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अस्

अस्

See also: अंस, अस, and असि

Sanskrit

Root

अस् • ‎(√as)

to be

Derived terms

Terms derived from अस्

अभिष्टि ‎(abhiṣṭí, “an assistant, protector”)
असु ‎(ásu, “breath, life”)
अस्ति ‎(ásti, “he is”)
इतिहास ‎(itihāsa, “legend, traditional account”)

उपस्ति ‎(upasti, “being lower or inferior”)
परिष्टि ‎(pariṣṭi, “obstruction, impediment”)
सत् ‎(sat, “being”) (which see for more derived terms)

स्वस्ति ‎(svastí, “blessing, welfare”)
स्वस्तिक ‎(svástika, “lucky charm, swastika”)
स्वास्थ्य ‎(svāsthya, “health, wellness”)

Etymology 2

Root

अस् • ‎(√as)

to throw

References

Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 117
William Dwight Whitney, 1885, The Roots, Verb-forms, and Primary Derivatives of the Sanskrit Language, Leipzig: Breitkopf and Härtel, page 5