation of a deity, descent to the world
    अवतार लेना ― avtār lenā ― to incarnate

Declension

Declension of अवतार (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct अवतार
avtār 		अवतार
avtār
oblique अवतार
avtār 		अवतारों
avtārõ
vocative अवतार
avtār 		अवतारो
avtāro

Descendants

  • → English: avatar, avatara; Avator
    • → Japanese: アバター
  • → French: avatar

Marathi

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Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अवतार (ava-tāra).

Noun

अवतार • (avatār) m

  1. avatar
  2. descending, descent

References

Old Gujarati

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit अवतार (avatāra).

Noun

अवतार • (avatāra) m

  1. incarnation, rebirth, avatar

Sanskrit

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Etymology

From अव (ava, “down”) +‎ तार (tāra, “across”).

Noun

अवतार • (avatāra) stem, m

  1. avatar: descent (especially of a deity from heaven), appearance of any deity upon earth (but more particularly the incarnations of Vishnu in ten principal forms, namely Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha, Vamana, Parashurama, Rāma, Krishna, Buddha, and Kalki)
    • c. 400 BCE, Mahābhārata 12
    • c. 1000, Kṣemendra, Kalāvilasā 10.10.21.yug’|âvatārāṇām†;:
      Madanaś chala|caurāṇāṃ / strī|vacanaṃ jñāti|bhedānām
      krūraś caṇḍālānāṃ / †māyāvī kali
      The God of love among sneaky thieves, / women’s words among dividers of kinsmen,
      a cruel one among chandálas, / a necromancer among those incarnated / in the age of darkness;
  2. any new and unexpected appearance
  3. any distinguished person in the language of respect is called an avatāra or incarnation of a deity
  4. opportunity of catching any one
  5. a तीर्थ (tīrtha) or sacred place
  6. translation

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of अवतार (avatāra)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative अवतारः
avatāraḥ 		अवतारौ / अवतारा¹
avatārau / avatārā¹ 		अवताराः / अवतारासः¹
avatārāḥ / avatārāsaḥ¹
Vocative अवतार
avatāra 		अवतारौ / अवतारा¹
avatārau / avatārā¹ 		अवताराः / अवतारासः¹
avatārāḥ / avatārāsaḥ¹
Accusative अवतारम्
avatāram 		अवतारौ / अवतारा¹
avatārau / avatārā¹ 		अवतारान्
avatārān
Instrumental अवतारेण
avatāreṇa 		अवताराभ्याम्
avatārābhyām 		अवतारैः / अवतारेभिः¹
avatāraiḥ / avatārebhiḥ¹
Dative अवताराय
avatārāya 		अवताराभ्याम्
avatārābhyām 		अवतारेभ्यः
avatārebhyaḥ
Ablative अवतारात्
avatārāt 		अवताराभ्याम्
avatārābhyām 		अवतारेभ्यः
avatārebhyaḥ
Genitive अवतारस्य
avatārasya 		अवतारयोः
avatārayoḥ 		अवताराणाम्
avatārāṇām
Locative अवतारे
avatāre 		अवतारयोः
avatārayoḥ 		अवतारेषु
avatāreṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

References

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