آسرا āsrā आश्रय S̱. s. m. Means of defence or protection, trust, reliance, hope, defence, asylum, retreat, refuge, shelter, abode, house.

آسرباد āsirbād आशीर्वाद S̱. s. m. Benedic- tion, blessing.

آسرم आश्रम ā-sram S s. m. 1. Abode, resi- dence. 2. A religious order (of which there are four kinds referable to the different periods of life: as, 1st. That of the ब्रह्मचारी brahma- chārī, or student; 2d. That of the गृहस्थ gr̤ihastha, or householder; 3d. That of the वानप्रस्थ vānaprastha, or anchorite: and 4thly. That of the भिक्षु bhiksh̤u, or beggar).

آسن āsin आश्विन S̱. s. m. The sixth Hindū month, in which the moon is full near the stars in the head of Aries. September--October. S. آسن (असन or) आसन āsan, s. m. The name of a tree on which the tasar silk-worm feeds. (Terminalia alata tomentosa). S. اسن अशन (r. अश Eat) asan, s. m. Eating, food: also, the tree last described.

آسواس आश्वास आ and r. श्वस Breathe ā-swās S. s. m. Completion, cessation, comfort. H. A. اسواسطي is-wāst̤e, For this reason, because.

آسي आशय ā-sai S or ā-saya, s. m. 1. Meaning, intention. 2. Asylum, abode. See آشي.

آسکهہ āsikh आशिस् S̱. s. m. 1. A blessing, benediction. 2. Instruction.

آشرت आश्रित ā-shrit S See آسرت ā-srit.

آشرم आश्रम āshram S s. m. See آسرم āsram.

آشي आशय आ and r. शी Repose ā-shaya S. s. m. 1. Meaning, intention. 2. Asylum.

آشیش āshīsh आशिष् S̱. s. f. See آسیس āsīs.

آنسو āṅsū अश्रु S̱. s. m. A tear.

آوشيک आवश्यक āvashyak S s. Necessity. S. اوشده औषध (from ओषधी An annual plant) aush̤adh, s. f. A medicament, a drug, any herb, mineral, &c. used in medicine.

آکاس دیا ākās diyā आकाशदीप S̱. A lamp which the Hindūs hang aloft on a bamboo in the month kārtik.

ابسواس a-biswās अविश्वास S̱. s. m. Want of confidence, distrust, incredulity.