dvā́ra n. door, gate, passage, entrance ŚBr. ĀśvGṛ. Mn. MBh. &c
• opening, aperture (esp. of the human body, cf. nava-) Up. Suśr. &c
• a way, means, medium (instr. ○reṇa ifc. by means of. with regard or according to) MBh. Kāv. Pañc. &c. (the Māheśvaras hold that there are 6 Dvāras or means of obtaining religious ecstasy Sarvad.)
• m. N. of a Gandharva R.
• (ī), f. door, SaṅkhSr