tiras ind. [ tF-asun svarAdi ] 1 Crookedly, obliquely, awry; sa tiryaN yastiroM'cati Ak. 2 Without; apart from. 3 Secretly, covertly, invisibly. 4 Across, beyond, over. 5 Indirectly, badly. [In classical literature tiras is rarely used by itself, but chiefly occurs in composition with ( a ) kf , ( b ) DA , and ( c ) BU ; see below.] Comp. — kuqya , — prAkAra a. looking through a wall. — gata a. vanished, disappeared. — varza a. protected from rain.