Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. 2. P. (ghasati, ghasti, ghasta) To eat, devour (a defective root used only to form certain tenses of ad).
ghas
Dictionary meanings for ghas from Apte and Monier-Williams.
apte + mw
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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
not used in pr. (cl.1. ghasati Dha1tup. xvii, 65), but supplies certain tenses (esp. aor. and Desid. Pa1n2. 2-4, 37) of ad (aor. 2. and 3. sg. /aghas RV.; aghās (?) AV. xx, 129, 16; 3. sg. aghat, aghasat [ ? JaimBr. Pa1n2. 2-4, 37 ], ajīghasat [ MaitrS. ]; 3.... m. devourer, N. of a demon causing diseases Hariv. 9558 377,1 69693 m. of a Ra1kshasa rākṣasa R. v, 12, 12 377,1 69694 m. flesh, meat Gal. (cf. ud-.) 045667...