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प्रहस्तprahasta

प्रहस्त (prahasta) is a Sanskrit word meaning long-handed, the open hand with the fingers extended, the name of a Rakshasa, a companion of Surya-prabha, having long hands, the outstretched hand. Its 14 recorded definitions are grouped into 5 contexts, among them Multiple meanings/roles of Prahasta, The open/outstretched hand, Prahasta, a Rākṣasa (Rāvaṇa's associate).

Etymology
E. प्र exchanging, हस्त the hand
Definitions
14
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Meanings by context

Multiple meanings/roles of Prahasta

4 definitions
1. The open hand with extended fingers. 2. Name of one of the generals of Ravana.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The open hand with fingers extended. 2. Name of one of the generals of Ravana.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Long-handed. 2. The name of a Rakshasa.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Having long hands. 2. The open hand with the fingers extended. 3. Name of a Rakshasa.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

The open/outstretched hand

4 definitions
the open hand with the fingers extended

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the open hand with the fingers extended

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The open hand with the fingers extended

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

the outstretched hand

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Prahasta, a Rākṣasa (Rāvaṇa's associate)

3 definitions
the name of a Rakshasa

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a Rakshasa

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

a demon killed in the Lanka war

— The Purana Index

Other individuals named Prahasta

2 definitions
a companion of Surya-prabha

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a son of Pushpotkata and Vishravas

— The Purana Index

Long-handed (adjective)

1 definition
long-handed

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 9 works: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.