astṛ

Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

☞ p. 66, col. 1.

astṛ 2. as + tṛ, m. A shooter, Chr.

290, 10 = Rigv. i. 64, 10.

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1st ed.)

☞ p. 107, col. 1.

Astṛ, tā, m., Ved. throwing, a shooter.

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

☞ p. 208, col. 3.

astṛ a. Ved. Throwing, a shooter.

Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

☞ p. 55.

ástṛ m. hurler, archer.

Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

☞ p. 35, col. 2.

astṛ ás-tṛ, m. slinger, bowman.

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (2nd ed.)

☞ p. 122, col. 1.

ástṛ a mfn. (fut. p.) one who is about or intends to throw, RV. i, 61, 7; x, 133, 3

☞ p. 122, col. 1.

ástṛ tā, m. a thrower, shooter, RV.; AV.

☞ p. 122, col. 1.

(with a-pád), ŚBr.

☞ p. 122, col. 2.

ástṛ b See 1. asta.

Apte Enlarged Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

☞ vol. 1, p. 286.

astṛ a. Ved. Throwing, a shooter.

Burnouf Dictionnaire Sanscrit-Français

☞ p. 64, col. 1.

astṛ astṛ m. (as 4) celui qui jette un filet, qui lance une flèche, etc.

Grassmann Wörterbuch zum Rig Veda

☞ p. 158.

ástṛ, m., Schleuderer, Schütze [von 2. as], vgl. Part. III. von 2. as und die Adject. kṛśā́nu, íṣumat.

-ā {71,5}; {233,2} (íṣumām vīrás …); {300,1}; {323,3}; {327,13}; {444,5}; {461,9}; {868,1}; {913,6}; {929,3}; śū́ras {70,11}; {332,6}; {505,3}.

-āram {702,1}.

-rā (vithuréṇa) {705,2}.

-ur [Ab.] {789,2}.

-ur [G.] didyút {66,7}; śáryām {148,4}; asanā́m {155,2}.

-āras {64,10} (… íṣum dadhire gábhastios).

-ṝn {890,8} (n. kṛśā́num).

-ṛbhis śū́rebhis {8,4}.

The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects

☞ vol. 1, p. 48.

Astṛ, ‘shooter,’ is a term frequently used in the Rigveda¹

and Atharvaveda² for the archer who fought from the chariot. [Footnote] 1) i. 8, 4; 64, 10; ii. 42, 2, etc. [Footnote] 2) vi. 93, 1. 2; xi. 2, 7. Cf. Zimmer, Altindisches Leben, 296.