astram

astram [asyate 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. maharṣeragniveśasya sakāśamahamacyuta | astrārthamagamaṃ pūrvaṃ dhanurvedacikīrṣayā || Mb.1.131.40. dhanurvedasaṃhitā mentions various kinds of missiles (179-82) as brahmāstra, brahmadaṇḍaka, brahmaśirasa, pāśupata, vāyavya, āgneya, nārasiṃha &c. -2 An arrow; sword. -3 A bow. -Comp. -a (ā) gāram an arsenal, armoury. -āghātaḥ a wound, a cut (made by a weapon). -āhata a. struck, wounded, killed. -kaṣṭaka [astraṃ kaṇṭaka iva] an arrow. -kāraḥ, -kārakaḥ, -kārin a maker of weapons. -kṣepaka a. shooting arrows. -grāmaḥ A heap or collection of different missiles or weapons; Ve. -cikitsaka a. surgeon. -cikitsā surgery. -jit m. N. of a plant. -jīvaḥ, -jīvin. m. -dhārin m. a soldier, professional warrior. -dhāraṇam the bearing of arms. -nivāraṇam the warding of a weapon. -pātin A gunner; astrapātibhirāvṛtam Śukra.4.1037. -bhṛt m. A shooter; Rām.5. -mantraḥ a Mantra to be repeated in discharging or withdrawing a missile; saṃmohanaṃ nāma sakhe mamāstraṃ prayogasaṃhāravibhaktamantram R.5.57,59. -marjaḥ, -rjakaḥ a furbisher. yantram A kind of missile (kaṃcinmarmadeśamākṣipya yena śatrorutkṣepaṇamapakṣepaṇaṃ ca kriyate tadastrayantram | iti nīlakaṇṭhaḥ) Mb.9.57.18. -yuddham fighting with weapons. -lāghavam dexterity in wielding or throwing missiles. -vid a. skilled in the science of arms. -vidyā, -śāstram, -vedaḥ the art of science of throwing missiles, military science, science of arms; astravedamadhigamya tattvataḥ Ki.13.62, U.6.9. -vṛṣṭi f. a shower of missiles. -śastram all sorts of weapons. -śikṣā military exercise. -sāyakaḥ 1 an iron arrow. -2 the nārāca missile. -hīna a. unarmed.