Meaning of 'avatara'

m (S) A descent upon earth of some deity under a human, bestial, or other form. There are particularly ten descents or incarnations of visnu. viz. matsya, kurma, varaha, nrsiṃha, vamana, parasu- rama, rama, krsna, buddha, kalki. Of these nine are past. 2 fig. A term for a pious or distinguished person; for an atrocious, world-appalling villain; for a wild, violent, refractory child. 3 S Descending, descent. 4 With this word are formed some useful appellatives or descriptive names, answering to our Aristides (the just), Phocion (the good), Scipio (the chaste), Tarquin (the proud), Ulysses (the wise), AEneas (the pious), Hotspur &c.: as karnavatara A name or designation for a man of extraordinary generosity; krsnavatara--for a man remarkable for sportiveness, gaiety, frolic, fan; dharmavatara--for a man of justice, virtue, goodness; bauddhavatara--for a man of silence, stillness, quietness; ramavatara--for a man of chastity, purity, veracity; rudravatara or yamavatara--for a man fierce, fiery, ferocious, terrible; vamanavatara--for a man characterized by dwarfishness &c. a0 ghene or ndharane To enter upon or take up an incarnation. Used of one who starts off into wild, violent, disorderly, dissolute conduct: or of one who displays any particular and extraordinary genius for. ṃa0 hone or ṃsampane g. of s. (To come to the end of one's incarnation.) To be reduced to indigence or obscurity.ṃ

Meaning of अवतार

m (S) A descent upon earth of some deity under a human, bestial, or other form. There are particularly ten descents or incarnations of विष्णु. viz. मत्स्य, कूर्म, वराह, नृसिंह, वामन, परशु- राम, राम, कृष्ण, बुद्ध, कल्की. Of these nine are past. 2 fig. A term for a pious or distinguished person; for an atrocious, world-appalling villain; for a wild, violent, refractory child. 3 S Descending, descent. 4 With this word are formed some useful appellatives or descriptive names, answering to our Aristides (the just), Phocion (the good), Scipio (the chaste), Tarquin (the proud), Ulysses (the wise), Ӕneas (the pious), Hotspur &c.: as कर्णावतार A name or designation for a man of extraordinary generosity; कृष्णावतार--for a man remarkable for sportiveness, gaiety, frolic, fan; धर्मावतार--for a man of justice, virtue, goodness; बौद्धावतार--for a man of silence, stillness, quietness; रामावतार--for a man of chastity, purity, veracity; रुद्रावतार or यमावतार--for a man fierce, fiery, ferocious, terrible; वामनावतार--for a man characterized by dwarfishness &c. अ0 घेणें or धरणें To enter upon or take up an incarnation. Used of one who starts off into wild, violent, disorderly, dissolute conduct: or of one who displays any particular and extraordinary genius for. अ0 होणें or संपणें g. of s. (To come to the end of one's incarnation.) To be reduced to indigence or obscurity.

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