kāṣṭhā

[apte] 1 A quarter or region of the world, direction, region (diś) Ki. 3. 55. --2 A limit, boundary; svayaṃ viśīrṇadrumaparṇavṛttitā parā hi kāṣṭhā ta- pasaḥ Ku. 5. 28. --3 The last limit, extre- mity, pitch, climax, excess; kāṣṭhā- gatasneharasānuviddhaṃ Ku. 3. 35. --4 Race- ground, course. --5 A mark, goal. --6 The path of the wind and clouds in the atmosphere. --7 A measure of time = (1/30) Kalā. --8 Water. --9 The sun....

[mw] f. a place for running, race-ground, course (also the course, path or track of the wind and clouds in the atmosphere) RV. 281,2 50074 f. the mark, goal, limit VS.; TS.; S3Br. &c 281,2 50075 f. the highest limit, top, summit, pitch Kum.; Das3. &c 281,2 50076 f. a quarter or region of the world, cardinal point Naigh.; Nir.; MBh. &c 281,2 50077