[śap-ghañ] 1 A curse, an imprecation, anathema; śāpenāstaṃ ga- mitamahimā varṣabhogyeṇa bhartuḥ Me. 1, 92; R. 1. 78, 5. 56, 59; 11. 14.

2 An oath, asseveration.

3 Abuse, calum- ny.

4 An interdiction, a ban. Comp. aṃtaḥ, avasānaṃ, nivṛttiḥ f. the end of a curse; Me. 110; R. 8. 82. astraḥ ‘having a curse for a weapon', a sage, saint; R. 15. 3. utsargaḥ the utterance of a curse. uddhāraḥ, māktiḥ...