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acchaṭā , also acchaṭā-saṃghāta (= Pali and AMg. accharā, Pali also accharā-saṃghāta), once acchaṭā-saṃhāta (see saṃhāta ); cf. ricchaṭā (for ṛcchaṭā? which could be the original of acchaṭā), ( 1 ) snap of the fingers : ekācchatā ye (so read with WT ) ca karonti śabdam SP 392.6 ; acchaṭā-śabdena Divy 555.21 ; °śabdaḥ Mvy 2802 ; °śabdam akārṣīt, snapped his fingers , Gv 510.22 ; °saṃghāta-śabdaḥ SP 388.8 ; ( 2 ) as n. of a small unit of time, instant, jiffy : °ṭā (printed °ṭāṃ in 160.7 , wrongly) tvaritā gatiḥ Mmk 160.7 ; 279.23 ; once as nt. (see acchaṭa ), °ṭam Mmk 159.23 ; various adverbs, in a jiffy , acchaṭāmātreṇa Mmk 79.27 ; °ṭā-samghātamātram Mvy 8226 ; Divy 142.11 ; °ṭā-pada-mātram Mmk 268.18 ; ekācchaṭāsaṃhātamātram Śikṣ 214.11 ; as adj. , having or characterized by the measure of a finger-snap , i.e. in a jiffy , agreeing with personal subject, (Mañjuśrīḥ …) °ṭāsaṃghātamātro … vikurvaṇaṃ … samāpadyata Mmk 3.27 .