anas n. [ aniti SabdAyate an-asun ] 1 A cart; udgAtA cApyanaH kraye Ms. 8. 209 ; Y. 1. 184 , 3. 269 , Śi. 12. 26. 2 [ aniti jIvatyanena ] Food, boiled rice. 3 Birth. 4 A living being. 5 A kitchen. 6 A parent (father or mother); said to be f. in these two senses. At the end of Avyayībhāva comp. anas is changed to anasa ; as aDyanasaM &c.; also at the end of Tat. Comp.; mahAnasaM &c.