hasta हस्त hásta m. (ifc. f(A). , of unknown derivation) the hand (ifc. = ‘holding in or by the hand’; haste √ kṛ [as two words], ‘to take into the hand’, ‘get possession of’; haste-√ kṛ [as a comp.], ‘to take by the hand, marry’; śatru-hastaṃ √ gam, ‘to fall into the hand of the enemy’), [RV.] &c. &c. an elephant's trunk (ifc. = ‘holding with the trunk’), [AitBr.]; [MBh.] &c. the fore-arm (a measure of length from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger, = 24 Aṅgulas or about 18 inches), [VarBṛS.]; [Rājat.] &c. the position of the hand (= hasta-vinyāsa), [VPrāt.] hand-writing, [Yājñ.]; [Vikr.] the 11th (13th) lunar asterism (represented by a hand and containing five stars, identified by some with part of the constellation Corvus), [AV.] &c. &c. a species of tree, [L.] (in prosody) an anapest, [Col.] quantity, abundance, mass (ifc. after words signifying ‘hair’; cf. keśa-h°) N. of a guardian of the Soma, [Sāy.] of a son of Vasudeva, [BhP.] of another man, [Rājat.] hásta (am), n. a pair of leather bellows, [L.] hásta mfn. born under the Nakṣatra Hasta, [Pāṇ. iv, 3, 34] [cf., accord. to some Gk. ἀγοστός] hastaga हस्तग hasta—ga mf(A)n. being in one's (comp.) hand or possession, [Kathās.]; [Pañcat.] hastaka हस्तक m. the hand (ifc. with f(ikA). = ‘holding in the hand’), [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. the hand as a support, [Gīt.] the hand as a measure of length, [ŚārṅgS.] position of the hand, [Cat.] a turn-spit (v.l. hastika), [Hcar.] hastaghna हस्तघ्न hasta—ghná m. a kind of hand-guard (protecting the hand in archery), [RV.] hastastha हस्तस्थ hasta—stha mfn. being in or held with the hand, [Kathās.] hastatra हस्तत्र hasta—tra m. or n. a hand-guard (cf. -ghná), [Lāṭy.] hastavat हस्तवत् hásta—vat (hásta-), mfn. having hand, [RV.] dexterous with the hand (as an archer or thief), [MBh.]; [Ragh.]; [Daś.] hastacāpa हस्तचाप hasta—cāpa w.r. for -vāpa, [MBh.] hastadīpa हस्तदीप hasta—dīpa m. a hand lantern, [Kathās.] hastadoṣa हस्तदोष hasta—doṣa m. a slip of the hand, mistake committed by the hand, [MW.] hastagata हस्तगत hasta—gata mfn. come to hand, fallen into one's possession, procured, obtained, secured (para-hasta-g°, ‘being in the hand or possession of another’), [Hariv.]; [Ragh.] &c. hastagiri हस्तगिरि hasta—giri m. N. of a mountain (-māhātmya n.), [Cat.] hastahoma हस्तहोम hasta—homa m. an oblation offered with the hand, [Kauś.] hastakṛta हस्तकृत hásta—kṛta (hásta-), mf(A)n. made with the hand, [AV.] hastakita हस्तकित mfn. (fr. hastaka) g. tārakādi. hastalekha हस्तलेख hasta—lekha m. hand-drawing (°khī√ kṛ, ‘to draw, sketch’), [Naiṣ.] hastamaṇi हस्तमणि hasta—maṇi m. a jewel worn on the wrist, [MW.] hastapāda हस्तपाद hasta—pāda m. du. or n. sg. hands and feet, [Mn.]; [Yājñ.] hastarekhā हस्तरेखा hasta—rekhā f. a line on the hand, [MW.] hastatāla हस्तताल hasta—tāla m. clapping the hand together (see sa-hasta-tālam). hastatala हस्ततल hasta—tala n. the (palm of the) hand (see comp.) the tip of an elephant's trunk, [MW.] hastatulā हस्ततुला hasta—tulā f. the hand as a balance or instrument for weighing anything, [Pañcat.] hastavāma हस्तवाम hasta—vāma mfn. situated on the left hand (also ‘wrong’), [MBh.] hastavāpa हस्तवाप hasta—vāpa m. scattering or shooting a shower of arrows with the hand, [MBh.] hastayata हस्तयत hásta—yata (hásta-), mfn. held or guided by the hand, [RV.] hastayoga हस्तयोग hasta—yoga m. employment or practice of the hand, [MBh.] hastadhātrī हस्तधात्री hasta—dhātrī f. N. of wk. hastabandha हस्तबन्ध hasta—bandha m. = haste-b°, [Pāṇ. vi, 3, 13], Sch. hastabimba हस्तबिम्ब hasta—bimba n. anointing the body with perfumes, [L.] hastacyuta हस्तच्युत hásta—cyuta (hásta-), mfn. shaken or moved with the hand, [RV.] hastacyuti हस्तच्युति hásta—cyuti (hásta-), f. quick motion of the hand, [RV.]; [MaitrS.] hastadatta हस्तदत्त hasta—datta mfn. reached with the hand, [Cat.] hastadvaya हस्तद्वय hasta—dvaya n. a distance of 2 Hastas or 48 inches, [L.] hastagāmin हस्तगामिन् hasta—gāmin mfn. = -ga, [Ragh.] hastagṛhya हस्तगृह्य hasta—gṛ́hya ind. having taken the hand, [RV.]; [AV.] hastagrābha हस्तग्राभ hasta—grābhá mfn. one who takes or has taken a girl's hand (= ‘one who marries or has married a wife’), [RV.] hastagrāha हस्तग्राह hasta—grāha mfn. taking (or able to take) any one by the hand (‘being in the immediate neighbourhood’, [R.]; hasta-grāhaṃ √ grah, ‘to take any one by the hand’, [Pāṇ. iii, 4, 39]) hasta—grāha m. a husband (cf. -grābhá), [Nir.]; [BhP.] hastagraha हस्तग्रह hasta—graha m. the taking of the hand, [BhP.]; [Kathās.] the marriage ceremony, [Kathās.] the putting hand to or engaging in [Pracaṇḍ.] hastahārya हस्तहार्य hasta—hārya mfn. to be grasped with the hands, manifest, [Bālar.] hastajyoḍi हस्तज्योडि hasta—jyoḍi m. a kind of plant, [L.] hastakārya हस्तकार्य hasta—kārya mfn. to be done or made with the hand, [PañcavBr.] hastakriyā हस्तक्रिया hasta—kriyā f. any manual performance, [ib.] hastamātra हस्तमात्र hasta—mātra a cubit in length, [ib.] hastaparṇa हस्तपर्ण hasta—parṇa m. Palma Christi or Ricinus Communis, [L.] hastapṛṣṭha हस्तपृष्ठ hasta—pṛṣṭha n. the back of the hand (also called apa-pṛ°), [L.] hastaprada हस्तप्रद hasta—prada mfn. giving the hand, supporting, helping, [MBh.] hastapuccha हस्तपुच्छ hasta—puccha n. the hand below the wrist, [L.] hastasthita हस्तस्थित hasta—sthita mfn. being in hand, held, [MW.] hastasūtra हस्तसूत्र hasta—sūtra ([Kum.]) or hasta—sūtraka ([L.]), n. a bangle or ornament put on the wrist of a girl before her wedding. hastasiddhi हस्तसिद्धि hasta—siddhi f. earnings gained by manual labour, salary, [VP.] hastaveṣya हस्तवेष्य hasta—veṣya n. handiwork, manual labour, [TāṇḍBr.] hastabhraṣṭa हस्तभ्रष्ट hasta—bhraṣṭa ([Kathās.]) mfn. slipped from the hand, escaped hastadhāraṇā हस्तधारणा hasta—dhāraṇā (ā), f. supporting, helping, [MBh.] taking to wife, marrying, [Hariv.]; [Naiṣ.] hastadhāraṇa हस्तधारण hasta—dhāraṇa n. holding by the hand, supporting, helping, [L.] warding off a blow, [MW.] stopping a blow with the hand, [ib.] hastaśrāddha हस्तश्राद्ध hasta—śrāddha n. N. of wk. hastacaraṇa हस्तचरण hasta—caraṇa m. du. hands and feet, [Mn. ix, 277.] hastakauśala हस्तकौशल hasta—kauśala n. skilfulness of hand, manual dexterity, [MW.] hastakamala हस्तकमल hasta—kamala n. a lotus carried in the hand (as symbolizing good fortune or prosperity; thus when Lakṣmī was churned out of the ocean, she appeared holding a lotus), [Mālav.] a lotus-like hand, [A.] hastakohali हस्तकोहलि hasta—kohali (?) f. the binding of the string round the fore-arm of the bride and bridegroom, [L.] hastalāghava हस्तलाघव hasta—lāghava n. lightness of hand, manual readiness, cleverness (reckoned among the 64 Kalās), [Cat.] a real injury, [MBh.] hastalepana हस्तलेपन hasta—lepana n. an ointment for the hands, [L.] hastapādādi हस्तपादादि hasta—pā°dādi m. the hand and feet, the extremities, limbs of the body, [MW.] hastaprāpta हस्तप्राप्त hasta—prāpta mfn. = -gata, [MBh.]; [R.] &c. hastaprāpya हस्तप्राप्य hasta—prāpya mfn. to be reached with the hand, [R.]; [Megh.] hastasaṃjñā हस्तसंज्ञा hasta—saṃjñā f. a sign a with the hand, [Jātakam.] hastavāraṇa हस्तवारण hasta—vāraṇa n. taking or holding by the hand, [L.] warding off a blow, [L.] hastavartam हस्तवर्तम् hasta—vartam ind. (with Caus. of √ vṛt) to turn or crush with the hand, [Bhaṭṭ.], hastavartin हस्तवर्तिन् hasta—vartin mfn. being or remaining in the hand, seized, held, caught hold of [W.] hasta—vartin m. N. of a prince, [Daś.] hastayugala हस्तयुगल hasta—yugala n. the two hands, [MW.] hastabhraṃśin हस्तभ्रंशिन् hasta—bhraṃśin ([Śak.]) mfn. slipped from the hand, escaped hastacāpalya हस्तचापल्य hasta—cāpalya n. = -kauśala, [MW.] hastacchedana हस्तच्छेदन hasta—cchedana m. the amputation of a hand, [Mn. viii, 322.] hastadakṣiṇa हस्तदक्षिण hasta—dakṣiṇa mfn. situated on the right hand (as a road), [Pat.] right, correct, [MBh.] hastagrāhaka हस्तग्राहक hasta—grāhaka mfn. taking any one by the hind (= very importunate), [Rājat.] hastakavapra हस्तकवप्र hastaka—vapra N. of a place, [Inscr.] hastalakṣaṇa हस्तलक्षण hasta—lakṣaṇa n. N. of the 28th Pariśiṣṭa of the [AV.] hastasthayuga हस्तस्थयुग hasta—stha—yuga mfn. holding a yoke in the hand, [Bcar.] hastasūtraka हस्तसूत्रक hasta—sūtra ([Kum.]) or hasta—sūtraka ([L.]), n. a bangle or ornament put on the wrist of a girl before her wedding. hastavinyāsa हस्तविन्यास hasta—vinyāsa m. position of the hand, [VPrāt.] hastasvastika हस्तस्वस्तिक hasta—svastika m. (ifc. f(A). ) crossing the hand, [Mālatīm.]; [Bālar.] hastatalagata हस्ततलगत hasta—tala—gata mfn. being (already) in one's hand, [Mudr.] hastamuktāvalī हस्तमुक्तावली hasta—muktāvalī f. N. of wk. hastaratnāvalī हस्तरत्नावली hasta—ratnāvalī f. N. of wk. on mimetic gestures with one or both hand. hastasaṃjīvanī हस्तसंजीवनी hasta—saṃjīvanī f. N. of a wk. on palmistry. hastasaṃvāhana हस्तसंवाहन hasta—saṃvāhana n. rubbing or shampooing with the hand, [MW.] hastasaṃdhunakam हस्तसंधुनकम् hasta—saṃdhunakam ind. tossing or shaking the hand, [Mahāvy.] hastasaṃlagnikā हस्तसंलग्निका hasta—saṃlagnikā f. (instr.) with the hand put together, [Mahāvy.] hastagirimāhātmya हस्तगिरिमाहात्म्य hasta—giri—māhātmya n. hastasvaralakṣaṇa हस्तस्वरलक्षण hasta—svara-lakṣaṇa n. N. of wk. hastatrayasammite हस्तत्रयसम्मिते hasta—traya-sammite ind. at a distance of 3 Hastas, [VarBṛS.]