(ā-√ añj), (Impv. 2. sg. Ā. ā́kṣva; ind.p. ājya; Impv. -anaktu; impf. 3. pl. ā́ āñjan) to anoint, [AV. xix, 45, 5]; [ĀśvGṛ.]; to polish, prepare, [RV. vii, 44, 5]; to honour, receive respectfully, [RV. vi, 63, 3]; [vii, 43, 3]; [viii, 60, 1] (cf. ā́kta.)