ṇd, ṇḍ, ṇḍ, Karamda, Kara-anda: 22 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translationṇḍ (कारण्ड) refers to “castor (oil)�, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.44 (“Menā regains consciousness�).—Accordingly, as Menā said to her daughter (Pārvatī): “[...] Throwing away cooked rice you have eaten the husk. Spilling away the clarified butter you have eagerly swallowed castor oil (ṇḍ�taila� ṇḍ�). Setting the lion aside a jackal has been served by you. Without listening to the lore of Supreme Brahman you have heard base ballads. O daughter, casting off the holy sacrificial ashes at home you have taken the inauspicious ashes from the funeral pyre. [...]�.

The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
India history and geography
: archive.org: Glossary of Sinhalese Folk Terms appearing in the Service Tenure RegisterKaranda:—A tree, the twigs of which are in general use amongst Buddhist priests by way of tooth brushes. The village of Tittawelgoda has to supply annually 2000 of these tooth-brushes to the Dambulla monastery.

The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsKaranda [ಕರಂಡ] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Carissa carandas L. from the Apocynaceae (Oleander) family having the following synonyms: Arduina carandas, Echites spinosus, Jasminonerium carandas. For the possible medicinal usage of karanda, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Karanda in English is the name of a plant defined with Carissa carandas in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Damnacanthus esquirolii H. Lév. (among others).
2) Karanda in India is also identified with Carissa opaca.
3) Karanda is also identified with Carissa spinarum It has the synonym Jasminonerium suavissimum (Bedd. ex Hook.f.) Kuntze (etc.).
4) Karanda is also identified with Pongamia pinnata It has the synonym Cajum pinnatum (L.) Kuntze (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Journal of Natural Products
· Indian forester (1921)
· Beskrivelse af Guineeiske planter (1827)
· Mémoires de l’Institut Scientifique de Madagascar, Série B, Biologie Végétale (1949)
· Nat. Prod. Res. (2003)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1788)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Karanda, for example health benefits, side effects, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.

This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary첹ṇd : (m.) casket; a small box or receptacle.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionaryṇḍ, (m. nt.) (cp. Sk. 첹ṇḍ, °ka, °ikā. The Dhātumañjūsā explains k. by “bhājanatthe�) 1. a basket or box of wicker-work Mhvs 31, 98; 屹. V, 60; DhA. III, 18;� 2. the cast skin, slough of a serpent D. I, 77 (=DA. I, 222 ahi-kañcuka) cp. Dial. I. 88. (Page 196)
: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary첹ṇḍ (ကရဏ္�) [(thī,pu) (ထီ၊ပ�)]�
ڰ첹+ṇḍ�,7�57.kḍi+첹.k�663.]
[က�+အဏ္ဍ။ မောဂ်၊ ၇။ ၅၇� ကရဍ�+က� ကစ္စည်း။ ၆၆၃။]
[Pali to Burmese]
: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မ� အဘိဓာန�)첹ṇḍ�
(Burmese text): (�) ကြုတ်၊ ပခြုပ်၊ အစ်၊ ဆွမ်� စသည်ထည့်သေ� အုပ်။ ဓာန်သျ၌ ပန်းပုံတောင်း၊ ပန်းကပ်၊ ကလပ်။ (�) မြွေရေလဲ၊ မြွေရေဟောင်း။ (တ�) (�) စက်ဆုပ်အပ်သော။ ကာရဏ္ဍ�-ကြည့်။
(Auto-Translation): (1) A group including knuckles, joints, relatives, and offerings. Offerings for decoration and placement. (2) New shrimp, old shrimp. (specific) (3) To be twisted with a machine. Examine carefully.

Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary첹ṇḍ (करंड).—m (S) A little casket. 2 A basket of bamboo wicker-work.
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첹ṇḍ (करंड�).—m (첹ṇḍ S) A casket (of metal, wood, ivory). 2 A covered basket of bamboo. 3 C A clump, chump, or block of wood. 4 The stock or fixed portion of the staff of the large leaf-covered summerhead or umbrella.
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karanda (करंद).—f (See karavanda) Corinda-tree, and n Its fruit.
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karandā (करंद�).—m (Or Ի) The Corinda tree or its fruit.
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karāṇḍā (करांडा).—m C A cylindrical piece as sawn or chopped off the trunk or a bough of a tree; a clump, chump, or block.
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첹Ի (करांदा).—m (karamardda S) Corinda tree or fruit, Carissa Carondas. 2 The name of a creeper having an esculent fruit and root. Disting. into gōḍa 첹Ի & kaḍ� 첹Ի Sweet (cultivated or esculent) 첹Ի and Bitter (wild and inesculent) 첹Ի.
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kāraṇḍā (कारंडा).—m A chump or block. See 첹ṇḍ.
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Ի (कारंदा).—m (Or Ի Corinda tree or its fruit. 2 A certain creeper bearing an esculent fruit and root.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English첹ṇḍ (करंड�).�m A casket, a covered basket of bamboo.
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karanda (करंद).�f Corinda-tree, and n Its fruit.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryṇḍ (करण्�).—[�-ṇḍ Uṇādi-sūtra 1.126]
1) A small box or basket (of bamboo); करण्डपीडिततनो� भोगिनः (첹ṇḍpīḍitatano� bhogina�) ṛh 2.84; सर्वमायाकरण्डम� (sarvamāyā첹ṇḍm) 1.77.
2) A bee-hive.
3) A sword.
4) A sort of duck (ṇḍva).
5) Liver.
6) A crest; cf. करण्डो मुकुटे पात्रे (karaṇḍo mukuṭe pātre) Nm.
Derivable forms: 첹ṇḍ� (करण्डः).
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ṇḍ (कारण्ड).—A sort of duck; Rām.7.31.21. Bhāgavata 8.2.16; तप्त� वारि विहा� तीरनलिनी� कारण्डवः सेवत� (tapta� vāri vihāya tīranalinī� ṇḍva� sevate) V.2.23.
Derivable forms: ṇḍ� (कारण्ड�).
See also (synonyms): ṇḍva.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṇḍ (करण्�).—m.
(-ṇḍ�) 1. A basket or covered box of bamboo wicker work. 2. A bee-hive, a honey-comb. 3. A sword. 4. A sort of duck. 5. An aquatic weed, (Vallisneria.) E. � to do, ṇḍ Unadi aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṇḍ (करण्�).—m. and n. (Böhtl. Ind. Spr. 392), A basket or covered box of wicker work, [ṛh, (ed. Bohlen.)] 2, 82.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṇḍ (करण्�).—[neuter] ṇḍ첹 [masculine], ṇḍ [feminine] a basket or box.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ṇḍ (करण्�):—[from kara] a mf(ī, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.])n. ([Uṇādi-sūtra i, 128]) a basket or covered box of bamboo wicker-work, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa; ṛh] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] a bee-hive, honey-comb, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] m. a sword, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] a sort of duck, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] a species of plant (= 岹ḍh첹), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] n. a piece of wood, block, [Bhāvaprakāśa]
7) b See p. 254, col. 2.
8) ṇḍ (कारण्ड):�m. a sort of duck, [Rāmāyaṇa vii, 31, 21] (cf. 첹ṇḍ.)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṇḍ (करण्�):�(ṇḍ�) 1. m. A basket or covered box of bamboo wicker work; bee hive; honey comb; a sword; a duck; Valesneria.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)ṇḍ (करण्�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: ṃḍ, ṃḍga, ṃḍya.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (saṃsṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryṃḍ (करंड) [Also spelled karand]:�(nm) hive; a bamboo basket; ~[ḍ�] a kind of pseudo-silken cloth.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) ṃḍ (करंड) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: ṇḍ.
2) ṃḍ (करंड) also relates to the Sanskrit word: ṇḍ.
2) ṃḍ has the following synonyms: ṃḍga, ṃḍya.
3) Kāraṃḍa (कारं�) also relates to the Sanskrit word: ṇḍka.
Kāraṃḍa has the following synonyms: Kāraḍaṃga, Kāraṃjava.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusṃḍ (ಕರಂಡ):�
1) [noun] a small box or chest, with a lid; a casket.
2) [noun] a basket made of thin splits of bamboo.
3) [noun] the plant Carissa carundas of Apocynaceae family.
4) [noun] its fruit.
5) [noun] (sculpture.) one of the twelve kinds of head-gear.
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Kāraṃḍa (ಕಾರಂ�):—[noun] any of a large number of relatively small waterfowl with a flat bill, short neck and legs, and webbed feet; a duck.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Anda, Kara, Anta.
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