ástam ind. at home, home, RV. &c., especially used with verbs, e.g. ástam-√ i [ástam éti; pr. p. astaṃ-yát, AV.; ŚBr.; fut. p. astam-eṣyát, AV.; perf. p. ástamita See below s.v.]; ástaṃ-√ gam [ástam gácchati, AV. &c.; perf. p. astaṃ-gata, MBh. &c., once in reversed order gata astaṃ, R. i, 33, 21] or astaṃ-√ yā [pr. p. -yāt, Mn. iv, 37] to go down, set, RV.; AV. &c.