áśru n. (us m. only once, [ŚBr. vi] and once, [R.]) a tear, [RV. x, 95, 12] and [13]; [AV.] &c. with √ muc, or √ kṛ [[MBh. xii, 12491]] or √ vṛt, Caus. [[R.]] to shed tears
[supposed to stand for daśru fr. √ daṃś: cf. Gk. δάκρυ; Lat. lacryma for dacryma; Goth. tagrs; Eng. tear; Mod. Germ. Zähre].