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Lemma: aśani (mf)
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(in astronomy) a subdivision of the phenomena called Ulkās (MW)
a flash of lightning (MW)
the thunderbolt (MW)
the tip of a missile (MW)
Topic
Frequency
war 84
Mahābhārata 15
Indra 13
Agni 7
fighting 6
Buddha's life 6
against sorcery 6
Names of Śiva, sahasranāman 6
Rudra 6
agnyādhāna, agnyādheya 5
Kirātārjunīya 4
jātaka, avadāna 4
against demons, rakṣas, evil spirits 4
Soma 4
narrative literature 4
Prajāpati creates the world 3
for luck in gambling 3
Viśve devāḥ 3
Travel 2
gambling 2
Lexicography 2
Mahāyāna 2
agnicayana 2
Mineralogy, jewels, metals 2
Buddhism 2
Kashmirian Shivaism 2
Magic, rites with a purpose, abhicāra 2
Andhaka 2
Cosmogony (gen.) 2
sorcery 2
svarga, heaven 1
Medicine 1
healing rituals, against diseases 1
against enemies, armies, weapons 1
for material success, riches, wealth, prosperity 1
unsteadiness of life 1
for success, authority 1
against curses 1
bricks 1
playing dice 1
sacrificial fire 1
śūlagava 1
for long life, longevity, old age 1
Paraśurāma 1
omina, presigns, nimittas 1
Tripura 1
Viṣṇu, Vishnuism 1
mantra 1
King, rājanīti 1
Tīrthas 1
varṇas, castes 1
āśrama 1
death rites, funeral rites, aurdhvadehika, pitṛmedha 1
Time 1
Creation of the world 1
rebirth, transmigration 1
Landed property 1
Vṛtra 1
Cattle as property 1
travelling, making a journey 1
Agriculture 1
study, śiṣya, adhyāya 1
śrāddha 1
penance, prāyaścitta 1
Alchemy 1
Minister 1
ariṣṭa, riṣṭa, kālavijñāna 1
Tāraka 1
Vṛtra and Indra 1
agricultural rites 1
Concept Notes Count lightning the flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere (or something resembling such a flash); can scintillate for a second or more 48 Vajra Indras's thunderbolt 36 vajra a mineral; "diamond" 1 thunderbolt a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder 1
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