Hastakamala, Hasta-kamala: 4 definitions
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Hastakamala (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).
Hastakamala (हस्तकमल).—n.
(-laṃ) A lotus-like hand.
Hastakamala (हस्तकमल).—[neuter] a lotus carried in the hand.
1) 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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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 1.7.145 < [Chapter 7 - Pūrṇa (pinnacle of excellent devotees)]
Sanskrit dramas by Kerala authors (Study) (by S. Subramania Iyer)
2. Summary (story) of the Vasumati Vikrama < [Chapter 8: Vasumativikramam (Vasumati-vikrama)]