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हेष्टा (heSTA)

 
Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid
English
heṣṭā, °ṭhā, adv. and prep. or postpos. with gen. (= Pali heṭṭhā, Skt. adhastāt
see prec. and foll. items
I find no difference in use between these various adverbial forms, all being potentially adv. and prep. or postpos.
Pali has heṭṭhā and heṭṭhato = heṣṭato, with the abl. suffix
AMg. has also heṭṭhi = heṣṭi, heṣṭe
cf. also 2 heṭhā, heṭhe
the BHS spelling with ṣṭ, rarely also ṣṭh, is hyper-Skt. for the MIndic forms), below, underneath: as adverb, Mv 〔i.15.16〕 (vs) heṣṭā upari pārśvato (all adv.)
〔30.4〕 (prose) vayaṃ heṣṭā upari devā, we are lower, the gods higher
〔ii.29.19〕
〔62.8〕
〔304.16〕
〔350.19〕
〔378.21〕
〔iii.86.1〕 (mss.)
〔185.18〕 (vs, upari tapati, read tapat', ādityo heṣṭā tapati vālikā)
Suv 〔59.2〕 (vs)
in cpds., heṣṭāpaskandha, the mass of water below, LV 〔298.20〕
〔339.14〕 (vss), cf. heṣṭi (so read) āpaskandho 〔368.19〕 (vs)
heṣṭa-gāmī Suv 〔58.8〕 (vs
m.c. for heṣṭā-)
with gen., usually preceding, Mv 〔i.21.7〕 (prose) teṣāṃ heṣṭā
in Mv 〔ii.92.13〕 (vs) Senart heṣṭā (mss. corrupt, heṣṭo, hastau) ca toyasya
〔iii.151.5〕 āśramapadasya heṣṭā
〔350.10〕 nyagrodhasya heṣṭhā (v.l. heṣṭo)
for SP 〔310.5〕 see heṣṭe.