avanam 1 P. 1 To bow down, to bend down, stoop; Śi. 9. 74 2 To bend oneself, hang down; tvayyAdAtuM jalamavanate Me. 46. See avanata also. — Caus. ( avana-nA-mayati ) To bend down, bend; avanamaMya dvizatAM SirAMsi K. 109 ; SvapucCamavanAmitam Pt. 4.