av cl. 1. P. a/vati ( Imper. 2. sg. avatAt , RV. viii, 2, 3 , p. a/vat ; impf. A/vat , 2. sg. 1. A/vaH [for 2. A/vaH See √ vf ]; perf. 3. sg. Ava , 2. pl. Ava/ , RV. viii, 7, 18 , 2. sg. A/viTa ; aor. a/vIt , 2. sg. a/vIs , avIs and avizas , Imper. avizwu , 2. sg. aviqQi/ [once, RV. ii, 17, 8 ] or aviqQi [six times in RV. ], 2. du. avizwam , 3. du. avizwAm , 2. pl. avizwa/nA , RV. vii, 18, 25 Prec. 3. sg. avyAs , Inf. a/vitave , RV. vii, 33, 1 ; Ved. ind.p. AvyA , RV. i, 166, 13 ) to drive, impel, animate (as a car or horse), RV. ; Ved. to promote, favour, (chiefly Ved. ) to satisfy, refresh; to offer (as a hymn to the gods), RV. iv, 44, 6 ; to lead or bring to ( dat. : Uta/ye , vA/ja-sAtaye , kzatrA/ya , svasta/ye ), RV. ; (said of the gods) to be pleased with, like, accept favourably (as sacrifices, prayers or hymns), RV. ; (chiefly said of kings or princes) to guard, defend, protect, govern, BhP. ; Ragh. ix, 1 ; VarBṛS. &c.: Caus. (only impf. Avayat , 2. sg. Avayas ) to consume, devour, RV. ; AV. ; VS. ; ŚBr.
av 1 P. [ avati, Ava, AvIt , avizyati, avituM, avita or Uta ] 1 To protect, defend; yamavatAmavatAM ca Duri sTitaH R. 9. 1 ; pratyakzABiH prapannastanuBiravatu vastABirazwABirISaH Ś. 1. 1. 2 To please, satisfy, give pleasure to; do good to; vikramastena mAmavati nAjite tvayi R. 11. 75 ; na mAmavati sadvIpA ratnasUrapi medinI . 1. 65. 3 To like, wish, desire, love. 4 To favour, promote, animate. (In the Dhātupāṭha several other meanings are assigned to this root, but they are very rarely used in classical literature; e. g. gati, kAMti, avagama, praveSa, SravaRa , svAmyarTa or sAmarTya, yAcana, kriyA, dIpti, avApti , grahaRa, vyApti, AliMgana, hiMsA, AdAna, dahana , BAva, BAga and vfdDi ). — Caus. To consume, devour. -WITH anu to encourage, inspire. — ud 1 to regard, attend to. 2 to wait for. 3 to promote, impel. — upa 1 to cherish, behave friendly towards. 2 to encourage. — saM 1 to satisfy, satiate. 2 to protect, maintain. [ cf. L. aveo ].