s. m. (M.), The head of a watercourse; the opening from a watercourse into a field:—awáṇdhá badhán, v. a. To close the mouth of a watercourse or the opening into a field:—awáṇdhá láwan, v. a. lit. to apply; to open:—awáṇdhá valendá, v. n. An expression used of a great bribe-taker.