(in comp^n.) a bull peculiar to a bull, bull-like, fig. a man of strong & eminent qualities, a hero or great man, a leader, thus in tār˚ Snp.687; nar˚ Snp.684, Snp.696; āsabha-camma bull’s hide Ja.vi.453 (variant reading usabha˚).

• -ṭṭhāna (as āsabhaṇṭhāna) “bull’s place”, first place distinguished position, leadership MN.i.69; SN.ii.27; AN.ii.8 (C. seṭṭha-ṭṭhāna uttama-ṭṭhāna); AN.iii.9; AN.v.33 sq.; DN-a.i.31; Kp-a.104.

the guṇa-and comp^n. form of usabha, corresponding to Sk. ārṣabha → ṛṣabha, see usabha