f. [yaj-ktin niº na saṃ- prasāraṇaṃ] 1 A stick, staff.

2 A cud- gel, mace, club.

3 A column, pillar, pole.

4 A perch, as in vāsa- yaṣṭi.

5 A stem, support.

6 A flag- staff; as in dhvajayaṣṭi.

7 A stalk, stem.

8 A branch, twig; kadaṃbayaṣṭiḥ sphuṭakorakeva U. 3. 42; so cūtayaṣṭiḥ Ku. 6. 2; sahakārayaṣṭiḥ &c.

9 A string, thread (as of pearls), a necklace; vimucya sā hāramahāryaniścayā...