aDvan
adhvan , m. (= Pali addha[n], addhāna), time . ( Cf. 1 aṃśa , 1.). The three adhvānaḥ listed Dharmas 86 [Page019-a] (atīto, anāgato, pratyutpanno 'dhvā). Very common are atīte and anāgate (less common pratyutpanne, SP 42.1 ) 'dhvani in past (future, present) time SP 17.8 ; 40.16 ; 41.10 ; LV 87.11 ; 88.13 ; Mv i.1.8 ; 39.9 ; Divy 60.13 ; 62.7 ; Av i.32.8 ; Suv 97.3 ; atītānāgatapratyutpanneṣv adhvasu LV 263.7 ; 435.4 ; adhvasu triṣu RP 6.11 ; also acc. , in dating, ahaṃ pi bhaveyaṃ anāgatam adhvānaṃ tathāgato … Mv i.238.14 , may I also in future time become … ; 335.14 ; but acc. generally of extent of time, ciraṃ dīrgham adhvānaṃ for a very long time Mv i.52.3 ; 244.19 (suciraṃ°); ii.424.10 ; Ud v.7 (omits ciraṃ); tr(i)yadhva-, past, present and future LV 151.12 ; 435.5 ; Bhad 1 etc. ; Śikṣ 17.13 ; Dbh 55.22 ; trayo adhvānaḥ Gv 478.9 ; yasmin-yasmin adhvani Gv 82.14 , in whatever time ; dīrghasyādhvano 'tyayeṇa Mv i.338.14 , with the lapse of a long time .