avasad | अवसद् | avasad
ava-√ sad | अव-√ सद् | P. -sīdati | -सीदति | (rarely Ā., e.g. Pot. -sideta | -सिदेत |, MBh. i, 5184; impf. -sīdata | -सीदत |, R. iv, 58, 6) to sink (as into water), Suśr.; BhP.; to sink down, faint, grow lean [TS.; PBr.], become exhausted or disheartened, slacken, come to an end, perish, Caus. (p. -sādayat | -सादयत् |; ind.p. -sādya | -साद्य |) to cause to sink (as, into water), Suśr.; to render downhearted, dispirit, ruin, ChUp.; MBh. &c.; to frustrate, MBh. xii, 2634; R. v, 51, 2.