Dictionary meanings for āśaṃs from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1 A. (rarely P.) 1 To [Page0263-b+ 56] hope for, expect, desire, wish or long for; svakāryasiddhiṃ punarāśaśaṃse Ku. 3. 57; Bk. 14. 70, 90; Ś. 2. 15; M. 1; manorathāya nāśaṃse Ś. 7. 13.
2 To bless, wish well to; evaṃ te devā āśaṃsaṃtu Mk. 1; ityāśaśaṃse karaṇaira- bāhyaiḥ R. 14. 50.
3 To speak, say.
4 To tell; Ku. 3. 14.
5 To ask for, beg.
6 To praise.
7 To repeat, recite.
8 To fear, be afraid of....
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
P. -śaṃsati (aor. 1. sg. -śaṃsiṣam RV. x, 44, 5) A1. -śaṃsate, to hope for, expect; to wish to attain, desire; to suspect, fear RV.; AV.; AitBr.; A1s3vGr2.; R.; MBh.; Katha1s.; S3ak.; BhP.; Mn. &c; to ask MBh.; BhP.; to praise, extol BhP.; to tell, speak,... mfn. expecting (comp.), Divya7v. 1320,2 27372.1 n. wishing for another, wishing Sa1h. 019439 157,1 27373 f. hope, expectation, desire, wish Pa1n2.; Ragh.;...
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