itvara , adj. (= Pali ittara; Skt. Lex. , rare and late in lit. , see pw ; cf. itara , which in Pali is commonly treated as the same word but seems to be unrelated in origin; possibly secondary blending has occurred between the two words), slight, small, trivial, unimportant; brief, momentary (of time): Mvy 2699 °ram ( n. sg. ); Mv iii.186.4 °raṃ khu ayaṃ tāpo, this (sunʼs) heat is a trivial thing ; LV 123.4 ( vs ) kiṃ tasyābharaṇebhir (so, as one word) itvaraiḥ, what need has he of trivial (ordinary, worthless) ornaments? ; RP 39.12 asāram itvaraṃ ca lokam ( acc. sg. ); Śikṣ 167.8 mahākāruṇyacittotpādenetvareṇa kāmopasanihitena, by an impulse of pity, tho vile (? better trivial, slight ), and full of desire ( Bendall-Rouse ); of virtue, merit, etc. , Gv 529.9 itvara-guṇa-saṃtuṣṭair, satisfied with slight virtues ; LV 271.3 ( vs ) itvarapuṇya devamanujā; Gv 508.24 itvara-kuśalamūlānāṃ devamanuṣyāṇāṃ (of those who do not follow the Mahāyāna); Śikṣ 60.14 itvara-kuśalamūlāḥ; of time, Bbh 87.4 itvarakālābhyāsāt ( short ), contrasted with dīrghakālābhyāsāt line 3; vijñāyate netvaradarśanena Ud xxix.11 = Pali SN i.79.17 ( momentary, fleeting glance ); of gifts, Divy 317.8 kiṃ punar me itvareṇa dānena pradattena.
itvara a. ( rI f. ) [ i-kvarap ] 1 Going, travelling, a traveller. 2 Cruel, harsh. 3 Low, vile. 4 Despised, contemned. 5 Poor. — raH A eunuch. — rI 1 A disloyal or unchaste woman. 2 An abhisārikā q. v.