hastin

Dictionary meanings for hastin from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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hastin

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a. (nī f.) [hastaḥ śuṃḍādaṃḍo- 'styasya ini] 1 Having hands.

2 Having a trunk. m. An elephant; Ms. 7. 96, 12. 43; (elephants are said to be of four kinds; bhadra, maṃdra, mṛga, and miśra). Comp. adhyakṣaḥ a superintendent of elephants. āyu- rvedaḥ a work dealing with the treat- ment of the elephant's diseases. ā- rohaḥ an elephant-driver or rider. kakṣyaḥ 1. a lion.

2. a tiger. karṇaḥ the...

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