شست

shast, shist[rt. Zend had= S. शद्; cf. nishast], s.f. Aim; the sight (of a gun, etc.); the sighted ruler of a plane-table; a thumb-stall (used by archers); the handle of a bow; a large fishing-hook (not used in angling with the hand, but left attached to a strong line which is fastened to the shore):—shist, s.f. Assessment on land; the balance of dues uncollected:—shast (or shist) bādhnāor lagānā(-par), To take aim (at), to present (a gun), to take a sight (with the ruler of a plane-table):—shist-parī, s.f. A plane-table survey:—shast-justa, part. Shot from the bow (an arrow).