[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Vedic Index of Names and Subjects](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912) › v2.c4.s10.68 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s10.68 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s10.68 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s10.68](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.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. - [Previous: v2.c4.s10.67](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s10.67) - [Next: v2.c4.s10.69](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s10.69) - [Up: v2.c4.s10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s10) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s10.68](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s10.68) · Pramāṇa