Dictionary meanings for āyasa from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
a. (sī f.) [ayaso vikāraḥ aṇ] 1 Made of iron, iron, metallic; āyasaṃ daṃḍameva vā Ms. 8. 315; sakhi mā jalpa tavāyasī rasajñā Bv. 2. 59.
2 Armed with an iron weapon. sī A coat of mail, an armour for the body. saṃ 1 Iron; mūḍhaṃ buddhamivā- tmānaṃ haimībhūtamivāyasaṃ Ku. 6. 55; sa cakarṣa parasmāttadayatkāṃta ivāyasaṃ R. 17. 63.
2 Anything made of iron.
3 A weapon.
4 A wind instru- ment.
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
mf (I) n. (fr. ayas), of iron, made of iron or metal, metallic RV.; S3Br.; Ka1tyS3r.; MBh.; Ya1jn5. &c Page148,3 25831 mf (I) n. iron-coloured MBh. v, 1709 148,3 25832 mf (I) n. armed with an iron weapon L. 148,3 25833 f. armour for the body, a breastplate, coat of mail L. 148,3 25834
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