m. (ifc. f (A)., of unknown derivation) the hand (ifc. = holding in or by the hand; haste kṛ [ as two words ], to take into the hand, get possession of; haste- kṛ [ as a comp. ], to take by the hand, marry; śatru-hastaṃ gam, to fall into the hand of the... m. an elephant's trunk (ifc. = holding with the trunk) AitBr.; MBh. &c 1294,3 262137 m. the fore-arm (a measure of length from the elbow to the tip of the middle...