अवस्

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A Sanskrit English Dictionary

अवस्  n.  1. n. (√ अव्), favour, furtherance, protection, assistance, [RV.]; [AV.]; [VS.]
refreshing, [RV.]
enjoyment, pleasure, [RV.]
-स्व्-अवस्   wish, desire (as of men for the gods &c., [RV.], or of the waters for the sea, [RV. viii, 16, 2]) ( cf..)

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स्व् अवस्

अवस्  n.  2. ind. (once, before म्, अव॑र्, [RV. i, 133, 6]; cf. [Pāṇ. 8-2, 70]) ( fr. 2. अ॑व) downwards, [RV.]
अस्   ( a prep.) down from ( abl. or instr.), [RV.]
below (with instr.), [RV. i, 164, 7 and 18, x, 67, 4.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

अवस् [avas]  n. n. [अव्-भावे असिच्] Ved.
Protection, assistance.
Fame, celebrity.
Food, provision.
Wealth; riches.
Going.
Satisfaction, pleasure.
Wish, will, desire, aspiration. -ind. [अवर-प्रथमायाः पञ्चम्याः सप्तम्या वाऽर्थे असि, अव् आदेशः [P.V.3.39] ]
Below, downwards, hitherward.
(As a preposition with instr. or abl.) (a) Below, at the lowest place. (b) Without, on the outside.