Dictionary meanings for avadhū from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
5 U. 1 To shake. move, wave, cause to tremble; reṇuḥ pavanāva- dhūtaḥ R. 7. 43; līlāvadhūtaiḥ cāmaraiḥ Me. 35; Rs. 6. 15; Ki. 6. 3; Śi. 13. 36.
2 To shake off or out, shake, toss (lit. and fig.), remove (fig. also); overcome, get the better of; rājasa- ttvamavadhūya mātṛkaṃ R. 11. 90; suravadhūravadhūta- bhayāḥ śaraiḥ 9. 19 removing the fears of; avadhūya tadvyathāṃ 3. 61; vrajaṃti śatrū- navadhūya nispṛhāḥ śamena...
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Ved. P. (Imper. 2. sg. -dhūnuhi, 2. pl. -dhūnutā) to shake off or out or down RV. x, 66, 14 & 134, 3; Ka1tyS3r. &c: A1. (2. sg. -dhūnuṣ/e; impf. 2. sg. -dhūnuthās; aor. -adhūṣata; perf. Pot. -dudhuvīta; p. -dhūnvān/a) to shake off (as enemies or evil spirits... mfn. shaken off (as evil spirits) VS. i, 14 100,1 17482 mfn. removed, shaken away BhP. &c 100,1 17483 mfn. discarded, expelled, excluded MBh. &c 100,1 17484
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