Galahasta, Gala-hasta: 9 definitions
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Galahasta 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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGalahasta (गलहस्त).—
1) seizing by the throat, throttling, collaring; अनिच्छन्गलहस्तेन ताभिर्निर्वासितस्ततः (anicchangalahastena tābhirnirvāsitastataḥ) Kathāsaritsāgara 4.68.
2) an arrow with a crescent-shaped head; cf. अर्धचन्द्र (ardhacandra).
Derivable forms: galahastaḥ (गलहस्तः).
Galahasta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms gala and hasta (हस्त).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryGalahasta (गलहस्त).—m.
(-staḥ) Throttling. E. gala, and hasta the hand.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryGalahasta (गलहस्त).—m. throttling, [Kathāsaritsāgara, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 4, 68.
Galahasta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms gala and hasta (हस्त).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryGalahasta (गलहस्त).—[masculine] seizing by the throat, collaring.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGalahasta (गलहस्त):—[=gala-hasta] [from gala > gal] m. ‘the hand at the throat’, seizing by the throat, throttling, [Kathāsaritsāgara iv, 68; Naiṣadha-carita [Scholiast or Commentator]]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryGalahasta (गलहस्त):—[gala-hasta] (staḥ) 1. m. Throttling.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusGalahasta (ಗಲಹಸ್ತ):—[noun] a knocking down of one’s opponent by seizing his neck, in wrestling.
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Gaḷahasta (ಗಳಹಸ್ತ):—[noun] = ಗಳಹತ್ತ [galahatta].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Hasta, Jasta, Gala.
Starts with: Galahastay, Galahastaya.
Ends with: Lamgalahasta.
Full-text: Galahastay, Apahasta, Ardhendu, Ardhacandra.
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