veṣṭa = ○tana MBh. vii, 3639
• the gums Yājñ. iii, 96 (du. 'the gums of the upper and lower jaw') MBh. vii f. (of an elephant) Suśr. i, 5 ; ii, 16, tumour of the gums, i, 23 and 25 ; ii, 16, 15

Sanskrit-English Dictionary, by M. Monier William