རྒྱ་རྟགས་

རྒྱ་རྟགས། (Wyl. rgya rtags ) Pron.: gyatak

• Skt. मुद्रा, mudrā, Pron.: mudra. From Sanskrit: a seal or any instrument used for sealing or stamping, a seal-ring, signet-ring, any ring | type for printing or instrument for lithographing | the stamp or impression made by a seal | any stamp or print or mark or impression | a stamped coin, piece of money, rupee, cash, medal | an image, sign, badge, token (esp. a token or mark of divine attributes impressed upon the body ) cf. Kāv. cf. Pur. cf. Rājat | authorisation, a pass, passport (as given by a seal) cf. Mudr | shutting , closing (as of the eyes or lips, gen. or comp.) cf. Kāv | a lock, stopper, bung cf. Amar. cf. Bhpr. | a mystery cf. Cat. | N. of partic. positions or intertwinings of the fingers ( 24 in number, commonly practised in religious worship, and supposed to

possess an occult meaning and magical efficacy cf. Daś. cf. Sarvad. cf. Kāraṇḍ | a partic. branch of education ('reckoning by the fingers' ) cf. Divyâv | parched or fried grain (as used in the Śākta or Tāntrik ceremonial ) | (in rhet.) the natural expression of things by words, calling things by their right names cf. Kuval | (in music) a dance accordant with tradition cf. Saṃgīt [Mahavyutpatti] [Sanskrit] MVP MW