mfn. = aṇu, q.v., [L.]
ánu m. a non-Āryan man, [RV.]
N. of a king (one of Yayāti's sons)
of a non-Āryan tribe, [MBh.] &c.
ánu ind. (as a prefix to verbs and nouns, expresses) after, along, alongside, lengthwise, near to, under, subordinate to, with. (When prefixed to nouns, especially in adverbial compounds), according to, severally, each by each, orderly, methodically, one after another, repeatedly. (As a separable preposition, with accusative) after, along, over, near to, through, to, towards, at, according to, in order, agreeably to, in regard to, inferior to, [Pāṇ. i, 4, 86.] (As a separable adverb) after, afterwards, thereupon, again, further, then, next.