Avarsha, Avarṣa: 6 definitions
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Avarsha has 4 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Avarṣa can be transliterated into English as Avarsa or Avarsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchAvarṣa (अवर्ष):—(3. a + varṣa) m. Mangel an Regen, Dürre [Rāmāyaṇa 3, 35, 28. 6, 9, 38.]
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Avarṣa (अवर्ष):—lies n. st. m. und füge [Mahābhārata 2, 1208] hinzu.
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Āvarṣa (आवर्ष):—vgl. nirāvarṣa .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungAvarṣa (अवर्ष):—und ṇa ([Indische sprüche 729]) n. Mangel an Regen , Dürre. avarṣā f. [Mahābhārata 13,94,33.] das nach dem Comm. gleichbedeutend sein soll , ist verdächtig ; vgl. [ebend.93,30.]
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Āvarṣa (आवर्ष):—in nirāvarṣa.
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Starts with: Avarshana, Avarshanta, Avarshashatika, Avarshatarkye.
Ends with (+107): Abhravarsha, Adharavarsha, Adhikavarsha, Airavatavarsha, Ajavarsha, Akalavarsha, Amoghavarsha, Amritavarsha, Angaravarsha, Antaravarsha, Aparavarsha, Ardhavarsha, Arkavarsha, Arkshavarsha, Ashmavarsha, Ashtamavarsha, Ashtavarsha, Avavarsha, Bhadravarsha, Bharatavarsha.
Full-text (+87): Niravarsha, Avarshana, Varshadhara, Avarshanta, Jalada, Atapavarshya, Pravaraka, Ativarsha, Vasumodaka, Varshavina, Avarshuka, Meruvarsha, Varshapati, Varshapa, Varshapurusha, Mahakasha, Varshabhuj, Avarshin, Shikhara, Amoghavarsha.
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Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
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Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
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