ind. (3. sg. pr. √ as; g. cādi and svar-ādi, q.v.) sometimes used as a mere particle at the beginning of fables, [Pañcat.]; [Kathās.]
existent, present, [L.]
f. (as-ti = s-ti, q.v.), N. of a sister of Prāpti (daughter of Jarāsandhas and wife of Kaṃsa), [MBh. ii, 595]; [Hariv. 4955]; [BhP.]