अवतान

{ avatānḥ }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

अव-तान  m.  m. ‘unbending of a bow’, N. of the verses, [VS. xiv, 54-63]; [ŚBr.]

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अव तान

a cover (spread over climbing plants), [MBh. ii, 355]; [R. v, 16, 28]
N. of a man, [Pāṇ. 2-4, 67]; [Kāś.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

अवतानः [avatānḥ]   1 Stretching of a bow.
The unbending of a bow.
A downward face.
The spreading of a plant; लताशतैरवततामवतानशतैस्तथा [Rām.]
A cover (in general); an awning; [Mb.2.9.3.]
 N. N. of the verses; [Vāj.14.56-63.]
Tendril; लतावतानावतः (महाद्रुमः) [Mb.3.24.26.]

Shabda-Sagara

अवतान  m.  ( -नः) Stretching, extension.
E. अव before तन to stretch, affix ण.

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अव तन ण