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18 results for /asas

abhiśvas

(p. -śvas/at-; Vedic or Veda infinitive mood (ablative) -śv/asas-) to blow towards or hither

; (p. -śvasat-) to whistle

; to groan

apas

f. plural (/asas-) Name of the hands and fingers (when employed in kindling the sacred fire and in performing the sacrifices)

apiśas

f. (only used in abi. -ś/asas-) slitting, ripping up

aruṣa

m. plural (/ās-, /āsas-) the red horses of agni-

aśastavāra

(/aśasta--) mfn. having indescribable treasures

(["who is not asked for wealth id est who grants it of his own accord"

])

daśasya

Nom. (fr. śas-= Latin decus; confer, compare dāś-and y/aśas-) y/ati- (Impv. y/ā-, ya-;p. y/at-), to render service, serve, worship, favour, oblige (with accusative)

; to accord, do favour to (dative case)

ghas

not used in proper (cl.1. ghasati-

), but supplies certain tenses (especially Aorist and Desiderative

) of ad- (Aorist 2. and 3. sg. /aghas-

; aghās-(?)

;3. sg. aghat-, aghasat-[?

], ajīghasat-[

];3. plural /akṣan-

; aghasan-

[

];2. dual number /aghastām-;2. plural aghasta-; subjunctive 2. sg. gh/asas-,3. sg. sat-

;3. plural kṣan-,

; imperative 3. dual number gh/astām-; perfect tense jagh/āsa-

etc.;3. plural jakṣur-

; Potential jakṣīy/āt-

; parasmE-pada jakṣiv/as-

; f. kṣ/uṣī-

) , to consume or devour, eat: Desiderative j/ighatsati- (see

), to wish to consume or devour, wish to eat

(see jakṣ-.)

kaśojū

m. ūs- (accusative /uvam-) "hastening to the water" (k/aśas-

),"impelling with the whip" (k/aśas- equals k/aśā-

) , Name of divodāsa-

sapa

m. (see ś/epa-and p/asas-) the male organ of generation

śas

cl.1 P. (

) ś/asati- (Vedic or Veda also -śasti-and -śāsti-; perfect tense śaśāsa-

;3. plural śaśasuḥ- grammar; future śasitā-

; śasiṣyati-

; Vedic or Veda infinitive mood -ś/asas-

; ind.p. -śasya-

), to cut down, kill, slaughter (mostly vi-śas- q.v)

sas

cl.2 P. (

) s/asti- (in

also sasāsti-and in

s/asasti-, pr. p. sas/at-

; grammar also perfect tense sasāsa- Aorist asāsīt-; future sasitā-, sasiṣyati-), to sleep

etc. (see above)

; to be inactive or idle

: Causal sāsayati- (Aorist asīṣasat-), grammar : Desiderative sisasiṣati-

: Intensive sāsasyate-, sāsasti-

sraṃs

(or sras-;sometimes written śraṃś-or śraṃs-) cl.1 A1. (

) sraṃsate- (Epic and mc. also ti-; perfect tense sesraṃsa-, ṃsuḥ-

;3. plural -sraṃsire-

; Aorist asrat-

; asrasat-, srasema-

; asraṃsiṣṭa-

; future sraṃsitā-, sraṃsiṣyate- grammar;Ved. infinitive mood -sr/asas-; sraṃsitum- grammar; ind.p. sraṃsitvā-, srastvā-

; -sraṃsya-, -srasya-

etc.) , to fall, drop, fall down, slip off, get loose from (ablative)

etc. ; to fall asunder or to pieces

; to hang down, dangle, droop

; to be broken, perish, cease

; to go

: Passive voice srasyate- (Aorist asraṃsi-) grammar : Causal sraṃsayati- (Aorist asisrasat-; Passive voice sraṃsyate-), to cause to fall down, loosen

etc. ; to let hang (the belly)

; to disturb, remove, destroy

: Desiderative sisraṃsiṣate- grammar : Intensive sanīsrasyate-, sanīsraṃsti-

(see next) .

svaj

or svañj- (see pari-ṣvaj-) cl.1 A1. (

) sv/ajate- (rarely ti-; parasmE-pada svajāmana-and svajāna-

; perfect tense sasvaje-

etc. etc. [3. plural juḥ-

]; sasvañje- grammar; Aorist /asasvajat-

; asvaṅkṣi- grammar; future svaṅktā-, svaṅkṣyate-

; svajiṣyate-

; infinitive mood -sv/aje-

; svaktum-

; ind.p. svajitvā-, -svajya-

), to embrace, clasp, encircle, twist or wind round

etc.: Passive voice svajate- (Aorist asvañji-) grammar : Causal svañjayati- (Aorist asiṣvañjat-)

: Desiderative sisvaṅkṣate-

: Intensive sāsvajyate-, sāsvaṅkti-

svañj

or svaj- (see pari-ṣvaj-) cl.1 A1. (

) sv/ajate- (rarely ti-; parasmE-pada svajāmana-and svajāna-

; perfect tense sasvaje-

etc. etc. [3. plural juḥ-

]; sasvañje- grammar; Aorist /asasvajat-

; asvaṅkṣi- grammar; future svaṅktā-, svaṅkṣyate-

; svajiṣyate-

; infinitive mood -sv/aje-

; svaktum-

; ind.p. svajitvā-, -svajya-

), to embrace, clasp, encircle, twist or wind round

etc.: Passive voice svajate- (Aorist asvañji-) grammar : Causal svañjayati- (Aorist asiṣvañjat-)

: Desiderative sisvaṅkṣate-

: Intensive sāsvajyate-, sāsvaṅkti-

tavīyas

mfn. Comparative degree of v/as-, stronger

(tav/asas t/avīyān-,"stronger than the strong") .

uṣas

f. (Nominal verb plural uṣ/āsas-and uṣ/asas-; instrumental case plural uṣ/adbhis-

;See

) morning light, dawn, morning (personified as the daughter of heaven and sister of the āditya-s and the night)

etc.

yaśaskāma

mfn. (y/aśas--) desirous of fame or glory, ambitious

yaśasvat

mfn. (y/aśas--) glorious, famous, honourable

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