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    See also aśri.


    Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 202, col. 3.
    aśriḥ śrī f. [aśyate saṃhanyate anayā aś vaṃkryādi° kri; cf. Uṇ. 4. 137]

    1 A corner, angle (of a room, house &c.) (changed to aśra at the end of comp. with catur, tri, ṣaṭ and a few other words; see caturasra);

    — aṣṭāśrirvai (pb) vajraḥ Ait. Br.

    2 The sharp side or edge (of a weapon &c.); vṛtrasya haṃtuḥ kuliśaṃ kuṃṭhitāśrīva lakṣyate Ku. 2. 20.

    3 The sharp side of anything.

    Apte Enlarged Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 278.
    aśriḥ, aśrī f. [aśyate saṃhanyate anayā aś vaṅkyādi˚ kri; cf. Uṇ.4.137] 1 A corner, angle (of a room, house &c. changed to aśra at the end of comp. with catur, tri, ṣaṭ and a few other words; see caturasra); aṣṭāśrirvai vajraḥ Ait. Br. -2 The sharp side or edge (of a weapon &c.); vṛtrasya hantuḥ kuliśaṃ kuṇṭhitāśrīva lakṣyate Ku.2.20. -3 The sharp side of anything.

    Śabdakalpadruma

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 143.
    aśriḥ , strī, (aśnāti aśnute vā . aśa bhojane aśū
    vyāptau vā . āśrīyate prāhārārtham . āṅi-
    śrihanibhyāṃ hrasvaśceti iṇ sa ca ḍit ḍitvāt
    ṭilopa āṅo hrasvaśca .) gṛhādeḥ koṇaḥ . iti
    hemacandraḥ .. astrāderagrabhāgaḥ . ityamaraḥ ..
    (“vṛttasya hantuḥ kuliśaṃ kuṇṭhitāśrīva lakṣyate” .
    iti kumāre .
    “vajro vā eṣa yadyūpaḥ so'ṣṭāśriḥ karttavyo'ṣṭāśriḥ
    vai vajraḥ” . iti aitareyabrāhmaṇe .)