abhiśastipā

abhiśastipā Tatpur. m. (-pāḥ) (ved.) ¹ Protecting against

calumny or abuse; e. g. as an epithet of ājya or clarified

butter, Vājas.: anabhiśastyabhiśastipā anabhiśastenyam (Ma-

hīdh.: abhiśastirṛtvijāṃ parasparavirodhena nindanaṃ tasyāḥ pāti

rakṣatītyabhiśastipāḥ; or protecting against slanderers; e. g.

as an epithet of Soma, Ṛgv.: kimaṅga tvā brahmaṇaḥ soma gopāṃ

kimaṅga tvāhurabhiśastipāṃ naḥ (Sāy.: = abhiśaṃsakebhyaḥ pālayi-

tāram). ² Protecting against injury or destruction; e. g.

as an epithet of Soma, Ṛgv.: soma…suvīro abhiśasti-

pāḥ (when Sāyaṇa analyzes the latter word instead of abhi-

śasti-pā, into abhi and śasti-pā which seems unneces-

sary: abhito hiṃsāto rakṣakaḥ; comp. the following word

and its explanation); or protecting against those who inflict

injury, against enemies; e. g. also as an epithet of Soma,

Sāy.: abhitaḥ śastirhiṃsā yeṣāṃ te'bhiśastayaḥ śatravaḥ tebhyaḥ

parirakṣakaḥ (comp. the remark s. v. abhiśasti II.). Comp.

the following. E. abhiśasti I. and II., and pā.

abhi-śasti—pā́ mfn. defending from imprecations, RV.; VS.; AV.

abhiśastipā́ (a° + pā) adj. vor Fluch (Unheil) schützend, von Indra, Soma u. s. w. ṚV. 6, 52, 3. 9, 23, 5. 96, 10. VS. 5, 5. AV. 2, 13, 3. 4, 39, 9. 5, 18, 6. 8, 7, 14.

abhiśasti-pā́, a., vor Fluch schützend.

-ā́s [s. m.] sómas {735,5}; {808,10}.

-ā́m [m.] {493,3} (Soma).

abhiśastipā́ und °pā́van Adj. vor Fluch schützend.