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हस्तल (hastala)

 
Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid
English
hastala (= AMg. hatthala
to Skt. hasta, with -la, 〔§ 22.47〕), thief: haste (under the nakṣatra of that name) jātaś cauro bhavati hastalaḥ Divy 〔646.21〕
so I would read, or possibly hastulaḥ with 3 mss., for text hantulaḥ
hast-is made certain by haste.