Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
f. [av-bāhuº jhic Uṇ. 3. 50] 1 N. of a city, the modern ujja- [Page0183-c+ 58] yinī, one of the seven sacred cities of the Hindus, to die at which is said to secure eternal happiness; cf. ayodhyā mathurā māyā kāśī kāṃciravaṃtikā. purī dvārāva- tī caiva saptaitā mokṣadāyikāḥ... The women of Avanti are said to be very skil- ful in all erotic arts; cf. āvaṃtya eva nipuṇā sudṛśo ratakarmaṇi B. R. 10. 82.
2 N. of a...
