n. (rarely) m. (perhaps fr. 7, sa hasra = Gk. χίλιοι for χεσλοι; cf. Pers. haṣa1r) a thousand (with the counted object in the same case sg. or pl. e.g. sahasreṇa bāhunā, with a thousand arms Hariv.; sahasraṃ bhiṣajaḥ, a thousand drugs RV.; or in the gen. e.g.... n. a thousand cows or gifts (= sahasraṃ gavyam &c, used to express wealth; sahasraṃ śatāśvam, a th thousand cows and a hundred horses S3a1n3khS3r.;) RV.;...