अवतार [ avatāra ] [ ava-tāra ] m. ( Lit. Pāṇ. 3-3 , 120) descent (especially of a deity from heaven) , appearance of any deity upon earth ( but more particularly the incarnations of Vishṇu in ten principal forms , viz. the fish tortoise , boar , man lion , dwarf , the two Rāmas , Kṛishṇa , Buddha , and Kalki Lit. MBh. xii , 12941 seqq.)

  any new and unexpected appearance Lit. Ragh. iii , 36 & v , 24 , , (any distinguished person in the language of respect is called an Avatāra or incarnation of a deity)

  opportunity of catching any one Lit. Buddh.

  a Tīrtha or sacred place Lit. L.

  translation Lit. L.

  (acc. with √ [ labh ] , "to get an opportunity" ), Lit. Divyâv.