Amara's Thesaurus 1.2.34

1.2.34

## Hole in the ground (2), Darkness (5), Complete darkness (1), Partial darkness (1) ##
(1.8.489) gartāvaṭau bhuvi śvabhre sarandhre suṣiraṃ triṣu
(1.8.490) andhakāro 'striyāṃ dhvāntaṃ tamisraṃ timiraṃ tamaḥ
(1.8.491) dhvānte gāḍhe 'ndhatamasaṃ kṣīṇe 'vatamasaṃ tamaḥ

## Hole in the ground (2), Darkness (5), Complete darkness (1), Partial darkness (1) ##
*Gartaḥ* and *avaṭaḥ* [denote a pit] in the earth; *suṣiram* is in three genders for what is perforated;
*andhakāraḥ* (not feminine), *dhvāntam*, *tamisram*, *timiram*, and *tamaḥ* [denote darkness];
when darkness is dense, it is *andhatamasam*; when diminished, darkness is *avatamasam*.