āsya

Dictionary meanings for āsya from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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āsya

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a. Belonging to the mouth or face. syaṃ [asyate grāso'tra, as- ṇyat] 1 The mouth, jaws; āsyakuhare, vivṛtāsyaḥ.

2 Face; āsyakamalaṃ.

3 A part of the mouth used in pronounc- ing letters; tulyāsyaprayatnaṃ savarṇaṃ P. I. 1. 9; āsye bhavamāsyaṃ tālvādisthānaṃ Sk.; ṣaḍāsyāni Pt. 5. 55; (the six parts being the throat, head or brain [Page0271-a+ 55] palate, tooth, lip, and nose.

4 Mouth, opening; vraṇāsyaṃ,...

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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

&c, see 4. ās. 019938 161,3 28236

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