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a ¦ the first letter of the alphabet
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the first short vowel inherent in consonants.
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sometimes disparagement (a-yajYa a miserable sacrifice)
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rarely prefixed to Inf. (a-svaptum not to sleep, TāṇḍyaBr.) and even to forms of the finite verb (a-spfhayanti they do… read more a:- a
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a ¦ (pragfhya, q.v.), a vocative particle [a ananta, O Viṣṇu], T.
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interjection of pity, Ah!
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occasionally denoting comparison (a-brAhmaRa like a Brahman, T.)
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sometimes diminutiveness (cf. a/-karRa, an-udarA)
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a ¦ (before a vowel an, exc. a-fRin), a prefix corresponding to Gk. ἀ, ἀν, Lat. in, Goth. and Germ…. read more a:- a
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rarely an expletive (cf. a-kupya, a-pUpa). According to Pāṇ. vi, 2, 161, the accent may be optionally either on the… read more a:- a
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the same applies to stems ending in tf accentuated on the first syllable before a is prefixed
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cf. also a/-tUrta and a-tU/rta, a/-Binna and a-Binna/, &c.
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a ¦ the base of some pronouns and pronom. forms, in asya, atra, &c.
aMSa:- a/MSa
partition, inheritance
aMSa:- a/MSa
earnest money
aMSa:- a/MSa
a share of booty
aMSa:- a/MSa
stake (in betting), RV. v, 86, 5; TāṇḍyaBr.
aMSa:- a/MSa
a lot (cf. prAs)
aMSa:- a/MSa
the denominator of a fraction
aMSa:- a/MSa
a degree of latitude or longitude
aMSa:- a/MSa
a day, L.
aMSa:- a/MSa
N. of an Āditya.
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a ¦ m. N. of Viṣṇu, L. (especially as the first of the three sounds in the sacred syllable om).
aMSakaraRa:- aMSa—karaRa
aMSa—karaRa ¦ n. act of dividing.
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a ¦ the augment prefixed to the root in the formation of the imperfect, aorist, and conditional tenses (in the… read more a:- a
afRin:- a-fRin
a-fRin ¦ mfn. free from debt, L.
aMS:- aMS
aMS ¦ cl. 10. P. aMSayati, to divide, distribute, L.; also occasionally Ā. aMSayate, L.; also aMSApayati, L.
aMSa:- a/MSa
a/MSa ¦ m. (probably fr. √ aS, perf. An-a/MSa, and not from the above √ aMS fictitiously formed to serve… read more aMSa:- a/MSa
aMSarUpiRI:- aMSa-rUpiRI
aMSa-rUpiRI ¦ f. (with Sakti) a female personification of the divine energy, RTL. 187.
aMSaka:- aMSaka
aMSaka ¦ n. a day, L.
aMSavat:- aMSa—vat
aMSa—vat ¦ (for aMSumat?) m. a species of Soma plant, Suśr.
aMSaka:- aMSaka
aMSaka ¦ m. a share
aMSasavarRana:- aMSa—savarRana
aMSa—savarRana ¦ n. reduction of fractions.
aMSala:- aMSala
aMSala ¦ See aMsala/ next col.
aMSu:- aMSu/
aMSu/ ¦ m. a filament (especially of the Soma plant)
aMSAMSa:- aMSAMSa
aMSAMSa ¦ m. part of a portion (of a deity), secondary incarnation.
aMSitA:- aMSi-tA
aMSi-tA ¦ f. the state of a sharer or co-heir, heirship.
aMSasvara:- aMSa—svara
aMSa—svara ¦ m. key-note or chief note in music.
aMSin:- aMSin
aMSin ¦ mfn. having a share, Yājñ.
aMSAMsi:- aMSAMsi
aMSAMsi ¦ ind. share by share.