Dictionary meanings for avatan from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
8U. 1 To stretch or ex- tend downwards; ṛjvīrdadhānairavatatya kaṃdharāḥ Śi. 12. 18; viśālamūlāvatataḥ (nya- grodha) Hariv.
2 To overspread, cover; nabhasi meghāvatate Suśr.; khamavatatya salila- dāḥ Bṛ. S. 24. 19.
3 To loosen, undo (especially a bow-string).
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
-tanoti (ind.p. -tatya) to stretch or extend downwards Kaus3.; to overspread, cover VarBr2S., (Imper. 2. sg. P. -tanu [ AV. vii, 90, 3 ] or -tanuhi [ four times in RV.; cf. Pa1n2. 6-6, 4, 106 Comm. ] A1. -tanuṣva RV. ii, 33, 14) to loosen, undo (especially a... mfn. extended downwards AV. ii, 7, 3; Hariv. 98,3 17310 mfn. overspread, canopied, covered MBh. &c 012670 98,3 17311 (/avatata) mfn. whose bow is unbent VS....
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