हस्तिनख

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

हस्ति—नख  m.  m. ‘elephant's nail’, a sort of turret or raised mound of earth or masonry protecting the access to the gate of a city or fort (described as furnished with an inner staircase and with loopholes for discharging arrows &c.), [Śiś.]

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हस्ति नख

Shabda-Sagara

हस्तिनख  n.  ( -खं) A sort of covered way, a raised place of earth or masonry, covering the access to the gate of a city or fort.
    E. हस्तिन् an elephant, and नख nail.

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हस्तिन् नख