As a deity name
Name 271 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
पाशहस्त · noun · masculine
वरुण · यम (को॰) · शतभिषा नक्षत्र — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
n˚ in hand
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Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
pāśa—hasta mfn. n˚ in hand, VP.
pāśa—hasta m. N. of Yama, Kathās.
Alternative readings
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