aṃjaliḥ [aṃj-ali Uṇ. 4. 2] 1 A cavity formed by folding and joining the open hands together, the hollow of the hands; hence, a cavity-ful of anything (changed to aṃjala or °li after dvi and tri in dvigu comp., P. V. 4. 102); na vāryaṃjalinā pibet Ms. 4. 63; supūromūṣikāṃjaṃliḥ Pt. 1. 25; araṇyabījāṃjalidānalālitāḥ Ku. 5. 15; prakīrṇaḥ puṣpāṇāṃharicaraṇayoraṃjāleraṃyaṃ Ve. 1. 1 a cavityful of flowers; so jalasyāṃjalayo daśa Y. 3. 105 10 cavity-fuls or libations of water; śravaṇāṃjalipuṭapeyaṃ Ve. 1. 4 to be drunk by the cavity of the ear; aṃjaliṃ rac, baṃdh, kṛ or ādhā fold the hands together and raise them to the head in supplication or salutation; baddhaḥ kātaryādaraviṃdakuḍmalanibhomugdhaḥ praṇāmāṃjaliḥ U. 3. 37. 2 Hence a mark of respect or salutation; kaḥśakreṇa kṛtaṃ necchedadhimūrdhānamaṃjalim Bk. 8. 84; badhyatāmabhayayācanāṃjaliḥ R. 11. 78. 3 A measure of corn = kuḍava; another measure = prasṛta, or one-half of a mānikā. Comp.—karmann. folding the hands, respectful salutation; lubdhamarthenagṛhṇīyāt kruddhaṃ cāṃjalikarmaṇā Chāṇ. 33. —kārikā 1 an earthen doll making the aṃjali (?). 2 N. of a plant, Mimosa Pudica (lajjālu). —puṭaḥ-ṭaṃ the cavity formed by joining the hands together; hollowed palms of the hand.