astra | अस्त्र | astra
astra/ | अस्त्र/ | n. (exceptionally m., Hariv. 10703, &c.), (√ 2. as | अस् |), 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 Pat | Pअत् |, RāmatUp. [cf. Gk. ἄστρον and ἀστήρ] ‘that which throws out or emits rays of light’ (?)
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 Pat | Pअत् |, RāmatUp. [cf. Gk. ἄστρον and ἀστήρ] ‘that which throws out or emits rays of light’ (?)