Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1 A. 1 To float about, swing to and fro, fluctuate.
2 To drift (in the sea), be scattered; yadi na syānna- rapatiḥ samyaṅ netā tataḥ prajā. akarṇadhārā jaladhau viplaveteha nairiva H. 3. 2, Pt. 3. 73.
3 To be confused (as mind).
4 To be ruined or destroyed.
5 To fail. Caus. 1 To cause to float or swim.
2 To divulge, spread a- broad.
3 To teach (to unworthy persons); Ms. 11. 199.
4 To cause to fail,...
Source entryMonier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
A1. -plavate (mc. also P.), to float asunder, drift about, be dispersed or scattered TS.; MBh.; to fall into disorder or confusion, go astray, be lost or ruined, perish MBh.; Ka1v. &c: Caus. -plāvayati, to cause to swim or float about Kaus3.; to spread... m. (for, see p. 951, col. 2) confusion, trouble, disaster, evil, calamity, misery, distress Mn.; MBh. &c 976,2 198041 m. tumult, affray, revolt Ka1v.; Ra1jat....
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