Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
a. [kṣip-rak] (compar. kṣepīyas; superl. kṣepiṣṭha) 1 Elastic (as a bow).
2 Quick, speedy. praṃ 1 A mea- sure of time = (1/15) of a Muhūrta.
2 The part of the hand between the thumb and the forefinger. praṃ ind. Quickly, speedily, immediately; vi- nāśaṃ vrajati kṣipramāmapātramivāṃbhasi Ms. 3. 179; Śānti. 3. 6; Bk. 2. 44. Comp. kārin a. acting quickly, prompt.