The corpus record — Sanskrit

aśnan

1. aśna mfn. (√ 2. aś), voracious [ RV. i, 164, 1 and 173, 2 ] See aśan at end

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Where it lives

Bhagavad Gita 1 · 1.16/10k

What it meant — Monier-Williams

1. aśna

1. aśna mfn. (√ 2. aś), voracious [ RV. i, 164, 1 and 173, 2 ] See aśan at end

2. aśna

2. aśna m. ( cf. aśan), a stone, RV. viii, 2, 2

3. aśna

a cloud, Naigh.

In the wild

aśnan Bhagavad Gita 5.8

Where it came from

Mayrhofer, Etymologisches Worterbuch des Altindoarischen (EWAia) Treated in Mayrhofer, Etymologisches Worterbuch des Altindoarischen (EWAia) s.v. asna (vol. 3, scan p. 719; entry #10143).

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