astraṃ

astraṃ [asyaṃte kṣipyate as-ṣṭran Uṇ. 4. 158]

1 A missile; a weapon in general; prayuktamapyastramito vṛthā syāt R. 2. 34; pratyāhatāstro giriśaprabhāvāt 2. 41, 3. 58; aśikṣatāstraṃ pitureva R. 3. 31 the science of missiles.

2 An arrow; sword.

3 A bow.

Comp.

— a(ā)gāraṃ an arsenal, armoury.

— āghātaḥ a wound, a cut (made by a weapon).

— āhata a. struck, wounded, killed.

— kaṃṭakaḥ [astraṃ kaṃṭaka iva] an arrow.

— kāraḥ, kārakaḥ,

— kārin a maker of weapons.

— kṣepaka a. shooting arrows.

— cikitsakaḥ a surgeon.

— cikitsā surgery.

— jit m. N. of a plant

— jīvaḥ,

— jīvin m.

— dhārin m. a soldier, professional warrior.

— dhāraṇaṃ the bearing of arms.

— nivāraṇaṃ the warding of a weapon.

— maṃtraḥ a Mantra to be repeated in discharging or withdrawing a missile; R. 5. 57, 59.

— mārjaḥ rjakaḥ a furbisher.

— yuddhaṃ fighting with weapons.

— lāghavaṃ dexterity in wielding or throwing missiles.

— vid a. skilled in the science of arms.

— vidyā, śāstraṃ, vedaḥ the art or science of throwing missiles, military science, science of arms; Ki. 13. 62, U. 6. 9.

— vṛṣṭiḥ f. a shower of missiles.

— śastraṃ all sorts of weapons.

— śikṣā military exercise.

— sāyakaḥ

1 an iron arrow.

2 the nārāca missile.

— hīna a. unarmed.

astraṃ , klī, (asyate kṣipyate yat . as + ṣṭran .)
prahārayogyadravyamātraṃ . hātiyāra iti bhāṣā .
tatparyyāyaḥ . āyudhaṃ 2 praharaṇaṃ 3 śastraṃ 4 . itya-
maraḥ .. khaṅgaḥ 5 . dhanuḥ 6 . iti medino . kṣepana-
yogyavāṇādi . iti rāyamukuṭaḥ .. (“prayuktamapyastra-
mito vṛthā syāt” . “pratyāhatāstro girīśa-
prabhāvāt” . iti ca raghuḥ ..) tannirūpanaṃ yathā, —
“daṇḍasādhyaṃ yato rājyaṃ sa daṇḍaḥ śāstrasaṃśritaḥ .
astrāṇi bhūmipālānāṃ nirūpyante tataḥ kramāt” ..
atha gaṇanā .
“khaṅgacarmma dhanurvvāṇau śalvabhalvau tathāparau .
arddhacandraśca nārācaḥ śaktiyaṣṭhī tathā pare ..
paraśuścakraśūle ca parighaścaivamādayaḥ .
astrabhedāḥ samuddiṣṭāḥ śrīmadbhojamahībhujā” ..
vātsyastu .
“astrantu dvividhaṃ proktaṃ nirmmāyaṃ māyikantathā .
khaṅgādikantu nirmmāyaṃ māyikaṃ dahanādikaṃ ..
dahano'tha jalaṃ kāṣṭhaṃ loṣṭraṃ śabdādayastathā .
taptatailādikañcaiva māyikasyāstramucyate ..
khaḍgādīnāntugaṇanā pūrvvameva nidarśitā .
astrātmanaiva nirddiṣṭaḥ kavacādirapīṣyate” ..
iti yuktikalpataruḥ .. * ..
svaḍgacarmmādi parīkṣā tattacchabde draṣṭavyā .