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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. हस्तिन्hastina.(-नी f.) [हस्तः शुण्डादण्डोऽस्त्यस्य इनि]
    1. (-नी Feminine) हस्तः शुण्डादण्डोऽस्त्यस्य इनि
    2. Having hands.
    3. Having a trunk. -Masculine An elephant; Ms.7. 96;12.43; (elephants are said to be of four kinds; भद्र, मन्द्र, मृग and मिश्र).

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अध्यक्षः a superintendent of elephants.

    • -अशना Boswellia Serrata (Marâthî साळई, कुरुंद).

    • -आजीवः an elephant-driver.

    • -आयुर्वेदः a work dealing with the treatment of the elephant's diseases.

    • -आरोहः an elephant-driver or rider.

    • -कक्ष्यः

      1. a lion.
      2. a tiger.

    • -कर्णः the castor-oil plant.

    • -गिरिः the city and district of Kāñchī.

    • -घ्नः

      1. an elephantkiller.
      2. a man.

    • -चारः a kind of weapon.

    • -चारिन् Masculine an elephant-driver.

    • -जागरिकः a keeper of elephants.

    • -जिह्वा a particular vein.

    • -दन्तः

      1. the tusk of an elephant.
      2. a peg projecting from a wall.
      3. (न्तम्) ivory.
      4. a radish.

    • -दन्तकम् a radish.

    • -नखम् a sort of turret protecting the approach to the gate of a city or fort.

    • -नासा an elephant's trunk.

    • -पः, -पकः an elephant driver or rider; जज्ञे जनैर्मुकुलिताक्षमनाददाने संरब्धहस्तिपक- निष्ठुरचोदनाभिः Śi.5.49; इति घोषयतीव हिण्डिमः करिणो हस्तिपका- हतः क्कणन् H.2.86.

    • -पर्णी the कर्कटी plant.

    • -प्रधान Adjective chiefly depending on elephants; Kau. Atmanepada 2.2.

    • -बन्धकी a female elephant helping in tethering wild ones; Kau. Atmanepada 2.2.

    • -मदः the ichor issuing from the temples of an elephant in rut.

    • -मयूरकः Name of a plant (Marâthî आज- मोदा).

    • -मल्लः

      1. Name of Airāvata; सुराधिपाधिष्ठितहस्तिमल्ललीलां दधौ राजतगण्डशैलः Śi.4.13.
      2. of Gaṇeśa.
      3. of Śaṅkha, the eighth of the chief Nāgas.
      4. a heap of ashes.
      5. a shower of dust.
      6. frost.

    • -यूथः, -थम् a herd of elephants.

    • -वक्त्रः Name of Gaṇeśa; Dk.2.3.

    • -वर्चसम् the splendour or magnificence of an elephant.

    • -वाहः

      1. an elephant-driver.
      2. a hook for driving elephants.

    • -विषाणी Musa Sapientum (Marâthî केळ).

    • -शाला an elephant-stable.

    • -शुण्डा, -ण्डी A kind of shrub (Marâthî इंद्रवारुणी, -कवंडळ).

    • -श्यामाकः a kind of millet.

    • -षड्गवम् a collection of six elephants.

    • -स्नानम् Equivalent to गजस्नानम् quod vide, which see; अवशेन्द्रियचित्तानां हस्तिस्नानमिव क्रिया H.1.17.

    • -हस्तः an elephant's trunk.

    In the Gita5·18

    विद्याविनयसंपन्ने ब्राह्मणे गवि हस्तिनि ।

    vidyāvinayasaṁpanne brāhmaṇe gavi hastini, — Sages see with an equal eye the learned and cultured Brahmin, the cow, the elephant, the dog, the outcaste. 5·18
    • हस्तिनिhastinilocative singular of the masculine noun hastin (an elephant).
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. हस्तिन्hastin[hast-ín] V. a. having hands, deft handed; w. mriga, m. animal with the hand (=trunk), oldest term for…

    [hast-ín] Veda, Vedic adjective having hands, deft handed; with mriga, masculine animal with the hand (Equivalent totrunk), oldest term for elephant (Rig-veda, Atharva-veda); masculine (Veda, Vedic, Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit) elephant; noun (Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit): (ín)-î, feminine; also equal for female elephant (Veda, Vedic, Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit); a certain class of women in erotics (Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit).

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. हस्तिन्hastinmfn. having hands, clever or dexterous with the h hands RV. AV.
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective having hands, clever or dexterous with the h hands fg-veda AV.
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (with मृग, "the animal with a h hands id est with a trunk", an elephant; confer, compare दन्तह्that the rest of a word is to be supplied) ibidem
    3. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective having (or sitting on) an el elephant Ma1rkP.
    4. masculine gender an elephant (four kinds of el elephant are enumerated; see भद्र, मन्द्र, मृग, मिश्त्र; some give किलिञ्ज-ह्that the rest of a word is to be supplied, "a straw el elephant", "effigy of an el elephant made of grass") AV. etc.
    5. masculine gender (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound') the chief or best of its kind gaRa व्याघ्रा*दि
    6. masculine gender a kind of plant (Equivalent to अज-मोदा) Lexicographers
    7. masculine gender Name of a son of Dhr2ita-ra1sht2ra धृत-राष्ट्र MBh.
    8. masculine gender of a son of Suhotra सुहोत्र, (a prince of the Lunar race, described as founder of Hastina1-pura हस्तिना-पुर) ibidem VP.
    9. masculine gender of a son of Br2ihat-kshatra बृहत्-क्षत्र BhP.
    10. masculine gender of a son of Kuru कुरु S3atr.
    11. masculine gender a kind of drug and perfume (Equivalent to हट्ट-विलासिनी) Lexicographers
    12. masculine gender a woman of a particular class (one of the 4 classes into which women are divided, described as having thick lips, thick hips, thick fingers, large breasts, dark complexion, and strong sexual passion) Sin6ha7s.
    13. masculine gender Name of Hastina1-pura हस्तिना-पुर Lexicographers
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  2. किलिञ्जहस्तिन्kiliñjahastinm. an elephant formed by mats Sa1h.

    masculine gender an elephant formed by mats Sa1h.

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  3. गन्धहस्तिन्gandhahastinm. = -गज R. v f.
    1. masculine gender Equivalent to -गज R. v feminine
    2. masculine gender Name of an antidote (said to be very efficacious) Car.
    3. masculine gender of the author of a commentator or commentary on A1ca1ra7n3ga आचाराङ्ग (i, 1), S3i1l.
    4. masculine gender Name of a Tatha1gata तथागत, Sukh. ii
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  4. जलहस्तिन्jalahastinm. = -द्विप Hcar. vii.

    masculine gender Equivalent to -द्विप Hcar. vii.

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  5. दन्तहस्तिन्dantahastinmfn. having tusks and a trunk R. i, 6, 24.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective having tusks and a trunk R. i, 6, 24.

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  6. प्रतिहस्तिन्pratihastinm. the keeper of a brothel Das3. (Sch. "a neighbour") .

    masculine gender the keeper of a brothel Das3. (Scholiast or Commentator "a neighbour") .

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  7. मत्तहस्तिन्mattahastinm. = -दन्तिन् Ma1lav.

    masculine gender Equivalent to -दन्तिन् Ma1lav.

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  8. महागन्धहस्तिन्mahāgandhahastinm. N. of a very efficacious remedy Car.

    masculine gender Name of a very efficacious remedy Car.

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