अवस

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- (to enjoy, consume), and related to अव् (av, to promote; be pleased) and अवस् (avas, favor, assistance).

Noun

अवस (avasa) stemn

  1. (Vedic) refreshment, food, provisions, viaticum
  2. (with पद् वत्) "food that has feet"

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of अवस (avasa)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative अवसम्
avasam
अवसे
avase
अवसानि / अवसा¹
avasāni / avasā¹
Vocative अवस
avasa
अवसे
avase
अवसानि / अवसा¹
avasāni / avasā¹
Accusative अवसम्
avasam
अवसे
avase
अवसानि / अवसा¹
avasāni / avasā¹
Instrumental अवसेन
avasena
अवसाभ्याम्
avasābhyām
अवसैः / अवसेभिः¹
avasaiḥ / avasebhiḥ¹
Dative अवसाय
avasāya
अवसाभ्याम्
avasābhyām
अवसेभ्यः
avasebhyaḥ
Ablative अवसात्
avasāt
अवसाभ्याम्
avasābhyām
अवसेभ्यः
avasebhyaḥ
Genitive अवसस्य
avasasya
अवसयोः
avasayoḥ
अवसानाम्
avasānām
Locative अवसे
avase
अवसयोः
avasayoḥ
अवसेषु
avaseṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Noun

अवस (avasa) stemm

  1. a king

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of अवस (avasa)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative अवसः
avasaḥ
अवसौ / अवसा¹
avasau / avasā¹
अवसाः / अवसासः¹
avasāḥ / avasāsaḥ¹
Vocative अवस
avasa
अवसौ / अवसा¹
avasau / avasā¹
अवसाः / अवसासः¹
avasāḥ / avasāsaḥ¹
Accusative अवसम्
avasam
अवसौ / अवसा¹
avasau / avasā¹
अवसान्
avasān
Instrumental अवसेन
avasena
अवसाभ्याम्
avasābhyām
अवसैः / अवसेभिः¹
avasaiḥ / avasebhiḥ¹
Dative अवसाय
avasāya
अवसाभ्याम्
avasābhyām
अवसेभ्यः
avasebhyaḥ
Ablative अवसात्
avasāt
अवसाभ्याम्
avasābhyām
अवसेभ्यः
avasebhyaḥ
Genitive अवसस्य
avasasya
अवसयोः
avasayoḥ
अवसानाम्
avasānām
Locative अवसे
avase
अवसयोः
avasayoḥ
अवसेषु
avaseṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “अवस”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 104/3.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 133
  • Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, page 73