niṣvas | निष्वस् | niSvas
ni-√ ṣvas | नि-√ ष्वस् | P. -ṣvasiti | -ष्वसिति |, ep. also ˚sati | ˚सति | (pf. -ṣaṣvāsa | -षष्वास | aor. or impf. ny-aṣvasat | न्य्-अष्वसत् |, MBh.; ˚ṣvasīt | ˚ष्वसीत् |, Daś.; ind.p. -ṣvasya | -ष्वस्य |), to draw in the breath, inspire; to hiss, snort &c., MBh.; Kāv. &c. (often v.l. nih-ṣv˚ | निह्-ष्व्˚ |).