Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s10.68
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s10.68
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v2.c4.s10.68
Hasta-ghna denotes in the Rigveda¹ a ‘hand-guard,’ a covering used as a protection of the hand and arm from the impact of the bowstring. The word is of remarkable and still unexplained formation.² Lāṭyāyana³ has hasta-tra and the Epic hastāvāpa⁴ as its equivalent in sense.