aSvatara a. Swift, speedy. — raH [ tanuH aSvaH, aSva tanutve zwarac , P. V. 3. 91 ] 1 A mule. 2 One of the chiefs of the Nāgas or serpent-race inhabiting the lower regions. 3 A male calf. 4 A class of Gandharvas. — rI A mule; udarasya samutTAne svagarBo' SvatarImiva Rām. ; Pt. 2. 32 ; Chāṇ. 19. [ cf. Pers. aster ].