(m. or f.) [ṛ-katni ratniḥ sa nāsti yatra] 1 The elbow; sometimes the fist itself.

2 A cubit of the middle length, from the elbow to the tip of the little finger, an ell; aratnistu niṣkaniṣṭhena muṣṭinā Ak.; madhyāṃgu- līkūrparayormadhye prāmāṇikaḥ karaḥ. baddhamuṣṭika- ro ratniraratniḥ sakaniṣṭhikaḥ.. Halāy.; Ki. 18. 6.

3 The arm.