m. an eater, [AV. xviii, 4, 54.]
áśman m. (once aśmán, [ŚBr. iii]), a stone, rock, [RV.] &c.
a precious stone, [RV. v, 47, 3]; [ŚBr. vi]
any instrument made of stone (as a hammer &c.), [RV.] &c.
thunderbolt, [RV.] &c.
a cloud, [Naigh.]
the firmament, [RV. v, 30, 8]; [56, 4]; [vii, 88, 2]
[cf. Zd. asman; Pers. aṣmān; Lith. akmů; Slav. kamy].