Mushti, 惭耻峁ａ弓颈: 32 definitions
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Mushti means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi, biology, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term 惭耻峁ａ弓颈 can be transliterated into English as Musti or Mushti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: N膩峁瓂a-艣膩stra惭耻峁ａ弓颈 (啶啶粪啶熰た, 鈥渇ist鈥�) refers to a gesture (腻峁単颈办补) made with a 鈥榮ingle hand鈥� (补蝉补峁儁耻迟补), according to the N膩峁瓂a艣膩stra chapter 8. The hands (hasta) form a part of the human body which represents one of the six major limbs (补峁単补) used in dramatic performance. With these limbs are made the various gestures (腻峁単颈办补), which form a part of the histrionic representation (abhinaya).
(Instructions of 惭耻峁ａ弓颈): Fingers have their ends [bent] into the palm and the thumb [is set] upon them.
(Uses of 惭耻峁ａ弓颈): It is used to represent beating, exercise exit, pressing, shampooing, grasping sword and holding spears and clubs.
: archive.org: The mirror of gesture (abhinaya-darpana)One of the Twenty-eight Single Hands (hasta):鈥敳殉茚梗峁� (fist): the four fingers are bent into the palm, and the thumb set on them. Usage: steadiness, grasping the hair, holding things, wrestling.
According to another book: the thumb placed on the middlefinger, and the fingers closed. It originates from Vi峁ａ箛nu, whoused this hand when he fought with Madhu. Its sage is Indra,colour indigo, race 艢奴dra, patron deity the moon. Usage: grasping,waist, fruit, agreement, saying 鈥淰ery well鈥�, sacrificial offerings,greeting common people, carrying away, strong hold, holding a book, rimning, lightness, wresthng, holding a shield,holding the hair, fisticuffs, grasping a mace or spear, indigocolour, 艢奴dra caste.
: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (natya)惭耻峁ａ弓颈 (啶啶粪啶熰た) refers to one of the twenty-two 础蝉补峁儁耻办迟补丑补蝉迟补蝉 or 鈥渟ingle hand gestures鈥� (in Indian Dramas), according to the Vi峁ａ箛udharmottarapur膩峁嘺, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.鈥擳he 丑补蝉迟补-尘耻诲谤腻蝉 (lit. 鈥渉and-gestures鈥�) are very essential to denote some particular action or state in dancing and these 尘耻诲谤腻蝉 are formed with the help of hands and fingers.鈥擳he word 尘耻峁ａ弓颈 denotes the clenched hand. According to the Vi峁ａ箛udharmottarapur膩峁嘺, in 尘耻峁ａ弓颈 posture, the fingers are bent towards the palm and the thumb is set on them. This hasta is used in some activities like striking, hard press of the breast, holding sword, stick and spear etc.
In the Abhinayadarpa峁嘺 also, the 尘耻峁ａ弓颈 posture is said to be used in holding things. It speaks that to do the fight with hand this postured is adopted. In the 艢abdakalpadruma also, the meaning of the word 尘耻峁ａ弓颈 as a technique of fight has been used.
Natyashastra (啶ㄠぞ啶熰啶ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 苍腻峁瓂补艣腻蝉迟谤补) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya鈥攖heatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Shilpashastra (iconography)
: Shodhganga: The significance of the m奴la-beras (艣颈濒辫补)惭耻峁ａ弓颈 (啶啶粪啶熰た) or 惭耻峁ａ弓颈hasta refers to 鈥渨eapon-hold, fist鈥� and represents one of the twenty-four gestures with a single hand, as defined according to texts dealing with 艣颈濒辫补 (arts and crafs), known as 艣颈濒辫补艣腻蝉迟谤补蝉.鈥擜肠肠辞谤诲颈苍驳濒测, 辫谤补迟颈尘腻-濒补办峁峁嘺 (body postures of the icons) is comprised of hand gestures (hasta, 尘耻诲谤腻 or kai-amaiti), stances/poses (腻蝉补苍补蝉) and inflexions of the body (bh补峁単补s). There are thirty-two types of hands [viz., 尘耻峁ａ弓颈-hasta] classified into two major groups known as tolirkai (functional and expressive gestures) and elirkai (graceful posture of the hand).
Shilpashastra (啶多た啶侧啶ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 艣颈濒辫补艣膩stra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation惭耻峁ａ弓颈 (啶啶粪啶熰た) refers to 鈥渇ists鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.3.44 (鈥淢en膩 regains consciousness鈥�).鈥擜肠肠辞谤诲颈苍驳濒测, after P膩rvat墨 spoke to her mother Men膩: 鈥淥n hearing these words of P膩rvat墨, Men膩, the beloved of the lord of mountains lamented much. She became angry. She caught hold of P膩rvat墨 and thrashed her with fists (尘耻峁ａ弓颈), elbows gnashing her teeth. She was greatly agitated and furious. O dear one, O sage, you and other sages who were there, separated her from the mother and took her far off. Men膩 then rebuked them again and again. She hurled harsh repulsive words at all of them鈥�.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch惭耻峁ａ弓颈 (啶啶粪啶熰た) refers to 鈥渙ne鈥檚 first鈥�, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.鈥擜肠肠辞谤诲颈苍驳濒测, as 莫艣vara says to V膩madeva: 鈥淸...] [Just as Arjuna's] fist [aimed his bow] upwards (奴rdhva-尘耻峁ａ弓颈) [at the Yantra], [yet] his gaze was [on R膩dh膩鈥檚 reflection in a bowl of oil] below; his piercing [of the target] was above, [yet] his head was [tilted] down, [just so the yogin practises 艢膩mbhav墨 Mudr膩.] He will become liberated while alive by [this] method of [gazing down at] R膩dh膩 and [aiming upwards at the] Yantra. [...]鈥�.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as 腻蝉补苍补蝉 (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩ya峁嘺)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts1) 惭耻峁ａ弓颈 (啶啶粪啶熰た) or 惭耻峁ａ弓颈尘耻诲谤腻 refers to one of the fifty-three Mudr膩s (ritual hand gestures) described in chapter 22 (Cary膩p膩da) of the 笔补诲尘补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: the most widely followed of Sa峁僪it膩 covering the entire range of concerns of P膩帽car膩tra doctrine and practice (i.e., the four-fold formulation of subject matter鈥�箩帽腻苍补, yoga, 办谤颈测腻 and 肠补谤测腻) consisting of roughly 9000 verses.鈥擠escription of the chapter [尘耻诲谤腻lak峁峁嘺-vidhi]: Brahm膩 asks the meaning, uses and varieties of 尘耻诲谤腻-gestures. Bhagav膩n says these finger movements are ways to fend off evil and to prevent those taking pleasure in harming others. Furthermore, they please the Lord-so long as they are demonstrated in private (1-5a). He then names and describes 53 尘耻诲谤腻-gestures: [e.g., kumbha or 箩帽腻苍补 (22-23a) ... 尘耻峁ａ弓颈 or 箩帽腻苍补 (62b-63a)] [...]
2) 惭耻峁ａ弓颈 (啶啶粪啶熰た) or 惭耻峁ａ弓颈尘耻诲谤腻 refers to one of the Mudr膩s (gestures) discussed in chapter 31 of the 惭腻谤办补峁囜笉别测补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: a P膩帽car膩tra text comprising some 2200 Sanskrit verses mainly dealing with temple-building, iconography, 辫奴箩腻 (worship procedures), utsava (festivities) and 辫谤腻测补艣肠颈迟迟补 (expiatory measures).鈥擠escription of chapter [尘耻诲谤腻-vidh膩na]: As a part of worship [辫奴箩腻峁単a], it is ordained in the 艣腻蝉迟谤补蝉 that certain 尘耻诲谤腻-gestures be done to please the gods (1). The ones listed and described are [e.g., 惭耻峁ａ弓颈-尘耻诲谤腻] [...]. When some of these are to be used in the worship of God is given (49b-58).
3) 惭耻峁ａ弓颈 (啶啶粪啶熰た) or 惭耻峁ａ弓颈尘耻诲谤腻 is the name of a Mudr膩 (鈥渞itual hand-gestures鈥�) mentioned in in chapter 13 of the 痴颈艣惫腻尘颈迟谤补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: a P膩帽car膩tra text comprising some 2600 Sanskrit verses covering topics such as initiation (诲墨办峁Ｄ�) and the construction, decoration and consecration of temples and icons, as well as routines of regular and special worship cycles.鈥擠escription of the chapter [尘耻诲谤腻-adhy膩ya]: K膩艣yapa asks what are the various types of 尘耻诲谤腻-gestures, and Vi艣v膩mitra complies by first defining 尘耻诲谤腻 as that by seeing which one derives pleasure (鈥�mu-鈥�) and then by counseling that whoever practices these 尘耻诲谤腻蝉 must do so in secrecy (1-6). Thereupon he names and briefly describes how to perform a number of 尘耻诲谤腻蝉 [e.g., 尘耻峁ａ弓颈]
4) 惭耻峁ａ弓颈 (啶啶粪啶熰た) or 惭耻峁ａ弓颈尘耻诲谤腻 refers to one of the 81 Mudr膩s (hand-gestures) described in chapter 2 of the 峁氠梗ir膩tra section of the 厂补苍补迟办耻尘腻谤补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: an encyclopedic Sanskrit text written in over 3500 verses dealing with a variety of topics such as yoga, temple-building, consecration ceremonies, initiation and dhanurveda (martial arts).鈥擺Cf. the chapter 尘耻诲谤腻-lak峁峁嘺].
: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita鈥擳ext on Visha Chikitsa (p)惭耻峁ａ弓颈 (啶啶粪啶熰た) refers to one of the attributes of 骋补谤耻岣峚, according to the second chapter of the K膩艣yapa Sa峁僪it膩: an ancient Sanskrit text from the P膩帽car膩tra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Vi峁cikits膩 (Toxicology).鈥擜肠肠辞谤诲颈苍驳濒测, text text dictates that a 骋补谤耻岣峚-up膩saka, the aspirant, must meditate on 骋补谤耻岣峚 of the following form鈥擺...] 骋补谤耻岣峚, seated on a lotus, adorned with these ornaments [i.e., the eight divine serpents], has huge wings and immense energy. 骋补谤耻岣峚 of smiling countenance, blazes with eight shoulders adorned by the weapons鈥攃onch, discus, nectar-pot, serpent (苍腻驳补) [苍腻驳补尘耻峁ａ弓颈峁�], mace, and sword and two hands reaching out to the feet of the Lord.
Pancaratra (啶ぞ啶炧啶氞ぐ啶距い啷嵿ぐ, p膩帽car膩tra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)惭耻峁ａ弓颈 (啶啶粪啶熰た) or 惭耻峁ａ弓颈moka refers to one of the two methods of 鈥渃asting鈥� (or 鈥渢hrowing鈥�) Hawks, according to the 艢测补颈苍颈办补-艣腻蝉迟谤补: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by R膩j膩 Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.鈥擜肠肠辞谤诲颈苍驳濒测, 鈥淭he casting [of hawks] is of two kinds鈥�hasta-moka and 尘耻峁ａ弓颈-moka. [...] In 惭耻峁ａ弓颈-moka a hawk is thrown by grasping it in the palm of the hand, the hawk鈥檚 feathers being protected by a piece of cloth, taking care that the hawk鈥檚 flight is not impeded by the cloth鈥�.
This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (鈥減erforming arts鈥�) and Shastras (鈥渟ciences鈥�) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Hinduism惭耻峁ａ弓颈 (啶啶粪啶熰た) refers to the 鈥渂readth of the clenched fist鈥�.
: nathi.ru: The Amanaska Yoga惭耻峁ａ弓颈 (啶啶粪啶熰た):鈥擠r Awasthi believes the word 鈥槼境茚梗峁扁�� refers to m奴labandha, but he provides no evidence for this. 惭耻峁ａ弓颈 literally means a 鈥榗lenched hand or fist鈥�, and the verse implies that the Yog墨 is holding such a fist above the direction of his gaze. If this fist were the clenched hands held behind the head in a classical headstand and if the Yog墨 were gazing on the space between the eyebrows, then his clenched hands would feel as though they are above the direction of his gaze.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganaga帽japarip峁沜ch膩惭耻峁ａ弓颈 (啶啶粪啶熰た) [=惭耻峁ａ弓颈t膩?] refers to 鈥渟ecrecy (of teachers)鈥�, according to the Gaganaga帽japarip峁沜ch膩: the eighth chapter of the Mah膩sa峁僴ip膩ta (a collection of Mah膩y膩na Buddhist S奴tras).鈥擜肠肠辞谤诲颈苍驳濒测, 鈥淗ow then, son of good family, does the Bodhisattva who has attained memory never forget? Son of good family, the Bodhisattva attains memory (诲丑腻谤补峁嚹�) by purifying his memory. What then is the purification of memory? Son of good family, there are thirty-two purifications of memory. What are the thirty-two? [...] (13) no secrecy of teachers (an膩c膩rya-尘耻峁ａ弓颈) concerning religion; (14) giving the gift of religion without a view to profit; (15) hearing on the basis of the root of insight; (16) practicing fundamentally according to the dharma; [...]鈥�.
Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, mah膩y膩na) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many 蝉奴迟谤补蝉 of which some of the earliest are the various Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩 蝉奴迟谤补蝉.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: academia.edu: The Original Pa峁噃av膩yara峁嘺/Pra艣navy膩kara峁嘺 Discovered惭耻峁ａ弓颈 (啶啶粪啶熰た) refers to 鈥渢heft鈥�, as taught in the Pa峁噃av膩gara峁嘺 (Sanskrit: Pra艣navy膩kara峁嘺): the tenth Anga of the Jain canon which deals with the prophetic explanation of queries regarding divination.鈥擳he Pra艣navy膩kara峁嘺 deals with the 辫谤补艣苍补惫颈诲测腻 in a rather complex way. It is divided into at least 33 short chapters [e.g., 尘耻峁ａ弓颈-箩帽腻苍补-prakara峁嘺], some of which are further divided into sub-chapters. Some contents of the text, mainly those related with articulation and pronunciation can have significance far beyond the scope of the 辫谤补艣苍补惫颈诲测腻.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
India history and geography
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary惭耻峁ａ弓颈.鈥�(IE 8-6), a handful. Cf. eka-尘耻峁ａ弓y膩 (LP), 鈥榓t the same time鈥�. Note: 尘耻峁ａ弓颈 is defined in the 鈥淚ndian epigraphical glossary鈥� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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Biology (plants and animals)
: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsMushti [喟眮喟粪睄喟熰翱] in the Telugu language is the name of a plant identified with Strychnos nux-vomica L. from the Loganiaceae (Logania) family. For the possible medicinal usage of mushti, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Musti in India is the name of a plant defined with Strychnos nux-vomica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Strychnos ligustrina Blume (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Taxon (1980)
· M茅moires de la Soci茅t茅 Botanique de France (1910)
· Rumphia (1836)
· Lloydia (1973)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Musti, for example diet and recipes, health benefits, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, chemical composition, side effects, have a look at these references.
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Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary尘耻峁ａ弓颈 (啶啶粪啶熰た).鈥攆 m (S) The fist. 2 A fistful. 3 A hilt, haft, or handle.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English尘耻峁ａ弓颈 (啶啶粪啶熰た).鈥�f The fist. A fistful. A hilt.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary惭耻峁ａ弓颈 (啶啶粪啶熰た).鈥�m., f. [尘耻峁�-办迟颈肠]
1) The clenched hand, fist; 啶曕ぐ啷嵿ぃ啶距え啷嵿い啶啶む啶� 啶掂た啶た啶︵ 啶ㄠた啶た啶∴啶洁お啶� 啶啶粪啶熰た啶� (kar峁嚹乶tametya vibhide nibi岣峯'pi 尘耻峁ａ弓颈岣�) R.9.58;15.21; 艢i艣up膩lavadha 1.59.
2) A handful, fistful; 啶多啶ぞ啶ぞ啶曕ぎ啷佮し啷嵿啶苦お啶班た啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぇ啶苦い啶曕 (艣y膩m膩ka尘耻峁ａ弓颈parivardhitaka岣�) 艢4.14; R.19.57; Kum膩rasambhava 7.69; Meghad奴ta 7.
3) A handle or hilt.
4) A particular measure (= pala).
5) A measure of capacity equal to one handful.
6) The penis.
7) Stealing (only f.).
8) A compendium, abridgment.
9) A measure used in checking the account of the income and expenditure of a country; '啶溹え啶う啶距く啶掂啶く啶多啶о啷� 啶啶粪啶熰た啶� (janapad膩yavyaya艣odhako 尘耻峁ａ弓颈岣�)' Bh奴峁峁嚹� 啶啶粪啶熰た啶ぐ啷嵿ぇ啶啶粪啶熰た啶� 啶掂ぞ啶洁き啷嵿く啶ㄠ啶むぐ啷�啶曕啶む啶� 啶曕啶む啶膏啶ㄠぎ啶距く啶掂啶く啶溹ぞ啶むぎ啷� (尘耻峁ａ弓颈mardha尘耻峁ａ弓颈峁� v膩'bhyantar墨k峁泃ya k峁泃snam膩yavyayaj膩tam) Dk. 2.8.
Derivable forms: 尘耻峁ａ弓颈岣� (啶啶粪啶熰た啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary惭耻峁ａ弓颈 (啶啶粪啶熰た).鈥�f. (used in Sanskrit of the handle or grasping- point of a weapon), (1) = 尘耻峁ａ弓颈-bandha, q.v., grip, a manner of grasping (the bow): (bhagavat膩, or maye, may膩, spoken by the Buddha) cirapra峁嘺峁ａ弓膩 艢膩k(i)ya- 尘耻峁ａ弓颈 j帽膩t膩 惭补丑腻惫补蝉迟耻 ii.77.2, 3; 82.2, the long-lost (bow-)grip of the 艢膩kyas was known; referring to the young Bodhi- sattva's exploit of wielding the bow of his grandfather Si峁僪ahanu, which no one else could wield; (2) see s.v. 膩c膩rya-尘耻峁ａ弓颈; (3) since rikta-尘耻峁ａ弓颈, q.v., is used in lists of things empty and delusive, the word 尘耻峁ａ弓颈 alone is, according to text 艢颈办峁Ｄ乻补尘耻肠肠补测补 261.8, used in the same sense: eva峁� cak峁艣 cendriya峁� ca rikte (app. dual) 尘耻峁ａ弓颈sad峁浥沘m (but read rikta-尘耻峁ａ弓颈-sad峁浥沘m?) al墨kam asadbh奴ta峁� etc.; note that after rikte the epithets are (at least mostly; but see mo峁dharma) singular, which makes the dual rikte suspicious, depite the double subject; and the standard use of rikta尘耻峁ａ弓颈, occurring actually in the preceding line of 艢颈办峁Ｄ乻补尘耻肠肠补测补, makes the em. seem called for.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭耻峁ａ弓颈 (啶啶粪啶熰た).鈥攎f. (-峁ａ弓颈岣�-峁ａ弓墨) 1. The fist, the closed hand. 2. The hilt or handle of a sword, etc. 3. A handful or Pala, the initiatory measure in the tables of the measures of grain. 4. The penis. 5. Filching, stealing. E. 尘耻峁� to steal or take, aff. ktic .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭耻峁ａ弓颈 (啶啶粪啶熰た).鈥攎. and f. 1. The fist, R膩m a, 15, 17; [笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补] i. [distich] 203. 2. A handful, [笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补] 215, 1. 3. The handle of a sword.
鈥� Cf. perhaps [Anglo-Saxon.] fyst.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭耻峁ａ弓颈 (啶啶粪啶熰た).鈥擺feminine] fist, handful; handle, esp of a sword.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 惭耻峁ａ弓颈 (啶啶粪啶熰た):鈥擺from 尘耻峁�] mf. stealing, filching, [Horace H. Wilson]
2) [v.s. ...] the clenched hand, fist (perhaps [originally] 鈥榯he hand closed to grasp anything stolen鈥�), [峁歡-veda] etc. etc.
3) [v.s. ...] a handful, [艢atapatha-br膩hma峁嘺] etc. etc.
4) [v.s. ...] a [particular] measure (= 1 Pala), [艢膩r峁単adhara-sa峁僪it膩]
5) [v.s. ...] a hilt or handle (of a sword etc.), [K膩vya literature; Kath膩sarits膩gara]
6) [v.s. ...] a compendium, abridgment, [Sarvadar艣ana-sa峁僩raha]
7) [v.s. ...] the penis (?), [Mah墨dhara on V膩jasaneyi-sa峁僪it膩 xxiii, 24.]
8) 惭耻峁ａ弓墨 (啶啶粪啶熰):鈥擺from 尘耻峁�] in [compound] for 尘耻峁ａ弓颈.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭耻峁ａ弓颈 (啶啶粪啶熰た):鈥�(峁ａ弓颈岣�) 2. m. f. The fist; the hilt; filching.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)惭耻峁ａ弓颈 (啶啶粪啶熰た) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: 惭耻峁弓丑颈.
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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary惭耻峁ａ弓颈 (啶啶粪啶熰た):鈥�(nf) a fist; fist-blow; also ~[k膩; -prah膩ra] a fist-blow; -[yuddha] boxing, pugilism.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus惭耻峁ａ弓颈 (嗖硜嗖粪硩嗖熰部):鈥�
1) [noun] the tree Strychnos nux-vomica of Loganiaceae family.
2) [noun] its poisonous nut containing strychnine, brucine and other alkaloids; nux-vomica.
3) [noun] the plant Argyreia nervosa ( = A. speciosa) of Convolvulaceae family.
4) [noun] another plant Argyreia malabarica of the samily.
5) [noun] the grass Panicum italica of Poaceae family.
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惭耻峁ａ弓颈 (嗖硜嗖粪硩嗖熰部):鈥�
1) [noun] a hand with the fingers closed into the palm; a fist.
2) [noun] a thrusting blow with the fist.
3) [noun] that much quantity which can be held in the palm with fingers closed over it.
4) [noun] that part of a weapon, which is to be held by the user; the handle.
5) [noun] that part of the bow where it is held by the user.
6) [noun] the length of a fist, used as a unit of measurement.
7) [noun] food given or received as charity; alms.
8) [noun] the act or an instance of stealing; theft.
9) [noun] the male gonad or reproductive gland, either of two oval glands located in the scrotum; the testicle.
10) [noun] a mystical hymn that is chanted before discharging an arrow for special or more disastrous effects.
11) [noun] (dance) a single-hand gesture in which the thumb is firmly pressed over other four fingers closed into the palm.
12) [noun] 嗖硜嗖粪硩嗖熰部嗖膊喑嵿膊嗖� 嗖囙矡喑嵿矡喑佮矔喑娻矀嗖∴部嗖班硜 [mushtiyalli ittukomdiru] 尘耻峁ａ弓颈yalli i峁弓ukon岣峣ru (fig.) to keep someone or something (as power) under one鈥檚 control.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon惭耻峁ａ弓颈 (喈瘉喈粪瘝喈熰) noun < 尘耻峁ａ弓颈. See 喈瘉喈熰瘝喈熰虏. [尘耻迟迟颈虏.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary惭耻峁ａ弓颈 (啶啶粪啶熰た):鈥攏. 鈫� 啶啶犩 [尘耻峁环墨]
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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