Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
m. (said to be fr. paṇ) the hand RV. &c &c (often ifc. = holding in the h hand e.g. asi-p, holding a sword in the, s sword in h hand; pāṇiṃ-grah or ṇau-kṛ, to take the h hand of a bride, marry; niṃdā, to give the h hand in marriage) 615,2 121434 m. a hoof. RV. ii, 31, 2 615,2 121435 m. N. of Sch. on the Das3a-ru1paka daśa-rūpaka Cat. [ Orig palni; cf. Gk. παλάμη; Lat. palma; Angl.Sax. ṛolm; Germ. ṛühlen; Eng. ṛeel....