abhyas अभ्यस् – practise repeatedly; practise

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abhyas 1 . abhy-as (abhi-as), cl. 2. P. -asti, to fall to one's share; to be over; to excel; to reign over, tyrannize over.

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abhyas 2 . abhy-as (abhi-as), cl. 4. P. -as- yati, -asitum, to throw down, throw to, heap one on the other, accumulate, to shoot off at, to concen- trate one's attention in one direction; to repeat, practice, exercise; to study, read, recite; to learn by heart.

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abhyas 4 P. 1 To practise, exercise; dhanyo vanyamataṃgajaḥ paricayaprāgalbhyamabhyasyati Māl. 9. 32; abhyasyatīva vratamāsidhāraṃ R. 13. 67; Ms. 11. 107. 2 To repeat, perform repeatedly; mṛgakulaṃ romaṃthamabhyasyatu Ś. 2. 6; abhyasyaṃti taṭāghātaṃ Ku. 2. 50; K. 183. 3 To learn, study, acquire or learn by practice, recite, read; vedameva sadābhyasyet Ms. 2. 166; Ms. 4. 147; Ms. 4. 149; Y. 3. 204; K. 79. 4 To throw down upon, heap one upon another, accumulate, lay on (Ved.). 5 To throw or fling at, shoot or aim at (as arrows).