ástam ind. at home, home, [RV.] &c., especially used with verbs, e.g. ástam-√ i [ástam éti; pr. p. astaṃ-yát, [AV.]; [ŚBr.]; fut. p. astam-eṣyát, [AV.]; perf. p. ástamita See below s.v.]; ástaṃ-√ gam [ástam gácchati, [AV.] &c.; perf. p. astaṃ-gata, [MBh.] &c., once in reversed order gata astaṃ, [R. i, 33, 21]] or astaṃ-√ yā [pr. p. -yāt, [Mn. iv, 37]] to go down, set, [RV.]; [AV.] &c.