āvartaka

Dictionary meanings for āvartaka from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a. [āvarta eva svārthe kan] Revolving again and again. kaḥ

1 N. of a form of cloud personified; jātaṃ vaṃśe bhuvanavidite puṣkarāvartakānāṃ Me. 6; Ku. 2. 50.

2 Depression above the eye-brows.

3 A whirl- pool.

4 Revolution.

5 Revolution of the mind from the influence of the senses.

6 A curl of hair.

7 A sort of poisonous insect. kī N. of a creeping plant.

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