Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
[amṭiṣac dīrghaśca Uṇ. 1. 46] 1 Flesh; upānayat piṃḍamivāmiṣaraya R. 2. 59; yayāmiṣaṃ jale matsyairbhakṣyate śvāpadairbhuvi. ākāśe pakṣibhiścaiva tathā sarvatra vittavān
2 (Hence fig.) A prey, victim, object of enjoyment; (rājyaṃ) raṃdhrānve- ṣaṇadakṣāṇāṃ dviṣāmāmiṣatāṃ yayau R. 12. 11 fell a prey &c.; Dk. 164.
3 Food, bait.
4 A bribe.
5 Desire, lust; as in nirapekṣo nirāmiṣaḥ Ms. 6. 49.
6 En- joyment;...
