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Results for आवाहनम्

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

आवाहनम्āvāhanam1 Sending for, inviting, calling.
1. 1 Sending for, inviting, calling.
2. Invoking a deity (to be present) (Opposite of विसर्जन); आवाहने विनियोगः, आवाहनं न जानामि न जानामि तवार्चनम् Pūjā Mantra.
3. Offering oblations to fire; आवाहनाग्नौकरणरहितं ह्यपसव्यवत् Y.1.251.
Derived forms and compounds
- -नी A particular position of the hands at the time of invoking a deity; हस्ताभ्यामञ्जलिं बद्ध्वाऽनामिका- मूलपर्वणोः । अङ्गुष्ठौ निक्षिपेत्सेयं मुद्रा त्वावाहनी स्मृता ॥ Śabdak.
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