[kustubho jaladhistatra bhavaḥ aṇ] 1 N. of a celebrated gem obtain- ed with 13 other jewels at the churning of the ocean and worn by Viṣṇu on his breast; sakaustubhaṃ hrepa yatīva kṛṣṇaṃ R. 6. 49; 10. 10.

2 A kind of oil.

3 A manner of join- ing the fingers. Comp. lakṣaṇaḥ, vakṣas m hṛdayaḥ epithets of Viṣṇu.