Pāṇi
Pāṇi,[Vedic pāṇi,cp.Av.p∂r∂nā hand,with n-suffix,where we find m-suffix in Gr.palάmh,Lat.palma,Oir lām,Ohg.folma=Ags.folm] the hand Vin.III,14 (pāṇinā paripuñchati); M.I,78 (pāṇinā parimajjati); S.I,178,194; Sn.713; Dh.124; J.I,126 (°ṁ paharati); PugA 249 (id.); PvA.56; Sdhp.147,238.As adj.(-°) “handed,” with a hand,e.g.alla° with clean hand Pv.II,99; payata° with outstretched hand,open-handed,liberal S.V,351; A.III,287; IV,266 sq.; V,331.
--tala the palm of the hand D.II,17.--bhāga handshare,division by hands VvA.96.--matta of the size of a hand,a handful PvA.70,116,119.--ssara hand sound,hand music,a cert.kind of musical instrument D.I,6; III,183; DA.I,84 (cp.Dial I.8),231; J.V,390,506; cp.BSk.pāṇisvara MVastu II.52.Also adj.one who plays this instrument J.VI,276; cp.BSk.pāṇisvarika MVastu III,113.(Page 451)