[śaṭhasya bhāvaḥ ṣyañ] (a) Dis- honesty, perfidy, guile, trickery, fraud, villainy; ājanmanaḥ śāṭhyamaśi- kṣito yaḥ Ś. 5. 25; (b) Art, skill, cunning; devyā nihnotumicchoriti sura- saritaṃ śāṭhyamavyādvibhorvaḥ Mu. 1. 1.