Muṭṭhi
Muṭṭhi,(f.) [Vedic muṣṭi,m.f.Does defn “muṭ=maddane” at Dhtm 125 refer to muṭṭhi?] the fist VvA.206.muṭṭhī katvā gaṇhāti to take by making a fist,i.e.clutch tightly,clenching one’s fist J.VI,331.--muṭṭhiṁ akāsi he made a fist (as sign) J.VI,364.As --° often meaning “handful.” --ācariya-muṭṭhi close-fistedness in teaching,keeping things back from the pupil D.II,100; S.V,153; J.II,221,250; VvA.138; SnA 180,368.kuṇḍaka° handful of rice powder VvA.5; DhA.I,425.taṇḍula° handful of rice PvA.131.tila° do.of tilaseeds J.II,278.paṁsu° do.of soil J.VI,405.ritta° an empty fist SnA 306=DhA.IV,38 (°sadisa alluding to ignorance).
--yuddha fist-fight,boxing D.I,6.--sammuñjanī “fistbroom” a short broom DhA.II,184.(Page 536)