lavaH [ lU-ap ] 1 Plucking, mowing. 2 Reaping, gathering (of corn). 3 A section, piece, fragment, bit. 4 A particle, drop, small quantity; a little; oft. at the end of comp. in this sense; jalalavamucaH Me. 21 , 70 ; AcAmAti svedalavAn muKe te R. 13. 20 , 6. 57 , 16. 66 ; aSru° 15. 97 ; amfta° Ki. 5. 44 ; BrUkzepalakzmIlavakrIte dAsa iva Gīt. 11 ; so tfRa° , aparADa°, jYAna°, suKa°, Dana° &c. &c. 5 Wool, hair. 6 Sport. 7 A minute division of time (=the sixth part of a twinkling). 8 The numerator of a fraction. 9 A degree (in astr. ). 10 Loss, destruction. 11 N. of a son of Rāma, one of the twins, the other being Kuśa q. v. He with his brother was brought up by the sage Vālmīki, and they were taught by the poet to repeat his Rāmāyaṇa at assemblies &c.; (for the derivation of his name, see R. 15. 32 ). 12 A kind of quail. — vaM 1 Cloves. 2 Nutmeg. — vaM ind. A little; lavamapi lavaMge na ramate Sar. K. 1.