avas 1
ávas n. (√av), favour, furtherance, protection, assistance RV. AV. VS
• refreshing RV
• enjoyment, pleasure RV
• wish, desire (as of men for the gods &c. RV., or of the waters for the sea RV. viii, 16, 2) (cf. -sv-ávas.)
avas 2
avás (once, before m, avár RV. i, 133, 6
• Pāṇ. 8-2, 70), ind. (fr. 2. áva) downwards RV
• (as a prep.) down from (abl. or instr.) RV
• below (with instr.) RV. i, 164, 7 and 18, x, 67, 4

Sanskrit-English Dictionary, by M. Monier William