Dictionary meanings for ayaśas from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
a. Disreputable, in- famous, disgraceful; also ayaśaska in this sense. n. (śaḥ) Infamy, dis- grace, ignominy, ill-repute, stain, dishonour, scandal; ayaśo mahadāpno- ti Ms. 8. 128; kimayaśo nanu ghoramataḥ paraṃ U. 3. 27; svabhāvaloletyayaśaḥ pramṛṣṭaṃ R. 6. 41. Comp. kara a. (rī f.) dis- graceful, ignominious.
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
n. infamy R.; Mn. viii, 128, &c 85,1 14762 mfn. devoid of fame, disgraced S3Br. xiv; Ka1tyS3r. 010847 85,1 14763 mf (I) n. causing dishonour, disgraceful MBh. &c 010848 85,1 14764 mfn. = ayaśas-kara q.v. R.; BhP.; Sus3r. 010849 85,1 14765
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