assasati
Assasati，[ā + śvas，on semantical inversion of ā & pa see under ā1 3] 1．to breathe，to breathe out，to exhale，J I 163; VI，305 （gloss assāsento passāsento susu ti saddaṁ karonto）; Vism．272．Usually in combn． with passasati to inhale，i．e．to breathe in & out，D．II，291 = M．I，56，cp．M．I，425; J．II，53，cp．V．36．-- 2．to breathe freely or quietly，to feel relieved，to be comforted，to have courage S．IV，43; J．IV，93 assasitvāna ger．= vissamitvā c．）; VI，190 （assāsa imper．，with mā soci）; med．assase J．IV，57 （C．for asmase T．; expld． by vissase），111 （°itvā）．-- 3．to enter by the breath，to bewitch，enchant，take possession J．IV，495 （= assāsa-vātena upahanati āvisati C．）．-- Caus．assāseti．-- pp．assattha2．See also assāsa-passāsa．（Page 90）