f. [avīreva svārthe aṇ] 1 A woman in her courses.

2 A preg- nant woman.

3 The pangs of child- birth.

P. -v/eti (but also -v/ayati Nigh. ii, 8; pf. -vivāya, &c) to undertake; to hasten near, approach RV.; to grasp, seize AitUp.; to drive on or near RV.: Intens. (Pot. 3. pl. /ā-vavīran TS. iii, 2, 9, 5) to tremble, be agitated; (for the noun āvī, see āvi, and...