Dictionary Definition:
aś 1
aś (in classical Sanskṛit only) Ā. aśnute (aor. 3. pl. āśiṣata Bhaṭṭ
• perf. ānaśe Pāṇ. 7-4, 72. Vedic forms are: aśnoti, &c
• Subj. aśnavat, &c
• aor. P. ānat (2. & 3. sg., frequently in RV.) and Ā. aṣṭa or ā́ṣṭa, 3. pl. āśata (frequently in RV.) or ā́kṣiṣur [RV. i, 163, 10], Subj. ákṣat [RV. x, 11, 7], Pot. 1. pl. aśema, Prec. aśyās (2. & 3. sg.) &c., Pot. Ā. 1. sg. aśīya and pl. aśīmahi, Imper. aṣṭu Vṣ.
• perf. ānaṃśa (thrice in RV.) or ānāśa [RV. vi, 16, 26] or āśa [RV. viii, 47, 6], 2. pl. ānaśá 3. pl. ānaśúh (frequently in RV.) or āśuh [RV. iv, 33, 4], Ā. ānaśó Subj. 1. pl. a anaśāmahai [RV. viii, 27, 22], Pot. 1. sg. ānasyām, p. ānaśāná āV.
• Inf. aṣṭave RV. iv, 30, 19) to reach, come to, reach, come to, arrive at, get, gain, obtain RV. &c
• (said of an evil, aṃhati, áṃhas, grā́hi) to visit RV. AV. vi, 113, 1
• to master, become master of. RV
• to offer RV
• to enjoy MBh. xii, 12136
• to pervade, penetrate, fill Naigh. Bhaṭṭ. ii, 30
• to accumulate L.: Desid. aśiśiṣate Pāṇ. 7-2, 74 Intens. aśāśyate, Pā2 iii, 1, 22 Pat
aś 2
aś aśnā́ti (Pot. aśnīyāt
• p. aśnát ( s.v. 1. aśna)
• aor. Subj. aśīt RV. x, 87, 17
• fut. p. aśiṣyát ŚBr., perf. ā́sa RV. i, 162, 9 and iii, 36, 8
• perf. p. āśivas, án-āśvas s.v. án-āsaka
• Pass.p. aśyámāna AV.xii, 5, 38) to eat, consume (with acc. this only in classical ṣanskrit or gen.) RV. &c
• to enjoy Bhag. ix, 20, &c.: Caus. āśayati (Pāṇ. 1-3, 87 Sch
• aor. āśiśat ib. i, 1, 59 Sch.) to cause to eat, feed Mn
• (with double acc
• Pāṇ. 1-4, 52 Kāś.) BhP
• (cf. ā́śita): Desid. áśiśiṣâti (Pāṇ. 6-1, 2 Sch.) to wish to eat ŚBr. ChUp.: Intens. aśāśyate, P5ṇ. iii, 1, 22 Pat