aśáni f. (rarely m., [R.]; [Pāṇ.], Sch.) the thunderbolt, a flash of lightning, [RV.] &c.
the tip of a missile, [RV. x, 87, 4]
(in astronomy) a subdivision of the phenomena called Ulkās, [VarBṛS.]
a hailstone, [Kauś.]
aśáni m. one of the nine names of Rudra, [PārGṛ.]
N. of Śiva, [MBh. xiii]
aśáni (ayas), m. pl. N. of a warrior tribe, (g. parśv-ādi, q.v.)