asi असि así m. (√ 2. as), a sword, scimitar, knife (used for killing animals), [RV.]; [AV.] &c. (also) a shark, alligator, [L.] (is), f. N. of a river (near Benares), [VāmP.] (cf. asī); [Lat. ensi-s.] asika असिक a-sika n. the part of the face between the underlip and the chin, [L.] a-sika m. pl. N. of a people, [VarBṛS.] (v.l. aśika). asira असिर ásira m. (√ 2. as), ‘an arrow’, a beam, ray, [RV. ix, 76, 4.] asitā असिता ásitā f. a girl attending in the women's apartments (whose hair is not whitened by age), [L.] the indigo plant, [L.] N. of an Apsaras, [MBh. i, 4819]; [Hariv. 12472] asita असित á-sita mfn. unbound, [TS. vii]; [ŚBr. xiv.] ásita mf(A; Ved. a/siknI)n. (sita, ‘white’, appears to have been formed from this word, which is probably original, and not a compound of a and sita; cf. asura and sura), dark-coloured, black, [RV.] &c. ásita m. the planet Saturn, [VarBṛS.] a poisonous animal (said to be a kind of mouse), [L.] N. of the lord of darkness and magic, [AV.]; [ŚBr.]; [ĀśvŚr.] of a descendant of Kaśyapa (composer of [RV. ix, 5]-[24]), named also Devala [[RAnukr.]] or Asita Devala [[MBh.]; [Hariv.]] N. of a man (with the patron. Vārṣagaṇa), [ŚBr. xiv] of a son of Bharata, [R.] of a Ṛṣi, [Buddh.] of a mountain, [MBh. iii, 8364]; [Kathās.] (ás), a black snake, [AV.] a Mantra (saving from snakes), [MBh. i, 2188] (also) the dark half of a lunar month, [L.] a partic. intoxicating drink, [L.] asiddha असिद्ध a-siddha mfn. imperfect, incomplete, [NṛsUp.] : unaccomplished, uneffected unproved (regarded as) not existing or (as) not having taken effect (as a rule or operation taught in grammar), [Pāṇ.] not possessed of magic power. asiddhi असिद्धि á-siddhi f. imperfect accomplishment, failure, [TBr.]; [Gaut.] (in logic) want of proof, conclusion not warranted by the premises (in Sāṅkhya phil.) incompleteness (eight forms of it are enumerated) asiknī असिक्नी ásiknī Ved. f. of 2. ásita, q.v. ásiknī f. ‘the dark one’, the night, [RV. iv, 17, 15]; [x, 3, 1] a girl attending in the women's apartments, [L.] N. of a wife of Dakṣa, [Hariv.] N. of the river Akesines (afterwards called Candra-bhāgā) in the Pañjāb, [RV. viii, 20, 25] and (asiknī́), [x, 75, 5.] asimat असिमत् asi—mát mfn. furnished with knives or daggers, [VS. xvi, 21.] asinva असिन्व a-sinvá mf(A/)n. insatiable, [RV. v, 32, 8]; [x, 89, 12.] asiṣṭha असिष्ठ ásiṣṭha mfn. (superl.) most skilful in shooting (arrows, &c.), [AV. iv, 28, 2.] asidhārā असिधारा asi—dhārā f. the blade of a sword, [Ragh.] &c. asidhāva असिधाव asi—dhāva or asi—dhāvaka, m. a sword- or tool-cleaner, armourer, [L.] asidhara असिधर asi—dhara m. N. of a man, [Rājat.] asidhenu असिधेनु asi—dhenu f. a (small) knife, [Daś.]; [Kathās.] asiheti असिहेति asi—heti m. a swordsman or soldier armed with a sword, [L.] asijala असिजल asi—jala n. blood dripping from a sword, [Dharmaś.] asilatā असिलता asi—latā f. the blade of a sword, [Śiś. vi, 51.] asimeda असिमेद asi—meda m. the fetid Mimosa (Vachellia Farnesiana), [L.] (cf. ahi-māra, &c.) asinvat असिन्वत् á-sinvat mfn. id., [RV.] asipāṇi असिपाणि asi—pāṇi mfn. having a sword in one's hand, [MBh. xii, 3737.] asipatha असिपथ asi—pathá m. the course of the sword or knife that kills, [ŚBr. xiii.] asisūnā असिसूना asi—sūnā f. (= sūnā), [Divyāv.] asitāla असिताल asi—tāla m. N. of a plant (from which the shafts of arrows are made), [Kauś.] asitālu असितालु m. N. of a plant, [L.] asitoda असितोद n. (i.e. saras) N. of a mythical lake, [VP.] asiśimbī असिशिम्बी asi—śimbī f. N. of a vegetable, [L.] asibaddha असिबद्ध asi—baddha mfn. girt with a dagger or sword, [ŚāṅkhŚr.] asicaryā असिचर्या asi—caryā f. exercise or practice of arms, [MBh. i, 5239.] asiddhida असिद्धिद a-siddhi—da mfn. not giving success, [BrahmaP.] asigaṇḍa असिगण्ड asi—gaṇḍa m. = kṣudropadhāna (for kṣurop°?), [L.] asihatya असिहत्य asi—hatya n. fighting with swords (or knives), (g. anuśatikādi, q.v.) asijihva असिजिह्व asi—jihva m. ‘sword-tongued’, N. of an Asura, [Hariv.] asiknikā असिक्निका f. (= asiknī, q.v.) a girl attending in the women's apartments, [Pāṇ. iv, 1, 39], [Kāś.] asiloman असिलोमन् asi—loman m. N. of a Dānava, [MBh. i, 2531]; [Hariv.] asimārga असिमार्ग asi—mārga m. pl. the various ways of handling a sword, [MBh.] asiplava असिप्लव asi—plava m. a kind of porpoise, [L.] asiputrī असिपुत्री asi—putrikā or asi—putrī, f. ‘daughter of a sword’, a (small) knife, [Hcat.] asitāṅga असिताङ्ग m. a form of Śiva (especially mentioned in Tantras), [BrahmaP.] &c. asitākṣa असिताक्ष mf(I)n. = asita-nayana, q.v., [Viṣṇus.] asitabhrū असितभ्रू asita—bhrū mfn. having black eyelids. asitajñu असितज्ञु asita—jñú mf(nom. -jYU/s)n. id., [AV. xii, 1, 21.] asiyaṣṭi असियष्टि asi—yaṣṭi f. = -latā, q.v., [VarBṛS.] (Prākṛt asi-laṭṭhi), [Jain.] asidhāvaka असिधावक asi—dhāva or asi—dhāvaka, m. a sword- or tool-cleaner, armourer, [L.] asidhenukā असिधेनुका asi—dhenukā f. id., [Kathās.] asiddhānta असिद्धान्त a-siddhānta m. not an incontestable dogma, [Suśr.] asiddhārtha असिद्धार्थ a-siddhārtha mfn. who has not effected his aim, [R. iii, 55, 20]; [BhP.] asipattra असिपत्त्र asi—pattra n. the blade of a sword, [L.] asi—pattra m. ‘having sword-shaped leaves’, the sugar-cane (Scirpus Kysoor Roxb.), [L.] ‘paved with swords’, N. of a hell, [L.] asitāśman असिताश्मन् m. the lapis lazuli, [Kir. v, 48.] asitānana असितानन asi—°tānana m. a black-faced monkey, [L.] asitārcis असितार्चिस् m. fire, [L.] asitagati असितगति asita—gati m. ‘having a black course’, fire (-dyuti, ‘shining like fire’), [Bcar. v, 79] asitajānu असितजानु asita—jānu mfn. having black knees, [ĀpŚr.] asitamṛga असितमृग asita—mṛga m. N. of a Ṛṣi of the [SV.]; [ṢaḍvBr.] his descendants, [AitBr.] asitopala असितोपल m. = asitāśman, q.v., [L.] asidaṃṣṭra असिदंष्ट्र asi—daṃṣṭra or asi—daṃṣṭraka, m. ‘having swords for fangs’, the marine monster Makara (painted on the banner of Kāmadeva), [L.] asipucchaka असिपुच्छक asi—pucchaka m. the Gangetic porpoise (Delphinus Gangeticus). asiputrikā असिपुत्रिका asi—putrikā or asi—putrī, f. ‘daughter of a sword’, a (small) knife, [Hcat.] asitadruma असितद्रुम asita—druma m. the tree Xanthochymus Pictorius, [L.] asitagrīva असितग्रीव ásita—grīva (ásita-), mfn. having a black neck, [VS. xxiii, 13] ([ŚBr. xiii]) ásita—grīva m. a peacock, [MBh. xii, 4363.] asitaratna असितरत्न asita—ratna n. a sapphire, [Kir.] asitavarṇa असितवर्ण ásita—varṇa (ásita-), mfn. dark-coloured, [TS.] asitekṣaṇa असितेक्षण asi—°tekṣaṇa mfn. blackeyed, [MBh.] asitotpala असितोत्पल m. the blue lotus, [Pañcat.] asidhārāpatha असिधारापथ asi—dhārā—patha m. = asi-pathá, q.v., [Śārṅg.] asipattraka असिपत्त्रक asi—pattraka m. the sugar-cane, [L.] asitanayana असितनयन asita—nayana mfn. black-eyed. asitaskandha असितस्कन्ध asita—skandha m. a kind of amulet, [Kauś.] asidhārāvrata असिधाराव्रत asi—dhārā—vrata n. an exceedingly difficult task, [Pañcat.] &c. asidaṃṣṭraka असिदंष्ट्रक asi—daṃṣṭra or asi—daṃṣṭraka, m. ‘having swords for fangs’, the marine monster Makara (painted on the banner of Kāmadeva), [L.] asitāmburuha असिताम्बुरुह m. the black lotus, [L.] asitakeśānta असितकेशान्त asita—keśānta mfn. having black locks, [N.] asitamuṣkaka असितमुष्कक asita—muṣkaka m. the plant Schrebera Swietenioides, [Suśr.] asitapucchaka असितपुच्छक asita—pucchaka m. ‘having a black tail’, N. of an animal, [Car.] (cf. kāla-pucchaka.) asitavartman असितवर्त्मन् asita—vartman m. ‘having a black path (of smoke)’, Agni, [Hcar.] asipattravana असिपत्त्रवन asi—pattra—vana n. N. of a hell, [Mn.]; [Yājñ.]; [MBh.] &c. asipattravṛkṣa असिपत्त्रवृक्ष asi—pattra—vṛkṣa m. a kind of tree in the lower world [Comm.] [Ragh. xiv, 48] asipattravrata असिपत्त्रव्रत asi—pattra—vrata n. = asidhārā-vrata, q.v. asitābhraśekhara असिताभ्रशेखर asitābhra-śekhara m. N. of a Buddha, [L.] asitagatidyuti असितगतिद्युति asita—gati—dyuti m. ‘having a black course’, fire (-dyuti, ‘shining like fire’), [Bcar. v, 79]