śā́ri f. (L. also written śārī or sāri) a partic. bird (= śārikā below) TS. VS.

• an arrow RV.

• an elephant's housings or armour Śiś.

• = vyavahārântara and kapaṭa L.

• N. of a daughter of Māṭhara (wife of Tishya and mother of the first disciple of Gautama Buddha

• cf. śāri-putra) Buddh.

• m. a chessman, piece at chess (or at a kind of draughts) Kād. (written sāri)

• a little round ball (= guṭikā) MW.

• a kind of die or small cube used in games with dice ib.