Muṭṭhi (f.) [Vedic muṣṭi, m. f. Does defn "muṭ=mad- dane" 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. -- muṭṭhiŋ 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. paŋsu˚ 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.