Sanskrit ṡará (76)

     According to Monier-Williams’ A Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Sanskrit word ṡará denotes “a sort of reed or grass, Saccharum sara, an arrow, shaft, name of the number ‘five’ (from the 5 arrows of the god of love), (in astronomy) the versed sine of an arc, a particular configuration of stars (when all the planets are in the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th houses), the upper part of cream or slightly curdled milk, mischief, injury, hurt, and a wound.” It traces its origin to the Tamil root kaṭu (sharpness), and due to the > r phonetic change, kaṭu (sharpness) transforms into ṡará in Sanskrit (kaṭu (sharpness) > kar > ṡará). The following words, related to Sanskrit ṡará, also originate from the Tamil root kaṭu (sharpness).

ṡarákāra, “a maker of arrows.” ṡarákuṇdeṡaya, “lying in a hollow place covered with Ṡara grass.” ṡarákshepa, “the range of an arrow-shot.” ṡarágulma, “a clump of reeds.” ṡarághāta, “an arrow-shot.” ṡarája, “born in a clump of reeds; produced from sour cream, butter.” ṡarájanman, “reed-born, name of Kārttikeya.” ṡarájāla, “net-work of arrows, a dense mass or multitude of arrows.” ṡarájāla-maya, “consisting of a dense mass of arrows.” ṡarátalpa, “a couch formed of arrows (especially for a dead or wounded warrior).” ṡarátā, “the state of an arrow.” ṡarádaṇda, “a stalk of reed; name of a country belonging to Ṡālva in Madhyadeṡa.” ṡarádaṇdā, “name of a river.” ṡarádurdina, “a shower of arrows.” ṡarádhi, “an arrow-case, quiver.” ṡaránikara, “a multitude of arrows, shower of arrows.” ṡarápāta, “an arrow’s fall or flight; the range of an arrow-shot.” ṡarápāta-sthāna, “the place of an arrow’s fall, an arrow’s flight or range, a bowshot.” ṡarápuṅkha and ṡarápuṅkhā, “the shaft or feathered part of an arrow.” ṡarápravega, “the rush or rapid flight of an arrow, a swift arrow.” ṡaráphala, “the iron point or barb of an arrow.” ṡarábhṛishṭi, “the point of a reed; the point of an arrow.” ṡarábheda, “a wound made by an arrow, and deficiency of cream.” ṡarámáya, “consisting or made of reeds.” ṡarámarīcimat, “having arrows for rays.” ṡarámalla, “arrow-fighter, an archer; a kind of bird.” ṡaráyantraka, “the string on which the palm-leaves of a manuscript are filed.” ṡarávaṇa, “a thicket or clump of reeds.” ṡarávaṇa-bhava, ṡarávaṅâlaya or ṡarávaṅôdbhava, “born in a thicket of reeds, name of Kārttikeya.” ṡarávat, filled with arrows.” ṡarávarsha, “a shower of arrows; a shower of water, rain.” ṡarávarshin, “raining or showering down arrows; discharging water.” ṡarávāraṇa, “warder off of arrows, a shield.” ṡaráviddha, “pierced with arrows.” ṡarávega, “swift as an arrow, name of a steed.” ṡarástamba, “a clump or thicket of reeds.” ṡarâgrya, “an excellent arrow.” ṡarâbhyāsa, “practice with bow and arrow.” ṡarâyudha, “arrow-weapon, a bow.” ṡarâvara, “a quiver; a shield.” ṡarâvāpa, “casting arrows, a bow; a quiver.” ṡarāṡari, “arrow to arrow, arrow against arrow.” ṡarâṡraya, “arrow-receptacle, a quiver.” ṡarâsanin, “armed with a bow.” ṡarâhata, “wounded by an arrow.” ṡarêshṭa, “desired by arrows, the mango tree (the mango being one of the blossoms which tip the arrows of Kāma-deva).” ṡarôttama, “best of arrows, a very good arrow.” ṡarâugha, “a shower of arrows.” ṡaraṇa, “one of the arrows of Kāma-deva; falling as under, bursting, falling in; killing, slaying; what slays or injures.” ṡaraṇya, “injury, hurt.” ṡaravya, “capable of wounding or injuring.” ṡaravyā, “an arrowshot or a shower of arrows; an arrow, missile, an arrow personified; a butt or mark for arrows, aim, target.” ṡaravya-tā, “the condition of a target.” ṡaravya-vyadha, “hitting a mark.” ṡaravyaka, “equal to ṡaravya, an aim.” ṡaravyaya, (nominal verb) “to aim at a mark, take aim at.” ṡaravyāya, (nominal verb) “to form a mark or object aimed at.” ṡaravyī-karaṇa, “the act of taking aim.” ṡarāya, (nominal verb) “to become or represent an arrow.” ṡarāru, “injurious, noxious; any mischievous creature.” ṡarin, “provided with arrows.” ṡarī-√kṛi, “to make anything into an arrow.” ṡáru, “a missile, dart, arrow; any missile weapon (especially the thunderbolt of Indra and weapon of the Maruts; also that weapon personified); a partridge; anger, passion.” ṡáru-mat, “armed with missiles.” ṡarya, “an arrow, missile.” ṡaryā, "a cane, shaft, arrow; membrum virile; night; a finger; a porcupine; wicker-work (of the Soma sieve); hostile, injurious, hurtful.” ṡarya-hán, “killing with arrows, an archer, warrior.” ṡaryaṇa, “thicket of reeds, name of a district in Kuru-kshetra.” ṡaryaṇā-vat, “reedy, a pond.” dīrgháṡara, “having a long reed, Andropogon bicolor.” pushpaṡara, “flower-arrowed, the god of love.” kāmaṡara, “love’s shaft, an arrow of the god of love; the mango tree.”