ASA [ AsamaMtAt aSnute A-aS-ac ] 1 ( a ) Hope, expectation, prospect; tAmASAM ca suradvizAM R. 12. 96 ; ASA hi paramaM duHKaM nErASyaM paramaM suKaM Subhāṣ. ; tvamASe moGASe Bh. 3. 6 ; so Bagna, °hata , °nirASa &c. ( b ) Wish, desire (in Bh. 3. 25 ASA is compared to a river). 2 False hope or expectation. 3 Space, region, quarter of the compass, direction; agastyAcaritAmASAmanASAsyajayo yayO R. 4. 44 ; Ki. 7. 9. Comp. — anvita, -janana a. hopeful, inspiring hope; V. 3. 9. — kfta a. attended with the hope of success. — gajaH a guardian elephant of a quarter or point of the compass; see azwadiggaja . — taMtuH a thread of hope, slender hope; Māl. 4. 3 , 9. 26. — pAlaH a guardian or regent of the regions or quarters; see azwadikpAla . — piSAcikA deceptive or illusive hope, phantom of hope. — puragugguluH or — saMBavaH a kind of Bdellium. — prApta a. successful (= prAptASa ). — baMDaH 1 the tie or bond of hope, confidence, trust, expectation; gurvapi virahaduHKamASAbaMDaH sAhayati Ś. 4. 15 ; Ve. 6. 25 ; V. 3 ; U. 3 ; Me. 10. 2 consolation. 3 a spider's web. — BaMgaH disappointment. — vaha a. inspiring hope. — (haH) N. of a son of heaven. — viBinna a. ( pb ) disappointed in expectation. — hIna a. despairing, despondent.