Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

avasāda अवसाद – sitting down

substantive masculine · Word type unspecified

Dictionary sources

Cappeller 1891 substantive masculine

Original text · English · substantive masculine

avasāda ·m. sinking, decline, weakness, defeat.

Monier-Williams 1872 substantive masculine

Original text · English · substantive masculine

Ava-sāda, as, m. sitting down; sinking, fainting; exhaustion, fatigue, lassitude, want of energy or spirit, especially as proceeding from doubtful or unsuccessful love; (in law) badness of a cause; end, termination.

Petersburger 1855 substantive masculine · Word type unspecified

Original text · German · substantive masculine

avasāda (von sad mit ava) m. 1〉 das Niedersitzen: vaidyāsanāvasāda SUŚR. 1,109,8. — 2〉 das Sinken, Abnahme: svarāva˚ SUŚR. 2,266,20. sattvāva˚ VID. 241. — 3〉 Abnahme der Kräfte, Mattigkeit SUŚR. 1,50,1. — 4〉 Sinken des Muths, Bestürzung H. 312.

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

avasāda vgl. niravasāda.

Böhtlingk 1879 substantive masculine · Word type unspecified

Original text · German · substantive masculine

avasāda m. — 1〉 das Sichsenken SUŚR. 1,109,8. — 2〉 das Sinken, Abnahme. — 3〉 Abnahme der Kräfte, Mattigkeit. — 4〉 Niederlage MĀLAV. 12,14. — 5〉 *das Sinken des Muths, Rathlosigkeit.

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

avasāda auch eine gedrückte, kummervolle Lage R. ed. Bomb. 4,55,11. *Tadel, Demüthigung MAHĀVY. 132. [Nachtrag, Band 7]

Apte 1890 substantive masculine

Original text · English · substantive masculine

avasādaḥ 1 Sinking, fainting, sitting down; Ki. 18. 47; anavasādaḥ safety, protection; failure, as of the voice. 2 Ruin, loss, destruction, decline; paryāyajayāvasādā Ki. 17. 18; vipadeti tāvadavasādakarī Ki. 18. 23, Ki. 6. 41, Ki. 3. 38; Mv. 2. 3 End, termination. 4 Want of energy, exhaustion, languor, fatigue; kimivāvasādakaramātmavatāṃ Ki. 6. 19. 5 (In law) Badness of a cause, defeat, losing (a cause); alaṃ svapakṣāvasādaśaṃkayā M. 1.

Cappeller 1887 substantive masculine

Original text · German · substantive masculine

avasāda m. das Sichsenken, die Abnahme, Niederlange.

Burnouf 1866 substantive masculine

Original text · French · substantive masculine

avasāda avasāda m. (sad) épuisement; lassitude. Découragement produit par le doute ou l'insuccès. avasādayāmi c. lasser; épuiser; faire périr par épuisement ou peu à peu. Abattre. Abaisser moralement.

Occurrences in source texts (1)

SiSa 1 occurrence
SiSa 3.92-3.94: Ugrāsana 1 occurrence

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