Dictionary meanings for āścarya from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
a. [ā-car-ṇyat suṭ P. VI. 1. 147] Marvellous, wonderful, extraordinary, astonishing, strange, curious; āścaryo gavāṃ doho'gopena Sk.; tadanu vavṛṣuḥ puṣpamāścaryameghāḥ R. 16. 87; [Page0265-a+ 56] ºdarśano manuṣyalokaḥ Ś. 7. ryaṃ 1 A wonder, miracle, marvel; kimāścaryaṃ kṣāradeśe prāṇadā yamadūtikā Udb.; karmā- ścaryāṇi U. 1 wonderful deeds; K. 65; Mv. 1; Bg. 11. 6 2. 29.
2 Surprise, wonder, astonishment; ºmaya...
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
mfn. (said to be fr. car with ā and a sibilant inserted Pa1n2. 6-1, 147), appearing rarely, curious, marvellous, astonishing, wonderful, extraordinary Kat2hUp.; Prab.; S3ak.; Ragh. 158,1 27585 ind. rarely, wonderfully Nir. 158,1 27586 n. strange appearance 158,1 27587 n. a wonder, miracle, marvel, prodigy 158,1 27588