Dictionary meanings for āśvas from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
2 P. 1 To breathe; su- khamāśvasaṃti girayaḥ Mv. 5. 51 are ly- ing at ease.
2 To breathe freely, recover breath, take courage, take heart, rest secure, be at ease; pratyayādāśvasatyaḥ Me. 8; Pt. 1. 307; Bk. 4. 38, 5. 23.
3 To revive.
4 To have confidence in. Caus. 1 To encourage, comfort, console, [Page0267-a+ 56] cheer up; tadā saṃkīrtanenāśvāsayāmyā- tmānaṃ V. 3; R. 12. 5. 14. 58. 15. 45; Me. 113; V. 5....
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
P. -śvasiti and -śvasati (Impv. 2. sg. -śvasihi and -śvasa [ MBh. vi, 490 ]; impf. -aśvasīt [ Bhat2t2. ] and -aśvasat [ Katha1s. xxxiii, 129 ]) A1. -śvasate, to breathe, breathe again or freely; to take or recover breath, take heart or courage; to revive... ind.p. taking heart or confidence MBh. 019693 159,2 27808 m. breathing again or freely, taking breath 159,2 27809 m. recovery Sus3r. 159,2 27810
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