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    See also aśra.


    Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 202, col. 3.
    aśraḥ A corner, mostly at the end of comp.; caturaśra, tryaśra &c.

    — śraṃ [ aśnute netraṃ, aś-rak]

    1 A tear.

    2 Blood (usually written asra q. v.).

    Comp.

    — paḥ a blood-drinker, a fiend, cannibal.

    Apte Enlarged Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 277.
    aśraḥ A corner, mostly at the end of comp.; caturaśca, tryaśra &c. -śram [aśnute netram, aś-rak] 1 A tear. -2 Blood (usually written asra q. v.) kabandhānāṃ śreṇī kathamatha tatārāśra- saritam Śiva. B.24.77. -Comp. -paḥ a blood drinker, a fiend, cannibal.