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    Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 200, col. 2.
    aśaniḥ m. f. [aśnute saṃhati, aś ani Uṇ. 2. 101]

    1 Indra's thunderbolt; śakrasya mahāśanidhvajaṃ R. 3. 56.

    2 Flash of lightning; anuvanamaśanirgataḥ Sk.; aśaniḥ kalpita eṣa vedhasā R. 8. 47; aśaneramṛtasya cobhayorvaśinaścāṃbudharāśca yonayaḥ Ku. 4. 43.

    3 A missile.

    4 The tip of a missile.

    5 A sacrificial rite (anuyāja) to kill an enemy.

    6 A master.

    — niḥ m.

    1 Indra.

    2 Fire.

    3 Fire produced from lightning.

    Apte Enlarged Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 274.
    aśaniḥ m., f. [aśnute saṃhati, aś ani Uṇ 2.101] 1 Indra's thunderbolt; śakrasya mahāśanidhvajam R.3.56. -2 Flash of lightning; anuvanamaśanirgataḥ Sk.; aśaniḥ kalpita eṣa vedhasā R.8.47; aśaneramṛtasya cobhayorvaśinaścāmbudharāśca yonayaḥ Ku.4.43. -3 A missile. aṣṭacakrāṃ mahāghorāmaśaniṃ rudranirmitām Mb.7.175.96. -4 The tip of a missile. -5 A sacrificial rite (anuyāja) to kill an enemy. -6 A master. -Comp. -daṇḍaḥ The thunderbolt. nirbhidyāśanidaṇḍacaṇḍatarayā cañcūvādhunā vakṣasi Nāg.4.27. -ni m. 1 Indra. -2 Fire. -3 Fire produced from lightning.

    Śabdakalpadruma

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 136.
    aśaniḥ , puṃ, strī, (aśnāti saṅghātaṃ karoti .
    aśa + aniḥ .) vajraṃ . ityamaraḥ . vidyut ..
    (“athavā mama bhāgyaviplavādaśaniḥ kalpita eṣa
    vedhasā” iti raghuvaṃśe .)