apavAdaH 1 Censuring, reviling; censure, reproach, blame, abuse; AstAtApavAdaBinnamaryAda U. 5 ; lokApavAdo balavAnmato me R. 14. 40 ; lokApavAdAdBayaM Bh. 2. 62 ; scandal, evil report; cirakAlAnmayA SrutastavApavAdaH Pt. 1 ; Ki. 11. 25 , 14. 12 ; Mk. 9. 3 ; U. 1 ; Pt. 4 ; Y. 2. 207 ; devyAmapi hi vEdehyAM sApavAdo yato janaH U. 1. 6 spreading or indulging in scandals about; na kevalaBatyAhitaM sApavAdamapi U. 2 ; sApavAdaM censuringly Māl. 9. 2 An exception, a special rule that restricts or sets aside a general rule ( opp. utsarga ); mA hiMsyAtsarvaBUtAni iti utsargaH; vAyavyaM SvetamAlaBeta ityapavAdaH ; apavAdErivotsargAH kftavyAvfttayaH parEH Ku. 2. 27 ; R. 15. 7 ; °pratyayaH exceptional suffix; °sTalaM a case for a special rule. 3 An order, command; tatopavAdena patAkinIpateScacAla nirhrAdavatImahAcamUH Ki. 14. 27. 4 Refutation; (in Vedānta phil. ) refutation as of a wrong imputation or belief; rajjuvivartasya sarpasya rajjumAtratvavat , vastuBUtabrahmaRo vivartasya prapaMcAdeH vastuBUtarUpatopadeSaH apavAdaH Tv. ; aDyAropApavAdAByAM vastutattvaviniScayaH Vedānta ; hence also, a means of refutation. 5 Confidence, trust. 6 Love; familiarity. 7 A small bell or other instrument sounded to decoy deer; maDukarErapavAdakarEriva Śi. 6. 9 ; ( °karEH = vyADEH, apavAdaM mfgavaMcanAya GaMwAdikutsitavAdyaMkurvaMti tEH Malli. )