1. breathes, breathes in; breathes on; breathes heavily.
2. recovers one ’s breath, revives; takes courage; is comforted:

1. breathes, breathes in; breathes on; breathes heavily.
2. recovers one ’s breath, revives; takes courage; is comforted:

…in comb^n. with passasati to inhale, i.e. to breathe in & out, DN.ii.291 = MN.i.56, cp MN.i.425; Ja.ii.53, cp….

to trust, to rely on Ja.v.56 (Pot. asmase).

spurious form for the usual assasati = Sk. āśvasati

…Ja.vi.309 (= laddhassasa C.), Ja.i.566.

pp. of assasati; cp. BSk. āsvasta Avs.i.210

to console, soothe, calm, comfort, satisfy Ja.vi.190, Ja.vi.512; Dhp-a.i.13.

Caus. of assasati

…MN.i.56; MN.iii.82; Ja.iii.296; Ja.v.43; Vism.271; Dhp-a.1.215. See also assasati & remarks under ā¹…

to be refreshed Ja.i.176; Caus. samassāseti to relieve, refresh Ja.i.175.

saṃ + assasati

…to a hundred; yojanasatika extending one hundred yojanas Vin.ii.238; vīsaṃvassasatika of hundred and twenty years’ standing…

…of the original meaning viz. assasati is taken as “breathing out”, passasati as “breathing in”: see Vism.271), assāsa-passāsa,…