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1498 āsēcayati ʻ pours in or on ʼ ĀśvGr̥. [Cf. āˊsiñcati ʻ pours in ʼ RV., Pa. āsiñcati ʻ sprinkles ʼ, Pk. āsitta -- : √sic]
M. asaviṇẽ ʻ to season (a pot by heating and sprinkling to saturation with milk) ʼ. -- Or poss. < āsrāvayati.

1499 āsēvatē ʻ frequents ʼ R., ʻ performs, enjoys sexually ʼ MBh. 2. *āsēvayati. 3. *āsēvyatē [√sēv].
1. Pa. āsēvati ʻ practises, enjoys ʼ; Pk. āsēvaï ʻ performs, cherishes ʼ; G. āsavvũ ʻ to do unasked work ʼ.
2. M. asaviṇẽ ʻ to deflower (a virgin), have illicit sexual relations with ʼ.
3. G. āsavtũ (< *āsevvanta -- ?) n. ʻ business, work (esp. if not asked for) ʼ.

āskandá 1500 āskandá m. ʻ attack ʼ Kathās. (ʻ the fourth die ʼ TS.), āskándam absol. ʻ having attacked ʼ VS. [√skand]
Or. ākhanda ʻ the lying in ambush ʼ.

1501 āskandati ʻ leaps, attacks ʼ Kathās. [√skand]
Or. ākhandibā ʻ to restrain from going on his way ʼ.

āskr̥ta 1502 *āskr̥ta ʻ brought near ʼ. [Cf. āˊkr̥ṇōti ʻ brings near ʼ RV., ʻ drives near ʼ AV.: √skr̥]
Pk. akkhaḍaï ʻ attacks ʼ; G. ākhaṛvũ ʻ to ramble, roam ʼ; -- very doubtful.

1503 āˊskauti ʻ pulls ʼ ŚBr., āˊskunōti AV. [√sku]
Cf. Pk. akkhōḍaï ʻ draws (from sheath), pulls, jerks ʼ (see also *ākṣōṭayati); M. ākhuḍṇẽ, akh°, ākhaḍ°, akh° tr. and intr. ʻ to draw in, contract, stop ʼ.

1504 *āstambhati ʻ stands firm ʼ. [√stambh]
P. āthamṇā ʻ to stop, be supported; (of the sun) to set ʼ; -- in last sense see ástam ēti.

āstara 1505 āstara m. ʻ covering, cushion, bed ʼ Kathās. [√str̥]
Pa. atthara -- m. ʻ rug (for horses, elephants, &c.) ʼ, °aka<-> m. ʻ covering ʼ, °ikā -- f. ʻ layer ʼ; Pk. attharaya -- ʻ covering ʼ, m. ʻ outer garment ʼ; Gy. eur. astér f. ʻ saddle ʼ; Pr. āˊsturuk ʻ bedding ʼ; S. ātharu m. ʻ packsaddle ʼ; L. āthur, pl. āthar m. ʻ donkey's saddle, bullock gear ʼ; P. āthrī f. ʻ deep earthen dish in which tobacco is prepared ʼ, ḍog. āttharī f.; Ku. āthro, ath° m. ʻ a dish of food ʼ; Or. athuripathuri (< prastará -- ) ʻ entire belongings of anyone ʼ; Bi. Mth. atharā ʻ firework maker's wooden platter ʼ, atharī ʻ potter's mould ʼ; G. āthar n. ʻ covering for floor or ground ʼ; M. ã̄thar m. ʻ large coarse mat of bamboo ʼ, ã̄thrī, ãth° f. ʻ matting, bed -- cloth ʼ; Si. ätiriya, ätirilla ʻ coverlet ʼ < *āstarikā -- ; -- Wg. āstər ʻ big ʼ (< ʻ *spreading ʼ, cf. vistr̥ta -- ).
Addenda: āstara -- : S.kcch. āthar m. ʻ jute cloth under wooden frame on donkey's back ʼ.

āstáraṇa 1506 āstáraṇa n. ʻ layer of sacred grass ʼ AV., ʻ bed, coverlet ʼ AitBr. [√str̥]
Pa. attharaṇa -- n. ʻ coverlet, matting ʼ, NiDoc. astarana, Pk. attharaṇa -- , atthur° n.; Pr. āsturun ʻ bedding ʼ; M. ã̄thrūṇ, ãth° n. ʻ matting, bedspread ʼ; Si. ataraṇa, aturuṇa ʻ cloth spread out for or over a seat, sheet ʼ.

1507 āstarati ʻ spreads, covers ʼ R. [√str̥]
Pa. attharati, Pk. attharaï; Pr. imper. āsturu, absol. ōstori ʻ to spread out (a carpet) ʼ; G. ātharvũ ʻ to spread out ʼ, M. ã̄tharṇẽ, ãth°, Si. aturaṇavā (pret. atuḷā see āˊstr̥ta -- ). -- Si. absol. atuṭa, 12th -- cent. inscr. atoṭay, < āstr̥tya with o ~ u from pres. stem or after kaḷa: koṭa < *kartuvā. -- Pk. atthuvvaï ʻ strews ʼ < *ā -- sturv -- ati, cf. str̥ṇṓti and Pk. atthuraṇa -- see āstáraṇa -- .
Addenda: āstarati: Md. aturanī ʻ arranges ʼ, eturenī ʻ is spread ʼ <-> or < saṁstarati.

āstariman 1508 *āstariman ʻ spreading out, covering ʼ. [Cf. inf. stárimani RV., stariman -- m. ʻ bed ʼ lex.: √str̥]
Ash. astrəmə́ ʻ ice ʼ (but NTS ii 244 with ?).

āstāra 1509 āstāra m. ʻ spreading ʼ, °aka -- m. ʻ fire -- receptacle ʼ Bhpr. [√str̥]
Pa. atthāra -- , °aka -- ʻ spreading out ʼ; Ash. astar ʻ quiver ʼ, Kt. štōr, Wg. ištār; Or. athāra ʻ earthen pot over which a cloth is stretched for steaming cakes ʼ, athāra -- muhã̄ ʻ flat -- faced ʼ; Si. atura ʻ the string which toddy -- tappers stretch from one palm -- top to another ʼ. -- Paš. atār ʻ roof ʼ ← Ind. Morgenstierne IIFL iii 3, 21.

1510 *āstudati ʻ strikes against ʼ. [Cf. āˊtudati RV.: √*stud]
Cf. S. āthuṛaṇu ʻ to trip, stumble ʼ (cf. ākhuṛaṇu s.v. *ākṣuṭati); G. āthaṛvũ, ath° ʻ to come into collision with ʼ, athṛāvũ ʻ to be tired ʼ; M. āthaḍṇẽ ʻ to catch with a jerk ʼ.

āˊstr̥ta 1511 āˊstr̥ta ʻ spread ʼ VS. [√str̥]
Pa. atthata -- ʻ spread, covered ʼ; L. āthiā m. ʻ a plot of land fit for cultivation having boundaries, a part of a farm set aside to be fallow or for some other purpose ʼ; Si. ataḷa, atuḷa ʻ spread out ʼ, (SigGr) ataḷa ʻ flat rock ʼ. -- See āstarati.
āstr̥tya see āstarati.
āˊstē see āˊsatē.

āsthā 1512 āsthā f. ʻ condition, regard ʼ Kathās., ʻ support ʼ lex. [√sthā]
Pk. atthā -- , aṭṭhā -- f. ʻ trust ʼ; P. āthaṛī m. ʻ a permanent servant (opp. to day -- labourer) ʼ; Ko. āṭhāu m. ʻ memory ʼ Katre FOK 165 < *āsthāpa -- ; -- Ash. ásta ʻ chair ʼ Morgenstierne NTS ii 244, but perh. < *āsatta -- .
Addenda: āsthā -- : †*āsthāntara -- .

1513 *āsthāti ʻ remains ʼ. [āˊtiṣṭhati ʻ resorts to, remains on ʼ RV.: √sthā]
Pk. atthaï ʻ sits ʼ; Gy. wel. ast -- ʻ to remain, stop ʼ; Or. aṇṭhibā ʻ to last, hold out, suffice ʼ.

āsthāˊna 1514 āsthāˊna n. ʻ place, assembly ʼ VS. [√sthā]
Pa. aṭṭhāna -- n. ʻ stand, post ʼ, Pk. aṭṭhāṇa -- , atth° n., °ṇī -- f. ʻ assembly, assembly -- hall ʼ; Kal. astán ʻ dancing ground ʼ; Sh. astān m. ʻ shrine ʼ; Si. inscr. atane ʻ on the site of ʼ. -- See āsthāpana -- .
Addenda: āsthāˊna -- : †*āsthānāntara -- .
†*āsthāntara -- or †*āsthānāntara -- [āsthā -- or āsthāˊna -- , ántara -- 2] see avasthāntara -- Add2.

āsthāpana 1515 āsthāpana n. ʻ strengthening remedy ʼ Suśr. [√sthā]
H. athān, °nā m. ʻ pickles ʼ; -- S. āthāṇo m., G. athāṇũ, āthṇũ n. phonet. < āsthāˊna -- or ← H.?
Addenda: āsthāpana -- : S.kcch. āthāṇū m. ʻ pickles ʼ; -- cf. S.kcch. āthṇū ʻ to season with spices ʼ, G. āthvũ.

1516 āˊsthāpayati ʻ causes to stay, hurts ʼ RV., ʻ fixes into ʼ AitBr. [√sthā]
Or. aṇṭhāibā ʻ to raise up, support ʼ; M. āṭhaviṇẽ, aṭh° ʻ to recollect ʼ, āṭhavṇẽ, aṭh° ʻ to come to mind ʼ; -- N. aṭhyāunu, ãṭh° ʻ to catch, clutch, squeeze ʼ? -- Si. aṭavanavā Geiger GS 54 rather < saṁsthāpayati.

āsthāman 1517 *āsthāman ʻ meeting place ʼ. [√sthā]
Sh. astóm f. ʻ judgement ʼ (→ Bur. *lstām Morgenstierne NTS xiii 92); H. athāĩ f. ʻ place of meeting ʼ (see also āsthāyikā -- ).

āsthāyikā 1518 āsthāyikā f. ʻ audience, access ʼ lex. [√sthā]
Pk. atthāiyā -- f. ʻ place of meeting and conversation ʼ; OAw. athāī ʻ meeting -- place ʼ; H. athāī f. ʻ place for meeting and talking ʼ (see also *āsthāman -- ).

āsthita 1519 āsthita ʻ staying ʼ MBh. [√sthā]
Pa. aṭṭhita -- ʻ undertaken ʼ; Pk. aṭṭhiya -- ʻ standing, remaining ʼ; Si. atiya ʻ remnant ʼ.

āsthira 1520 *āsthira ʻ firm ʼ. [sthirá -- ]
S. āthiraṇu ʻ to settle (of muddy water) ʼ; P. āṭharṇā ʻ to become partially dry ʼ, ḍog. āṭṭharnā ʻ to become dry ʼ; M. aṭharṇẽ ʻ to shrink, contract ʼ; -- all very doubtful.

1521 āsthīyatē ʻ is maintained, is cared for ʼ MBh. [√sthā]
Si. ätivenavā ʻ to be brought up (as a child), to grow ʼ; -- very doubtful.

āsthūla 1522 *āsthūla ʻ fat ʼ. [sthūlá -- ]
N. athulāunu ʻ to grow fat ʼ; OM. āṭhulaṇeṁ ʻ to thicken ʼ.

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