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Entry आसार

आसारāsāraA hard or sharp-driving shower (of anything); आसारसिक्तक्षितिबाष्पयोगात् R.13.29; Me.17; पुष्पासारैः 43; so…
[आ-सृ-घञ्]
1. A hard or sharp-driving shower (of anything); आसारसिक्तक्षितिबाष्पयोगात् R.13.29; Me.17; पुष्पासारैः 43; so तुहिनdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied, रुधिरdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied etc.; बाष्पासारा M.3.2 flooded or suffused with tears; धारासारैर्वृष्टिर्बभूव H.3 it rained in torrents.
2. Surrounding an enemy.
3. Attack, incursion.
4. The army of an ally or king (whose dominions are separated by other intervening states); पार्ष्णिग्राहासरौ अन्तःकोपं आटविकं वा समुत्थापयितुकामः Kau. Atmanepada 1.16.
5. Provision, food; अज्ञानविविधासारतोय- शस्यो व्रजेत्तु यः Pt.3.41,51.
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