āṣvas | आष्वस् | ASvas
ā-√ ṣvas | आ-√ ष्वस् | P. -ṣvasiti | -ष्वसिति | and -ṣvasati | -ष्वसति | (Impv. 2. sg. -ṣvasihi | -ष्वसिहि | and -ṣvasa | -ष्वस | [MBh. vi, 490]; impf. -aṣvasīt | -अष्वसीत् | [Bhaṭṭ.] and -aṣvasat | -अष्वसत् | [Kathās. xxxiii, 129]) Ā. -ṣvasate | -ष्वसते |, to breathe, breathe again or freely; to take or recover breath, take heart or courage; to revive, MBh.; R.; Kathās.; BhP. &c.: Caus. -ṣvāsayati | -ष्वासयति |, to cause to take breath; to encourage, comfort; to calm, console, cheer up, MBh.; Suśr.; Ragh.; Kum. &c.