astra

astra n. (-straṃ)

1 A weapon in general.

2 A sword.

3 A bow.

4 A missile weapon.

E. asa to throw, ṣṭran Uṇādi aff.

astra (stra) 1. n. A weapon, sword.

astra 2. as + tra, n. 1. A missile

weapon, Śāk. 94, 10; an arrow, Vikr.

d. 18. 2. A bow, Arj. 8, 2. — Comp.

Iṣu-, n. the art of discharging arrows,

Chr. 22, 16; 51. 2. Kusuma-, m. the

god of Love, Ragh., 7, 58. Kṛta-, adj.

conversant with the use of missile

weapons, MBh. 3, 228. Daṇḍa-, n. the

name of a fabulous weapon, Rām. 1, 56,

9. Mahā-, n. a great missile weapon,

Chr. 44, 4.

astra astra, am, n. (fr. rt. 2. as), a missile

weapon, bolt, arrow; bow; a weapon in general, a

sword; [with astra cf. Gr. ἄστρον and ἀστήρ per-

haps that which throws out or emits rays of light.]

—Astra-kaṇṭaka, as, m. an arrow. —Astra-kāraka

or astra-kāra, as, or astra-kārin, ī, m. an armourer,

maker of weapons. —Astra-kṣepaka, as, ā, am,

shooting arrows. —Astra-cikitsaka, as, m. a surgeon.

—Astra-cikitsā, f. surgery. —Astra-jit, t, n., N.

of a plant. —Astra-jīva, as, m. a soldier, a warrior.

—Astra-dhāraṇa, am, n. the bearing of arms.

—Astra-dhārin, ī, m. one who bears arms, a

soldier. —Astra-nivāraṇa, am, n. warding off a

blow. —Astra-mārja or astramārjaka, as, m. an

armourer, a sword-polisher or tool-cleaner, furbisher.

—Astra-yuddha, as, m. fighting with weapons.

—Astra-lāghava, am, n. dexterity in arms. —Astra-

vid, t, t, t, skilled in the science of arms or war.

—Astra-vidyā, f. the military science. —Astra-

vidvas, ān, uṣī, as, skilled in the use of arms.

—Astra-vṛṣṭi, is, f. shower of arrows. —Astra-

veda, as, m. the science of arms and war. —Astra-

śastra, am, n. all sorts of arms (as arrows and

swords). —Astra-śikṣā, f. military exercise, passage

of arms. —Astra-sāyaka, as, m. an iron arrow.

—Astra-hīna, as, ā, am, unarmed, defenceless.

—Astrāgāra (°tra-āg°), as, m. an arsenal, an

armoury. —Astrāghāta (°tra-āgh°), as, m. a wound,

a cut. —Astrāhata (°tra-āh°), as, ā, am, struck,

wounded, killed.

astrá n. (m.) dart; bow, arrow.

astra as-trá, n. (m.) missile, arrow; bow;
-kṣati-mat, a. wounded by missiles; -grā-
-ma, m. collection of missiles; -jña, a. skilled
in arms or in launching missiles; -vid, a. id.;
-vṛṣṭi, f. shower of arrows; -agāra, n.
armoury.

astrá n. (exceptionally m., Hariv. 10703, &c.), (√ 2. as), a missile weapon, bolt, arrow, AV. xi, 10, 16; MuṇḍUp. &c.

a weapon in general, L.

a sword, L.

a bow, L.

the art of throwing missiles, MBh.

N. of a Mantra (pronounced, for instance, before reading a book or while kindling a fire &c.), BhavP. &c.

N. of the mystical syllable phat, RāmatUp. [cf. Gk. ἄστρον and ἀστήρ] ‘that which throws out or emits rays of light’ (?)

astra

n. (-straṃ)

1. A weapon in general.

2. A sword.

3. A bow.

4. A missile
weapon.

E. asa to throw, ṣṭran Unādi aff.

astra astra n. (as 4) tout projectile de guerre: trait, flèche, etc.

Arme, en général; arc.

astrahaṇṭaka m. flèche.

astrajiva m. guerrier, qui vit de ses flèches (jīv).

astramārja m. (mṛj) polisseur d'armes, armurier.

astravidvas a. (vid) qui a la science des armes.

astravid a. mms.

astralāghava n. (laghu) légéreté ou adresse à se servir des armes.

astraśikṣā f. (śikṣā) science des armes; art ou exercice militaire.

astrahetus a. (hetu) qui a pour but ou pour cause les armes, les exercices militaires.

astra- nt. arme de jet, arc; n. d'une formule sacrée; tir, art de l'archer.

°kṣatimant- a. blessé par des traits.

°grāma- m. masse d'armes de jet.

°pāraga- a. familier avec les armes.

°bandha- m. série ininterrompue de flèches.

°bhṛt- ag. archer.

°mantra- m. formule pour charmer les flèches.

°vid- ag. qui est bon archer.

°veda- m. science des armes.

°vṛṣṭi- f. pluie de flèches.

°śastra- nt. pl. armes de jet et de lutte.

astropaniṣad- f. science de armes.

astrá (von 2. as) n. Uṇ. 4, 160 (ástra). SIDDH. K.249,b, 3. Wurfwaffe, Geschoss, Pfeil; auch Bogen: ā̀dìtya êṣāmàstraṃ vi nā̂śayatu AV. 11, 10, 16. dhanurgṛhītvaupaniṣadaṃ mahāstraṃ śaraṃ hyupāsāniśitaṃ saṃdhīyata MUṆḌ. UP. 2, 2, 3. astrāṇi - mumoca VIŚV. 4, 23. astramupasaṃharan ŚĀK. 94, 20. astropasaṃhāramantra Verz. d. B. H. No. 909. astraṃ śaradhiṃ punaste - praviṣṭam VIKR. 18. prayuktamapyastram RAGH. 2, 34. prahitāstravṛṣṭibhiḥ 3, 58. tasminnāsthadīṣikāstram 12, 23. pratyāhatāstra adj. 2, 41. mahendrāstrapracoditaiḥ - śaravarṣaiḥ ARJ. 8, 2. gāṇḍīvāstrapranunnāṃstāngatāsūn MBH. 3, 12253. iṣvastrameṣāṃ (kṣattriyāṇāṃ) devatvam 17337. aśikṣatāstraṃ pitureva RAGH. 3, 31. astraśastrāṇi R. 1, 23, 14. śastrāstrabhṛttvaṃ kṣatrasya M. 10, 79. puṣpāṇyasyeṣucāpāstrāṇi H. 228. mumoca taṃ dāruṇamastrabandham R. 5, 44, 13. 15. astragrāma H. 1414. astrabhṛt R. 5, 43, 2. AK. 2, 8, 2, 62. astravid, astramantra RAGH. 5, 59. kṛtāstra mit der Wurfwaffe vertraut MBH. 3, 228. 14833. R. 3, 4, 28. kṛtāstratā MBH. 1, 5156. — Waffe AK. 2, 8, 2, 50. 3, 4, 4, 28. H. 773. an. 2, 394. MED. r. 5. Bogen H. 775. an. MED. Schwert (karabāla) MED. tatra muktamastramucyate 'muktaṃ śastramityucyate MADHUS. in Ind. St. 1, 21, 18.

astra m. HARIV. 10703 (der Halbvers fehlt in der neueren Ausg.). R. ed. Bomb. 1, 21, 11. WEBER, RĀMAT. UP. 299. n. Bez. eines best. Spruches aus einem für heilig gehaltenen Buche, den man vor dem Beginn des Lesens dieses Buches hersagt, Verz. d. Oxf. H.4,a, No. 28. Bez. eines best. beim Anzünden des Feuers gesprochenen Spruches 105,a,34.b,3. Bez. der mystischen Silbe phaṭ 97,a,1. WEBER, RĀMAT. UP. 310. fg. °mantra Bez. eines best. Spruches bei den Maga Verz. d. Oxf. H. 33,b,7.

(astrá) , n., Geschoss. AV., enthalten in āstrabudhná.

astrá n. (selten m.)

— 1) Wurfwaffe , Geschoss , Pfeil ; auch Bogen.

— 2) ein best. Spruch aus einem für heilig gehaltenen Buche , den man vor dem Beginn des Lesens dieses Buches hersagt.

— 3) ein best. beim Anzünden des Feuers gesprochener Spruch.

— 4) Bez. der mystischen Silbe phaṭ.

astrá n. (m). Wurfgeschoss; Pfeil, Bogen.

astra 1. mit und ohne iṣu auch so v.a. das Schleudern von Pfeilen, die Kunst zu schießen, MBh. 1, 132, 16. 21. 34. 64; 134, 24.

astra n. (r. as s. tra 1) telum quodcunque, praesertim mis-

sile. 2) arcus. A. 8. 2. 10. 29. (Huc traherem lith. afztrùs

acer, nisi hoc syllabâ suâ radicali afz melius cum aśri

acies conveniret, quum lith. fz saepissime sibilantibus

palatalis et lingualis ordinis - ś, ṣ - respondeat, ra-

rissime dentali s. Ceterum afz-trùs, quod ad radicem

suam attinet, ab afz-mu Th. afz-men acies, quod supra

voci aśri apposui, non separari potest. Conferatur

etiam slav. ostr acutus Th. ostro et russ. oselòk cos.)

astra;
hetiḥ śastraṃ praharaṇamāyudhamastraṃ caturvidhaṃ tacca .
2.1.1.462

astra;
astraṃ dhanuriṣvāsaṃ kodaṇḍaṃ dhanva kārmukaṃ cāpam .
2.1.1.463

astra na0 asyate kṣipyate asa—ṣṭran . 1 kṣopyāstre śarādau
karaṇe ṣṭun . 2 cāpe, dhanupi 3 ripukṣepaṇasādhane praharaṇa
mātre khaḍgādāvapi . “prayuktamapyastramito vṛthā syāt”
“pratyāhatāstro giriśaprabhāvāt” . “atiprabandhaprahitāstra
vṛṣṭibhiḥ” iti ca raghuḥ . “astrajvālāvalīḍhapratibalajala-
dherantaraurvāyamāṇaḥ” veṇī0 .

Astras — arranged alphabetically: Asiratnam, Āgneyam,

Aindram, Aiṣīkāmam, Kampanam, Kāpalam, Kālamud-

garam, Kainkaram, Krauñcam, Gāndharvam, Tāpanam,

Tvāṣtram, Nandakam, Nārasimham, Nārāyaṇāstram, Pāśu-

patam, Paiśācam, Pramathanam, Prasthāpanam, Prasvāpa-

nam, Brahmaśiras, Brāhmam, Bhāvanam, Bhairavam, Matha-

nam, Mahābalam, Māyādharam, Mohanam, Mausalam, Rau-

dram, Vāruṇam, Vikampanam, Vāyavyam, Śātanam, Śāma-

nam, Śailam, Ṣośadam, Samvartanam, Sārpam, Sāvitram,

Somāstram, Hayaśiras;¹ used by Hiraṇyakaśipu against Nara-

simha; arms used in Bhaṇḍāsura war.² [Footnote] 1) M. 150. 113, 164, 205; 151. 24, 31; 153. 83, 87, 90, 97; 162.

22-7; 179. 6. [Footnote] 2) Br. IV. 29. 62-74.

ASTRA . After killing the demoness, Tāṭakā, Viśvāmitra

reveals to Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa the secret of using a

great many varieties of Divyāstras (Divyāstra is missile

charged with power by holy incantation). Some of

those astras are named below:

1. Daṇḍacakra 2. Dharmacakra

3. Kālacakra 4. Viṣṇucakra

5. Indracakra 6. Vajrāstra

7. Śaivaśūla 8. Aiṣīka

9. Brahmaśirāstra 10. Brahmāstra

11. Modakīśikharī 12. Dharmapāśa

13. Kālapāśa 14. Vāruṇāstra

15. Vāruṇapāśa 16. Paramāstra

17. Pinākāstra 18. Nārāyaṇāstra

19. Āgneyāstra 20. Śikharāstra

21. Vāyavyāstra 22. Prathanāstra

23. Krauñcāstra 24. Hayaśśirāstra

25. Kaṅkālāstra 26. Musalāstra

27. Kapālāstra 28. Kaṅkaṇāstra

29. Mānavāstra 30. Prasthāpanāstra

31. Praśamanāstra 32. Saurāstra

33. Varṣaṇāstra 34. Śoṣaṇāstra

35. Santāpanāstra 36. Vilāpanāstra

37. Madanāstra 38. Mohāstra

39. Saumanāstra 40. Saṃvartāstra

41. Satyāstra 42. Māyādharāstra

43. Tejaprabhāstra 44. Saumyāstra

45. Śiśirāstra 46. Tvāṣṭāstra

47. Sudāmanāstra

Śrī Rāma received all these astras standing facing east.

(Sarga 27, Bālakāṇḍa, Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa)