अर्वाच्

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A Sanskrit English Dictionary

अर्वाच्  mfn.  mfn. वा॑ङ्, वा॑ची, वा॑क्, Ved. (fr. अञ्च् with अर्व, near or ‘hither’) coming hitherward, coming to meet any one, turned towards, [RV.] &c., being on this side (of a river), [L.], being below or turned downwards, [AV.]; [ŚBr.]; [ChUp.]
अर्वाञ्चाक्   ( acc.) with √ नुद्, to push down, [RV. viii, 14, 8]
अर्वाच्  n.  ind. ( आ॑क्) See ss.vv. अर्वा॑क् and अर्वा॑ग्,

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

अर्वाच् [arvāc] a.  a. [अवरे काले देशे वा अञ्चति पृषो˚ अर्वादेशः]
Coming hitherward (opp. पराञ्च).
Turned towards, coming to meet anyone.
Being on this side (as the bank of a river); (opp. पर).
Being below or behind (in time or place).
Following, subsequent.
-क्   ind.
Hitherward, on this side.
From a certain point.
Before (in time or place); यत्सृष्टेरर्वाक् सलिलमयं ब्रह्माण्डमभूत् [K.125;] अर्वाक् संवत्सरात्स्वामी हरेत परतो नृपः [Y.2.173;113;1.254;] [Ms.8.3;5.59.]
On the lower side, behind, downwards (opp. ऊर्ध्वम्.
Afterwards, subsequently.
(With loc.) Within, near; एते चार्वागुपवनभुवि छिन्नदर्भाङ्कुरायाम् [Ś.1.15.] -Comp.
-कालः   posterior time.
-कालिक a.  a. belonging to proximate time, modern; ˚ता modernness, posterity of time; तान्यर्वाक्कालिकतया निष्फलान्यनृतानि च [Ms.12.96.] -कूलम् the near bank of a river.
-तन a.  a. Being on this side of, not reaching up to, posterior; प्रकृतिपुरुषयोरर्वाक्त- नाभिर्नामरूपाकृतिभी रूपनिरूपणम् [Bhāg.5.3.4.]
-बिल a.  a. Ved. having the hole or mouth hitherward; अर्वाग्बिलश्चमस ऊध्वर्बुध्नः [Bṛi. Up.2.2.3.]
-वसु a.  a. offering riches. [Vāj.15.19.]
(सुः) rain.
a cloud.
-सामन्  n. n. Ved. epithet of three days during which the Soma sacrifice is performed.
-स्रोतस्  m. m. N. of a creation of beings in which the current of nutriment tends downwards, or where the men are addicted to sensual enjoyments.