अवतार
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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit अवतार (avatāra).
Pronunciation
Noun
अवतार • (avtār) m (Urdu spelling اوتار)
- (Hinduism) an incarnation; incarnation of a deity, descent to the world
- अवतार लेना ― avtār lenā ― to incarnate
Declension
Declension of अवतार (masc cons-stem)
Descendants
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit अवतार (avatāra).
Noun
अवतार • (avatār) m
References
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “अवतार”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
Old Gujarati
Alternative forms
- अवतारु (avatāru)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit अवतार (avatāra).
Noun
अवतार • (avatāra) m
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- অৱতাৰ (Assamese script)
- ᬅᬯᬢᬵᬭ (Balinese script)
- অবতার (Bengali script)
- 𑰀𑰪𑰝𑰯𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀅𑀯𑀢𑀸𑀭 (Brahmi script)
- အဝတာရ (Burmese script)
- અવતાર (Gujarati script)
- ਅਵਤਾਰ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌅𑌵𑌤𑌾𑌰 (Grantha script)
- ꦄꦮꦠꦴꦫ (Javanese script)
- 𑂃𑂫𑂞𑂰𑂩 (Kaithi script)
- ಅವತಾರ (Kannada script)
- អវតារ (Khmer script)
- ອວຕາຣ (Lao script)
- അവതാര (Malayalam script)
- ᠠᠸᠠᢠᠠ᠊ᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘀𑘪𑘝𑘰𑘨 (Modi script)
- ᠠᠸᠠᢐᠠᢗᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦠𑧊𑦽𑧑𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐀𑐰𑐟𑐵𑐬 (Newa script)
- ଅଵତାର (Odia script)
- ꢂꢮꢡꢵꢬ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆃𑆮𑆠𑆳𑆫 (Sharada script)
- 𑖀𑖪𑖝𑖯𑖨 (Siddham script)
- අවතාර (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩐𑩾𑩫𑩛𑩼 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚀𑚦𑚙𑚭𑚤 (Takri script)
- அவதார (Tamil script)
- అవతార (Telugu script)
- อวตาร (Thai script)
- ཨ་ཝ་ཏཱ་ར (Tibetan script)
- 𑒁𑒫𑒞𑒰𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨀𑨭𑨙𑨊𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Compound of अव (áva, “down”) + तार (tāra, “across”).
Pronunciation
Noun
अवतार • (ávatāra) stem, m
- 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. 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;
- The God of love among sneaky thieves, / women’s words among dividers of kinsmen,
- Madanaś chala|caurāṇāṃ / strī|vacanaṃ jñāti|bhedānām
- any new and unexpected appearance
- any distinguished person in the language of respect is called an avatāra or incarnation of a deity
- opportunity of catching any one
- a तीर्थ (tīrtha) or sacred place
- translation
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of अवतार (ávatāra) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | अवतारः ávatāraḥ |
अवतारौ / अवतारा¹ ávatārau / ávatārā¹ |
अवताराः / अवतारासः¹ ávatārāḥ / ávatārāsaḥ¹ |
| Vocative | अवतार ávatāra |
अवतारौ / अवतारा¹ ávatārau / ávatārā¹ |
अवताराः / अवतारासः¹ ávatārāḥ / ávatārāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | अवतारम् ávatāram |
अवतारौ / अवतारा¹ ávatārau / ávatārā¹ |
अवतारान् ávatārān |
| Instrumental | अवतारेण ávatāreṇa |
अवताराभ्याम् ávatārābhyām |
अवतारैः / अवतारेभिः¹ ávatāraiḥ / ávatārebhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | अवताराय ávatārāya |
अवताराभ्याम् ávatārābhyām |
अवतारेभ्यः ávatārebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | अवतारात् ávatārāt |
अवताराभ्याम् ávatārābhyām |
अवतारेभ्यः ávatārebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | अवतारस्य ávatārasya |
अवतारयोः ávatārayoḥ |
अवताराणाम् ávatārāṇām |
| Locative | अवतारे ávatāre |
अवतारयोः ávatārayoḥ |
अवतारेषु ávatāreṣu |
| Notes |
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Descendants
- Bengali: অবতার (obotar)
- Gujarati: અવતાર (avatār)
- Hindi: अवतार (avtār)
- → Kannada: ಅವತಾರ (avatāra)
- → Malayalam: അവതാരം (avatāraṁ)
- Marathi: अवतार (avtār)
- → Burmese: အဝတာရ (a.wa.tara.)
- → Old Javanese: awatāra
- Punjabi: ਅਵਤਾਰ (avatār)
- → Tamil: அவதாரம் (avatāram)
- → Telugu: అవతారము (avatāramu)
- → Thai: อวตาร (à-wá-dtaan)
- Urdu: اوتار (avatār)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “अवतार”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0099/1.