Hastaka: 14 definitions
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Hastaka means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
Hastaka has 13 English definitions available.
Alternative spellings of this word include Hastak.
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Sanskrit dictionary
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchHastaka (हस्तक):—(von hasta) gaṇa tārakādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 2, 36.] m.
1) Hand: prakṣālya hastakam [PAÑCAR. 2, 4, 11.] dattvā śirasi hastakam [1, 4, 6.] sarvagātreṣu vinyastai raktacandanahastakaiḥ so v. a. Handspuren [Mṛcchakaṭikā 157, 18.] tyakto nyathā hastakaḥ die Hand als Stütze [Gītagovinda 4, 19.] Am Ende eines adj. comp. [PAÑCAR. 1, 11, 4.] kanduhastikā einen Ball in der Hand haltend [Mahābhārata 5, 3192.] —
2) Hand als Längenmaass: dvihastikā adj. [Śārṅgadhara SAṂH. 3, 2, 15.] —
3) Handstellung [Oxforder Handschriften 86,a,21. 202,b,18.] — Vgl. kapota, gandharva, pra, svahastikā .
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Hastakadaga, Hastakala, Hastakamala, Hastakamkana, Hastakanduya, Hastakarana, Hastakarya, Hastakataka, Hastakattu, Hastakaushala, Hastakavapra.
Ends with (+25): Abhishastaka, Anguliphanahastaka, Apahastaka, Ardhahastaka, Arghahastaka, Bhastaka, Daruhastaka, Dipahastaka, Gandharvahastaka, Gandhashtaka, Garbhashtaka, Grahashtaka, Grihashtaka, Jagannathashtaka, Jambunathashtaka, Kapalahastaka, Kapitthashtaka, Kapotahastaka, Karabhashtaka, Kritahastaka.
Full-text (+13): Daruhastaka, Hastakita, Gandharvahastaka, Pratihastaka, Mayurahasta, Hastakavapra, Morahasta, Apahastaka, Kapotahastaka, Attimanam, Hatthaya, Hastakya, Kantaruva, Hastak, Mayurahastaka, Morahastaka, Ardhahastaka, Hasta, Kritahastaka, Mastaka.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Appendix 2 - The story of Hastaka Śākyaputra < [Chapter LII - Elimination of the Triple Poison]
Appendix 4 - The story of Hastaka Āṭavika < [Chapter XV - The Arrival of the Bodhisattvas of the Ten Directions]
Appendix 2 - Episode of Hastaka of Āḷavi < [Chapter XLII - The Great Loving-kindness and the Great Compassion of the Buddhas]
Sushruta Samhita, Volume 6: Uttara-tantra (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter XXXV - Treatment of an attack by Mukha-mandika < [Canto II - Kaumarabhritya-tantra (pediatrics, gynecology and pregnancy)]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 254 - Tāṇḍava Dance of Śaṅkara < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Buddhacarita (by Charles Willemen)
Chapter XXI - Subduing the Maddened Elephant Dhanapālaka < [Fascicle Four]