2. ASis f. a serpent's fang
ASis f. ( °SIH, °SIrByAM &c.) [ ASAs-kvip, ata itvam ] 1 A blessing, benediction. (It is thus defined: - vAtsalyAdyatra mAnyena kanizWasyABiDIyate . izwAvaDArakaM vAkyamASIH sA parikItiMtA .. ). ASis is sometimes distinguished from vara , the former being taken to be merely an expression of one's good wishes which may or may not be realized; while a vara is a boon which is more permanent in character and surer of fulfilment; cf. varaH KalvezanASIH Ś. 4 ; ASizo gurujanavitIrRA varatAmApadyaMte K. 291 ; amoGAH pratigfhRaMtAvarGyAnupadamASizaH R. 1. 44 , 11. 6 ; Ku. 5. 76 , 7. 47. 2 Act of bestowing a blessing upon others. 3 A prayer, wish, desire; Ku. 5. 76 , Bg. 4. 21 , 6. 10. 4 A serpent's fang ( cf. ASI ). 5 One of the eight chief medicaments ( vfdDi ). Comp. — vAdaH, -vacanaM ( ASIrvAdaH &c.) a blessing, benediction, expression of a prayer or wish; ASIrvacanasaMyuktAM nityaM yasmAt prakurvate S. D. 6 ; Ms. 2. 33. — vizaH ( ASIrvizaH ) ‘having poison in its fangs,’ a snake.