آسرا

आसरा āsrā[S. आौयः], s.m. Abode, asylum, place of refuge, shelter, retreat, hidingplace; means of defence, protection or security, defence, safeguard, safety, security, surety; support, stay; protector, patron; hope, expectation, trust, reliance, confidence, dependence, assurance; help, means of subsistence:—āsrātaknā(-kā), āsrājohnā(-kā), āsrā ḍhūṅḍhnā-(-kā), To look for help or support (from), seek succour (from), expect the support (of); to look (for), watch (for), be in expectation (of):—āsrā ṭūṭnāor ṭūṭ-jānā(-kā), To lose (one's) hope, to be disappointed in (one's) expectations; to despair:—āsrādenā(-ko), To give hope, to raise expectations; to console; to give assurance, inspire confidence, to reassure; to encourage:—āsrākarnā(-kā), To rest, rely, depend or lean (on), to be dependent (on); to rest or feel assured; to count (on), trust (in), confide (in); to hope, expect:—āsrālenā(-kā, or meṅ), To place trust (in); to seek the support (of); to seek the shelter (of), take refuge (in):—āsrāhonā(-kā), To be the support, or stay, or prop, or refuge (of).