अस्

See also: अंस, अस, and असि

Sanskrit

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- (“to be”).

Root

अस् • (√as)

to be

Derived terms

Terms derived from अस् (as)

अभिष्टि (abhiṣṭí, “an assistant, protector”)
असु (ásu, “breath, life”)
अस्ति (ásti, “he is”)
इतिहास (itihāsa, “legend, traditional account”)

उपस्ति (upasti, “being lower or inferior”)
परिष्टि (pariṣṭi, “obstruction, impediment”)
सत् (sat, “being”) (which see for more derived terms)

स्वस्ति (svastí, “blessing, welfare”)
स्वस्तिक (svástika, “lucky charm, swastika”)
स्वास्थ्य (svāsthya, “health, wellness”)

Etymology 2

Root

अस् • (√as)

to throw

References

Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 117
William Dwight Whitney, 1885, The Roots, Verb-forms, and Primary Derivatives of the Sanskrit Language, Leipzig: Breitkopf and Härtel, page 5

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