Hastakamala, Hasta-kamala: 4 definitions
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Hastakamala 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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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryHastakamala (हस्तकमल).—
1) a lotus carried in the hand.
2) a lotus-like hand.
Derivable forms: hastakamalam (हस्तकमलम्).
Hastakamala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms hasta and kamala (कमल).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryHastakamala (हस्तकमल).—n.
(-laṃ) A lotus-like hand.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryHastakamala (हस्तकमल).—[neuter] a lotus carried in the hand.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Hastakamala (हस्तकमल):—[=hasta-kamala] [from hasta] n. a lotus carried in the h° (as symbolizing good fortune or prosperity; thus when Lakṣmī was churned out of the ocean, she appeared holding a lotus), [Mālavikāgnimitra]
2) [v.s. ...] a lotus-like hand, [Apte’s The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
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.
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