Agrahasta, Agra-hasta: 10 definitions
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Agrahasta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Agrahasta (अग्रहस्त).—(°kara; °pāṇiḥ,) the forepart of the hand or arm; अग्रहस्तेन गृहीत्वा प्रसादयैनाम् (agrahastena gṛhītvā prasādayainām) Ratnāvalī 3; forepart of the trunk (of an elephant); often used for a finger or fingers taken collectively; शीतलस्ते °स्तः (śītalaste °staḥ) Mṛcchakaṭika 3; अतिसाध्वसेन वेपते मे °स्तः (atisādhvasena vepate me °staḥ) Ratnāvalī 1; कुसुमित इव ते °स्तः प्रतिभाति (kusumita iva te °staḥ pratibhāti) M.1.; प्रसारिते °स्ते (prasārite °ste) M.4; °हस्तात्प्रभ्रष्टं पुष्पभाजनम् (hastātprabhraṣṭaṃ puṣpabhājanam) Ś.4. slipped from the fingers; also the right hand; अथ °हस्ते मुकुलीकृताङ्गुलौ (atha °haste mukulīkṛtāṅgulau) Kumārasambhava 5.63. (agraścāsau hastaśca Malli.). Kirātārjunīya 5.29.
Agrahasta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms agra and hasta (हस्त).
Agrahasta (अग्रहस्त).—m.
(-staḥ) 1. The tip of the extended hand. 2. The tip of an elephant’s trunk. 3. The right or better hand. E. agra, hasta hand &c.
Agrahasta (अग्रहस्त).—m. 1. the tip of the extended hand, [Rāmāyaṇa] 2, 23, 4. 2. the tip of an elephant’s trunk, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] [distich] 107.
Agrahasta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms agra and hasta (हस्त).
Agrahasta (अग्रहस्त).—[masculine] tip of the hand (i.e. finger) or of an elephant’s trunk.
1) Agrahasta (अग्रहस्त):—[=agra-hasta] [from agra] m. = -pāṇi
2) [v.s. ...] the tip of an elephant’s trunk, [Vikramorvaśī]
3) [v.s. ...] finger, [Rāmāyaṇa]
Agrahasta (अग्रहस्त):—[tatpurusha compound] m.
(-staḥ) 1) The tip of the extended hand.
2) The tip of an elephant’s trunk.
3) ([karmadharaya compound]) The right or better hand. E. agra and hasta.
Agrahasta (अग्रहस्त):—[agra-hasta] (staḥ) 1. m. Right hand; tip of it; tip of the elephant’s trunk.
Agrahasta (अग्रहस्त):—(agra + hasta) m.
1) das Ende der Hand, die Fingerspitzen [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 23, 4.] —
2) die Spitze des Elephantenrüssels [Vikramorvaśī 107.]
Agrahasta (अग्रहस्त):—m. —
1) Finger. —
2) Spitze des Elephantenrüssels.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Agrahasta (ಅಗ್ರಹಸ್ತ):—[noun] the forepart of the hand.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches (+0): Agra, Hasta.
Full-text (+0): Vyagrahasta, Agrakara, Agra, Antar.
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Yavanajataka by Sphujidhvaja [Sanskrit/English] (by Michael D Neely)
Verse 2.10 < [Chapter 2 - One’s Own Form of the Horās]
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Abhijnana Shakuntalam (Sanskrit and English) (by Saradaranjan Ray)
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Abhijnana Sakuntala (with Katayavema commentary) (by C. Sankara Rama Sastri)
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