आश्रु

{ āśru }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

आ-√ श्रु    P. -शृणोति Ā. -शृणुते, to listen to;

to hear;

to perceive (with the ear), [RV.]; [AV.]; [TS.]; [ŚBr.]; [BhP.] &c.;

to accept, promise, [Pāṇ. 1-4, 40]; [R.]; [Yājñ.]; [L.] :

Caus. -श्रावयति ([but आ॑-श्रवयतम्, [RV. vii, 62, 5]; aor. -अशुश्रवुस्, [RV. x, 94, 12]]),

to cause to hear;

to announce, make known, tell, [RV.]; [ĀśvŚr.]; [MBh.];

to address, speak to, call to (especially at particular rites), [RV.]; [AV.]; [TS.]; [ŚBr.]; [ChUp.]; [TUp.]; KātyŚr. &c.:

Desid. -शुश्रूषति ([only P. [Pāṇ. 1-3, 59]]), to wish to hear;

to listen.

ROOTS:

आ √ श्रु

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

आश्रु [āśru]   5 [P.]
   To hear, listen to.
   To promise (with dat. of person; cf. [P.I.4.4;] [Y.2.196] ).
   To accept, undertake. -Caus.
   To cause to hear,
   To call, particularly in ritualistic formulas; ओमित्या- श्रावयति [Ch. Up.1.1.9.]
   To draw towards, win over, attract; आश्रावयेदस्य जनं [Bk.12.3.]
   To say, repeat (as a Mantra). ओं श्रावयेत्याश्रावयन्ति [Tait. Up.1.8.1.]