m. n. (g. ardharcādi; derivation doubtful) the awn of grain, [R.]; [Sarvad.]; [KātyŚr.], Sch.
a bristle, spicule, spike (esp. the bristle or sharp hair of insects &c.), [W.]
the sheath or calyx of a bud, [L.]
pity, compassion (in niḥ-śūka), [L.]
m. a species of grain (cf. dīrgha-ś°), [Suśr.]; [Bhpr.]
sorrow, grief, [L.]
= abhi-ṣava, [L.]