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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Hastāgra (हस्ताग्र) refers to “holding something in the hand”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.8 (“The detailed description of the chariot etc.”).—Accordingly, as Sanatkumāra narrated to Vyāsa: “The divine chariot of lord Śiva consisting of all the worlds was built by Viśvakarman with devoted effort. [...] The clouds Puṣkara and others constituted the gem-studded banners of glowing colours. The four oceans are remembered as the bullocks of the chariot. Gaṅgā and other rivers shining in excellent female forms and decorated in all ornaments held the Cāmaras in their hands (hastāgra). Taking up their places in the different parts of the chariot, they brightened it up. The seven courses of the wind Āvaha etc. constituted the excellent steps of gold leading the chariot. [...]”

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Hastāgra (हस्ताग्र).—the finger (being the extremity of the hand).

Derivable forms: hastāgram (हस्ताग्रम्).

Hastāgra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms hasta and agra (अग्र).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Hastāgra (हस्ताग्र).—n.

(-graṃ) The fingers. E. hasta, agra point, extremity.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Hastāgra (हस्ताग्र).—[neuter] the extremity of the hand (i.e. finger) or of an elephant’s trunk.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Hastāgra (हस्ताग्र):—[from hasta] n. ‘tip of the h°’, the fingers (-lagnā f. [with [genitive case]] = ‘clasping the fingers of’, id est. ‘married to’), [Pañcatantra]

2) [v.s. ...] the tip of the trunk of an elephant, [Śiśupāla-vadha]

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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

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Hastāgra (ಹಸ್ತಾಗ್ರ):—

1) [noun] the terminal part of the hand; any of the fingers.

2) [noun] the tip of the trunk of an elephant.

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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: Agra, Hasta.

Starts with: Hastagrabha, Hastagraha, Hastagrahaka, Hastagraham, Hastagrahya, Hastagralagna.

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Full-text: Hastagralagna, Pratipish, Lag.

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Search found 2 books and stories containing Hastagra, Hastāgra, Hasta-agra; (plurals include: Hastagras, Hastāgras, agras). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Abhijnana Shakuntala (synthetic study) (by Ramendra Mohan Bose)

Chapter 6 - Shashtha-anka (sastho'nkah) < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and commentary]

Chapter 4 - Caturtha-anka (caturtho'nkah) < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and commentary]

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Abhijnana Shakuntalam (Sanskrit and English) (by Saradaranjan Ray)

Chapter 4 - Caturtha-anka (caturtho'nkah) < [Abhijnana Shakuntalam (text, translation, notes)]

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