[yaṃtr-ac] 1 That which re- strains or fastens, any prop or sup- port, a stay; as in gṛhayaṃtra (see the quotation under this word).

2 A fetter, band, fastening, tie, thong.

3 A surgical instrument, especially a blunt instrument (opp. śastra).

4 Any instrument or machine, an ap- pliance, a contrivance, implement in general; kūpayaṃtra Mk. 10. 59 ‘a ma- chine for drawing up water from a well’; so tailaº, jalaº...