1 Half-chewed morsel, the residue or leavings of food eaten; vighaso bhuktaśeṣaṃ tu Ms. 3. 285; tṛpyatkālakarālavaktravighasavyākīryamāṇā iva U. 5. 6; Māl. 5. 14.

2 Food in general. saṃ Bees'-wax. Comp. āśaḥ, āśin m. one who eats the remains of an offering or of food eaten.