Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1 Censuring, reviling; cen- sure, reproach, blame, abuse; āstā- tāpavādabhinnamaryāda U. 5; lokāpavādo balavānmato me R. 14. 40; lokāpavādādbhayaṃ Bh. 2. 62; scandal, evil report; cirakālānmayā śrutastavāpavādaḥ Pt. 1; Ki. 11. 25, 14. 12; Mk. 9. 3; U. 1; Pt. 4; Y. 2. 207; devyāmapi hi vaidehyāṃ sāpavādo yato janaḥ U. 1. 6 spread- ing or indulging in scandals about; na kevalabhatyāhitaṃ sāpavādamapi U. 2; sāpavādaṃ...
