gaBastiH m. f. 1 A ray of light, a sunbeam or moonbeam. 2 Ved. The shaft (of a car). 3 The forepart of the arm, the hand. — stiH The sun. — f. An epithet of Svāhā, the wife of Agni. Comp. — karaH, -pARiH, -mAlin m. , — hastaH, -mat m. the sun. — nemiH N. of Viṣṇu.