astra अस्त्र – weapon

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astrá ·n. (m.) dart; bow, arrow.

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astrá2 ·a. throwing, hurling.

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astra astra, am, n. (fr. rt. 2. as), a missile weapon, bolt, arrow; bow; a weapon in general, a sword; [with astra cf. Gr. ἄστρον and ἀστήρ per- haps that which throws out or emits rays of light.]

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astra m. HARIV. 10703 (der Halbvers fehlt in der neueren Ausg.). R. ed. Bomb. 1,21,11. WEBER, RĀMAT. UP. 299. n. Bez. eines best. Spruches aus einem für heilig gehaltenen Buche, den man vor dem Beginn des Lesens dieses Buches hersagt, Verz. d. Oxf. H. 4,a, No. 28. Bez. eines best. beim Anzünden des Feuers gesprochenen Spruches Verz. d. Oxf. H. 105,a,34. Verz. d. Oxf. H. 105,b,3. Bez. der mystischen Silbe phaṭ Verz. d. Oxf. H. 97,a,1. WEBER, RĀMAT. UP. 310. fg. ˚mantra Bez. eines best. Spruches bei den Maga Verz. d. Oxf. H. 33,b,7.

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astrá (von 2. as) n. Uṇ. 4,160 (ástra). SIDDH. K. 249,b,3. Wurfwaffe, Geschoss, Pfeil; auch Bogen: ā̱di̱tya èṣāma̱straṃ vi nā̀śayatu AV. 11,10,16. dhanurgṛhītvaupaniṣadaṃ mahāstraṃ śaraṃ hyupāsāniśitaṃ saṃdhīyata MUṆḌ. UP. 2,2,3. astrāṇi — mumoca VIŚV. 4,23. astramupasaṃharan ŚĀK. 94,20. astropasaṃhāramantra Verz. d. B. H. No. 909. astraṃ śaradhiṃ punaste — praviṣṭam VIKR. 18. prayuktamapyastram RAGH. 2,34. prahitāstravṛṣṭibhiḥ RAGH. 3,58. tasminnāsthadīṣikāstram RAGH. 12,23. pratyāhatāstra adj. RAGH. 2,41. mahendrāstrapracoditaiḥ — śaravarṣaiḥ ARJ. 8,2. gāṇḍīvāstrapranunnāṃstāngatāsūn MBH. 3,12253. iṣvastrameṣāṃ (kṣattriyāṇāṃ) devatvam MBH. 3,17337. aśikṣatāstraṃ pitureva RAGH. 3,31. astraśastrāṇi R. 1,23,14. śastrāstrabhṛttvaṃ kṣatrasya M. 10,79. puṣpāṇyasyeṣucāpāstrāṇi H. 228. mumoca taṃ dāruṇamastrabandham R. 5,44,13. R. 5,44,15 astragrāma H. 1414. astrabhṛt R. 5,43,2. AK. 2,8,2,62. astravid, astramantra RAGH. 5,59. kṛtāstra mit der Wurfwaffe vertraut MBH. 3,228. MBH. 3,14833. R. 3,4,28. kṛtāstratā MBH. 1,5156. — Waffe AK. 2,8,2,50. AK. 3,4,4,28. H. 773. H. an. 2,394. MED. r. 5. Bogen H. 775. H. an. MED. Schwert (karabāla) MED. tatra muktamastramucyate 'muktaṃ śastramityucyate MADHUS._in_Ind. St. 1,21,18.

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astrá n. (selten m.) — 1〉 Wurfwaffe, Geschoss, Pfeil; auch Bogen. — 2〉 ein best. Spruch aus einem für heilig gehaltenen Buche, den man vor dem Beginn des Lesens dieses Buches hersagt. — 3〉 ein best. beim Anzünden des Feuers gesprochener Spruch. [Page1-152-c] — 4〉 Bez. der mystischen Silbe phaṭ.

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astra I. 1〉 mit und ohne iṣu auch so v. a. das Schleudern von Pfeilen, die Kunst zu schiessen MBH. 1,132,16. MBH. 1,132,21. MBH. 1,132,34. MBH. 1,132,64. MBH. 1,134,24. [Nachtrag, Band 7]

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astraṃ [asyaṃte kṣipyate as-ṣṭran Uṇ. 4. 158] 1 A missile; a weapon in general; prayuktamapyastramito vṛthā syāt R. 2. 34; pratyāhatāstro giriśaprabhāvāt R. 2. 41, R. 3. 58; aśikṣatāstraṃ pitureva R. 3. 31 the science of missiles. 2 An arrow; sword. 3 A bow. Comp. — a(ā)gāraṃ an arsenal, armoury. — āghātaḥ a wound, a cut (made by a weapon). — āhata a. struck, wounded, killed. — kaṃṭakaḥ [astraṃ kaṃṭaka iva] an arrow. — kāraḥ, -kārakaḥ, — kārin a maker of weapons. — kṣepaka a. shooting arrows. — cikitsakaḥ a surgeon. — cikitsā surgery. — jit m. N. of a plant — jīvaḥ, — jīvin m. — dhārin m. a soldier, professional warrior. — dhāraṇaṃ the bearing of arms. — nivāraṇaṃ the warding of a weapon. — maṃtraḥ a Mantra to be repeated in discharging or withdrawing a missile; R. 5. 57, R. 5. 59. — mārjaḥ -rjakaḥ a furbisher. — yuddhaṃ fighting with weapons. — lāghavaṃ dexterity in wielding or throwing missiles. — vid a. skilled in the science of arms. — vidyā, -śāstraṃ, -vedaḥ the art or science of throwing missiles, military science, science of arms; Ki. 13. 62, U. 6. 9. — vṛṣṭiḥ f. a shower of missiles. — śastraṃ all sorts of weapons. — śikṣā military exercise. — sāyakaḥ 1 an iron arrow. 2 the nārāca missile. — hīna a. unarmed.

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astrá n. (m). Wurfgeschoss; Pfeil, Bogen.

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astra astra n. (as 4) tout projectile de guerre: trait, flèche, etc. Arme, en général; arc. astrahaṇṭaka m. flèche. astrajiva m. guerrier, qui vit de ses flèches (jīv). astramārja m. (mṛj) polisseur d'armes, armurier. astravidvas a. (vid) qui a la science des armes. astravid a. mms. astralāghava n. (laghu) légéreté ou adresse à se servir des armes. [Page064-2] astraśikṣā f. (śikṣā) science des armes; art ou exercice militaire. astrahetus a. (hetu) qui a pour but ou pour cause les armes, les exercices militaires.