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अवतन्

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Script: Devanagari

अवतन्

A Sanskrit English Dictionary | Sanskrit  English |   | 
अव-√ तन्   -तनोति (ind.p.-तत्य) to stretch or extend downwards, [Kauś.] ;
to overspread, cover, [VarBṛS.] , (Imper. 2. sg.P.-तनु [[AV. vii, 90, 3] ] or -तनुहि [four times in [RV.] ; cf.[Pāṇ. 6-6-4, 106] Comm.] Ā.-तनुष्व, [RV. ii, 33, 14] )
to loosen, undo (especially a bowstring), [RV.] ; [AV.] ; [ŚBr.]
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अव √ तन्

अवतन्

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary | Sanskrit  English |   | 
अवतन् [avatan]   8 [U.]
   To stretch or extend downwards; ऋज्वीर्दधानैरवतत्य कन्धराः [Śi.12.18;] विशालमूलावततः (न्यग्रोध) [Hariv.]
   To overspread, cover; नभसि मेघावतते Suśr.; खमवतत्य सलिलदाः [Bṛi. S.24.19.]
   To loosen; undo (especially a bow-string).

अवतन्

संस्कृतम् (Sanskrit) WN | Sanskrit  Sanskrit |   | 
   See : परिप्रथ्

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