ashīrvād mu blessings; मुझे आपका ~ चाहिए I need your --; ~ देना to bless; माँ ने बच्चे को ~ दिया the mother blessed (gave blessings to) her son. [syn. आशीस f]

ārogya mu health, as in ~ -निवास sanitorium, ~ -लाभ recovery of health; ~ -लाभ करना to recover, convalesce; ~ शाला f clinic.

ātm·samarpaṇ mu (self-) surrender; ~ करना to submit; to surrender oneself: शत्रु ने बिना शर्त ~ कर दिया the enemy submitted (surrendered himself) unconditionally.

āchār·vān a mannerly, of good conduct; वह ~ और सुशील व्यक्‍ित है he is a man of good conduct and disposition.

āgantuk I. mc visitor, newcomer; आगंतुकों के स्वागत में to welcome the visitors. II. a visiting [व्यक्‍ित person, लोग people].

āj·kal adv 1. now-a-days, these days: ~ बड़ी गर्मी है it is very hot --. 2. (also ~ में) in a day or two; वह ~ आ जायगा he will come --; △ ~ करना (बताना) to put off from day to day, to dilly-dally; वह ~ कहकर टाल देता है he evades by saying 'today or tomorrow'.

āmantrit a invited, called [अतिथि guest, लोग people]; ~ करना to call, to invite; आपको सादर ~ किया जाता है you are respectfully --; सभापति ने मुझे कुछ कहने को ~ किया the chairman -- me to say something.

āp·reshan mc operation (surgical) [बड़ा/भारी major. छोटा minor, सफल successful]; ~ करना to operate, to perform an ~ ; उसका ~ हुआ he was operated upon; उसके हर्निया का ~ होगा he will be operated on for hernia.

= अलम़ारी q. v.

āge-pīchhe adv 1. one after another; ~ सब भीतर चले गये all went in --. 2. sooner or later; ~ सब को मारना है all have to die --. 3. to and fro: ~ फिरना to move --; △ ~ कोई न होना to have no kith or kin.