Dictionary meanings for avadhā from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
3 A. 1 To place down, de- posit; avadhāya śvabhre mṛtpiṃḍaṃ Kāty.; yathā kṣuraḥ kṣuradhāne'vahitaḥ Śat. Br.; tatastāṃste- ṣu kuṃḍeṣu garbhānavadadhe tadā Mb.; vāsudevaḥ svamāyayātmanyavadhīyamānaḥ Bhāg.; to fix: pādāgre dṛśamavadhāya niścalāṃgī Mu. 5. 13.
2 To apply (as the mind).
3 To be attentive; ito'vadhattāṃ devarājaḥ Mv. 6.
4 To shut, close, press together. Pass. To be placed, applied, or directed...
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
P. (aor. 3. pl. -/adhuh RV.; Imper. 2. sg. -dhehi and perf. 3. pl. -dadh/uh AV.; ind.p. -dhāya; rarely A1. e.g. perf. -dadhe MBh. i, 4503) to place down, plunge into (loc.), deposit RV. i, 158, 5 & ix, 13, 4, &c; to place or turn aside S3Br.: Pass. (Imper.... n. impers. to be attended to. 012771 99,3 17449 n. attention, attentiveness, intentness Kum. iv, 2; S3is3. ix, 11, &c, (cf. sāvadhana.) 012772 99,3 17450...
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