खटक

{ khaṭakḥ }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

खटक  m.  m. a go-between, negotiator of marriages ( cf. घटक), [L.]
°टिक   the half-closed hand ( v.l.), [L.]
the doubled fist of wrestlers, [W.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

खटकः [khaṭakḥ]   1 A man whose business is to negotiate marriages; cf. घटक.
The half-closed hand.
The doubled fist of wrestlers or boxers.

Shabda-Sagara

खटक  m.  ( -कः)
1. A go-between, a man whose business it is to nego- ciate marriages: see घटक.
2. The doubled fist of wrestlers or box- ers.
E. खट् to seek, to wish, affix वुन्.

ROOTS:

खट् वुन्