apāṣṭhaapā-ṣṭha, as, m., Ved. barb of an arrow; (am), n. what remains of the Soma plant after it has been pressed out. —Apāṣṭha-vat, ān,atī, at, Ved. having barbs; (vat), ind. like the re- mainder of the Soma plant (?).
apāṣṭhá (von sthā mit apa nach AV. PRĀT. 2, 96.) m. Widerhaken (am Pfeil z. B.): śàlyādvìṣaṃ nirâvocàṃ prāñjânāduta parṇàdheḥ . àpā̀ṣṭhācchṛṅgā̀tkulmâlā̀nnirâvocamàhaṃ vìṣaṣ .. AV. 4, 6, 5. im comp.: śàtāpā̂ṣṭhā̀ṃ ni girâtì tāṃ na śâknoti nìṣkhidâm 5, 18, 7.
Apāṣṭha. — This word occurs twice in the Atharvaveda,1 denoting the barb of an arrow. [Footnote] 1) iv. 6, 5; v. 18, 7 (śatāpāṣṭha, ‘huṅ- dred-barbed’). Cf. Zimmer, AltindischesLeben, 300; Bloomfield, Hymns of theAtharvaveda, 375.