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    See also aśila, aśira.


    Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 201, col. 1.
    aśiraḥ [aś-irac]

    1 The fire.

    2 The sun.

    3 Wind.

    4 A demon; N. of a Rākṣasa.

    — rā The wife of a Rākṣasa.

    — raṃ A diamond.

    Apte Enlarged Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 275.
    aśiraḥ [aś-irac] 1 The fire. -2 The sun. -3 Wind. -4 A demon; N. of a Rākṣasa. -rā The wife of a Rākṣasa. -ram A diamond.

    Śabdakalpadruma

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 136.
    aśiraḥ , puṃ, (aśabhojane + ira .) agniḥ . rākṣasaḥ .
    sūryyaḥ . iti medinī ..