[masmati parimātyanena mas-karaṇe ta svārthe ka Tv.] 1 The head, skull; atilobhā (v. l. tṛṣṇā) bhibhūta- sya cakraṃ bhramati mastake Pt. 5. 22.

2 The head or top of anything, peak, summit; na ca pavartamastake Ms. 4. 47; vṛkṣaº, cullīº &c.

3 The tuft of leaves growing at the top of palm trees. Comp. ākhyaḥ the top of a tree. jvaraḥ, śūlaṃ an acute head-ache. piṃḍakaḥ kaṃ a round protuberance on the...