[ava-taṃs-ghañ] 1 A garland.

2 An ear-ing, a ring-shap- ed ornament, an ear-ornament (fig. also); gaṇāṃ nameruprasavāvataṃsāḥ Ku. 1. 55; svavāhanakṣobhacalāvataṃsāḥ 7. 38; caṃdanapalla- vāvataṃsāṃ K. 11, 12, 140, 97; R. 13. [Page0180-a+ 56] 49; Dk. 5, 88; Ki. 3. 11; Śi. 3. 81; ºutpalaṃ a lotus used as an orna- ment; Ku. 4. 8; oft. with a omit- ted; yairvataṃsakusumaiḥ priyametāḥ Śi. 10. 67.

3 An ornament worn on...