avama a. [ ava-amac Uṇ. 5. 54. ] 1 Sinful, wicked. 2 Contemptible, mean, undermost, lowest. 3 Base, low, inferior ( opp. parama ); analakAnalakAnavamAM purIM R. 9. 14 ; see anavama ; yA ta uktiravamA yA paramA Rv. 6. 25. 1. 4 Next, intimate. 5 Last, youngest. 6 decreasing. — maH 1 A protector. 2 A class of Manes; triviDAH pitaraH avamA UrvAH kAvyASca . — maM 1 Sin. 2 A lunar day exactly coinciding with a solar one; the difference between a Cāndra (29 days, 31 Ghaṭikās and 50 Palas) and a solar month (30 days); tiTyaMtadvaMyameko dinavAraH spfSati yatra tadBavatyavamadinaM Jyotiṣa .