Khanda, ṇḍ, Khamda, Khṃda: 41 definitions
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In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nṭya-śstraṇḍ (खण्ड) refers to “combination of the three 첹ṇa�. According to the Nṭyaśstra, it is one of the four classes of ‘movements of the feet�. These movements are part of the ‘physical representation� (ṅg첹), which is used in communicating the meaning of the drama and calling forth the sentiment (rasa). The term is used throughout ṭyśٰ literature.
: Shodhganga: Kohala in the Sanskrit textual tradition (ns)ṇḍ (खण्ड) refers to one of the five types of پ, according to the Tlalakṣaṇam, a work ascribed to Kohala—a celebrated authority of the ancient period along with others such as Bharata, Yṣṭika, Śrdūla, Kśyapa etc. The Tlalakṣaṇa says that there are five پ in all, viz. ٳܰś, پś, ś, ṇḍ and ṅkīṇa.—The author of Āñjaneyamatam accepts only two kinds of laghus viz. ٳܰś and ٰⲹś and the other three پ are only derivatives from these.

Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, ṭyśٰ) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translationṇḍ (खण्ड) refers to the “piece (of a broken weapon)�, according to the Śivapurṇa 2.4.16 (“The head of Gaṇeśa is chopped off�).—Accordingly, as Brahm narrated to Nrada: “[...] Gaṇeśa, son of the Śaktis whirled the iron club and hurled it at Viṣṇu even as he was saying so. After remembering the lotus-like feet of Śiva, Viṣṇu took up his discus and split the iron club by means of discus. Gaṇeśa hurled the piece (ṇḍ) of iron club at Viṣṇu which was caught by the bird Garuḍa and rendered futile. Thus for a long time the two heroes Viṣṇu and Gaṇeśa fought with each other. [...]�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Indexṇḍ (खण्ड).—The son of Jambha.*
- * Vyu-purṇa 67. 78.

The Purana (पुरा�, purṇas) 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.
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarṇḍ (खण्ड).�tad. affix applied to कम�, अम्भोज (kamala, ambhoja) etc. in the sense of समूह (ū), e. g. कमलखण्डम, अम्भोजखण्ड� (kamalaṇḍma, ambhojaṇḍma), also to the words वृक्� (ṛkṣa) and its synonyms, e. g. वृक्षखण्डः, तरुखण्डः (ṛkṣaṇḍ�, taruṇḍ�) etc.; cf. Kś on P. IV.2.38, 51.

Vyakarana (व्याकर�, vykaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)
: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval Indiaṇḍ (खण्ड) refers to “raw sugar�, according to the Arthaśstra II.15.15, and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as 첹śٰ or 첹첹.—Chewing of sugarcane (ṣu) is referred to in Atharvaveda. Pṇini mentions the plantations of sugar cane. Kauṭilya mentions of some products of sugarcane such as ṇiٲ (inspissated juice of sugarcane), ḍa (jaggery), ṇḍ (raw sugar), ٲⲹṇḍ (sugar candy) and ś첹 (sugar).
Suśruta (Suśrutasaṃhit Sūtrasthna 45.163) also states that if the derivatives of sugar cane like ḍa, ś첹, ṇḍ, ṇiٲ become more white, they become more cold, sweeter, more pure and more difficult to digest.
ṇḍ (“candied sugar�) is mentioned in a list of remedies for indigestion in the 17th century Bhojanakutūhala (ⲹṇgṇa-첹ٳԲ).—A complete section in Bhojanakutūhala is devoted for the description of agents that cause indigestion [viz., ṣīr]. These agents consumed on a large scale can cause indigestion for certain people. The remedies [viz., ṇḍ (candied sugar)] for these types of indigestions are also explained therewith.

Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
: Journal of the University of Bombay Volume V: Apabhramsa metres (2)ṇḍ (खण्ड) is the name of a ٳṣp徱 metre (as popularly employed by the Apabhraṃśa bards), as discussed in books such as the Chandonuśsana, Kavidarpaṇa, Vṛttaپamuccaya and Svayambhūchandas.—ṇḍ� has 13 ٰ in each of its four lines ((4, 4, 5).—Note: ṇḍ, Saṃgalit, Padagalit, Sundargalit, Jyotsn Upaṇḍ and Uddohaka are but other names of the Apsarovilasita.—[Apsarovilasita has 13 ٰ in each of its four lines, divided into the groups of 6, 4 and 3 ٰ or 4, 4 and 5 ٰ or 5, 5 and 3 ٰ.]

Chandas (छन्दस्) refers to Sanskrit prosody and represents one of the six Vedangas (auxiliary disciplines belonging to the study of the Vedas). The science of prosody (chandas-shastra) focusses on the study of the poetic meters such as the commonly known twenty-six metres mentioned by Pingalas.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira1) ṇḍ (खण्ड) refers to a “broken sun�, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhit (chapter 3), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “If the sun should appear like a pot; he brings on hunger and death; if he should appear broken [i.e., ṇḍ], the reigning prince dies; if without rays, mankind will be afflicted with fears; if like a gate, then the capital city, if like an umbrella then the country, will perish. If the sun should appear like a flag staff, or a bow, or quivering or of sharp rays he will bring on wars; if there should appear black lines on his disc the reigning prince will die by the hand of his own minister�.
2) ṇḍ (खण्ड) refers to a country belonging to “Nairṛtī (south-western division)� classified under the constellations of Svti, Viśkh and Anurdh, according to the system of ū岵, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhit (chapter 14).—Accordingly, “The countries of the Earth beginning from the centre of Bhratavarṣa and going round the east, south-east, south, etc., are divided into 9 divisions corresponding to the 27 lunar asterisms at the rate of 3 for each division and beginning from Kṛttik. The constellations of Svti, Viśkh and Anurdh represent the south-western division consisting of [i.e., ṇḍ] [...]�.

Jyotisha (ज्योति�, dzپṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy� or “Vedic astrology� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditionsṇḍ (खण्ड) (Cf. Cheda/Āccheda) refers to the “cutting (of the topknot)�, according to the Jñnaratnvalī, (p. 266).—Accordingly, “[...] And it is said: The Ծṇaīṣ� is twofold, [divided into] the mundane (ܰ쾱ī) [kind] and the śṇ�. The mundane is known to be for householders, the śṇ� for ascetics. In the ǰ첹ṇ� initiation there is no cutting of the topknot. The initiation in which the topknot is cut off (śikh-ṇḍ) is the śṇ��.

Shaiva (शै�, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Gitashastra (science of music)
: Shodhganga: Kohala in the Sanskrit textual tradition (gita)ṇḍ (खण्ड) refers to one of the five main types of Tla which refers to the “measurement of time� (in the form of a rhythmic cycle), and represents one of the six kinds of Aṅga or “sections� of the Prabandha—“musical compositions� (that belong to the category of Ծ-Բ), according to the Kohalamatam, one of the works ascribed to Kohala—a celebrated authority of the ancient period along with others such as Bharata, Yṣṭika, Śrdūla, Kśyapa etc.—According to Girija Easwaran, is also said to have originated from the same place as 岹, which is the cosmic dance of Śiva and Śakti. Subsequently the five-fold classification of Գٴ�ٰⲹś, ٳܰś, ṇḍ, ś, ṅk. [...]
Gitashastra (गीतशास्त्र, īٲśٰ) refers to the ancient Indian science of Music (gita or samgita), which is traditionally divided in Vocal music, Instrumental music and Dance (under the jurisdiction of music). The different elements and technical terms are explained in a wide range of (often Sanskrit) literature.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Hinduism1) ṇḍ (खण्ड) is a Sanskrit word referring to a valley between two mountains.
2) ṇḍ (खण्ड) is a Sanskrit word referring to a section of a book. .
: Vaniquotes: HinduismA valley between two mountains is called a ṇḍ or varṣa. There are nine ṇḍs, known as
- ٲ,
- Kinnara,
- Hari,
- Kuru,
- ᾱṇmⲹ,
- Ramyaka,
- 屹ṛt,
- Bhadrśva and
- ٳܳ.
These are different parts of Jambudvīpa.
: Wahiduddin’s Web: Glossary for The Spiritual Message of Hazrat Inayat Khan1) khanda = laughing, smiling;
2) Khanda ( खण्ड, khanda), the rhythm of five beats. See (meter, rhythm)
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names1) The chief disciple of Vipassi Buddha (D.ii.11, 40; Bu.xx.28; J.i.41), whose step brother he was. The Buddha preached his first sermon to Khanda and his friend Tissa, the chaplains son, in the Deer Park at Khema. Later, Khanda became the Buddhas chief disciple Ekasannaka (BuA.196; AA.i.80; DA.ii.416; see also 457), in a previous birth, once gave alms to Khanda. Ap.i.121.
2) Khanda - Name of a god, the Pali equivalent of the Sanskrit Skanda, mentioned with Siva in the Udana Commentary. UdA.351.
Theravda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhismṇḍ (खण्ड) is the name of a Śrvaka mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśīmūlakalpa: one of the largest Kriy Tantras devoted to Mañjuśī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Mañjuśī and were taught to and by Buddha Śkyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including ṇḍ).
: MDPI Books: The Ocean of Heroesṇḍ (खण्ड) refers to the “sections� (of a continent), according to the 10th-century Ḍkrṇava-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Saṃvara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.—Accordingly, [while explaining the water-circle (jalacakra)]: “[...] This, the Jambū continent, is thereby divided into twelve sections (ṇḍ). The ocean is named Saline—all creatures belonging to it are associated with the moisture-born [deities on the Water Circle]. [...]�.

Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (Բ) are collected indepently.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 5: The category of the non-livingṇḍ (खण्ड) refers to one of the six types of division (bheda) according to the 2nd-century Tattvrthasūtra 5.24.—What is the meaning of ṇḍ? Fragments of a pitcher when broken is called ṇḍ.

Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
India history and geography
Source: Wisdom Library: Teachers, Saints and Sagesṇḍ (खण्ड) is another name for ṇḍp: one of the eighty-four Siddhas (Siddhcryas) of the Sahajayna school, according to sources such as the Varṇaratnkara of Jyotirīśvara (i.e., the Varna-Ratnakara by Jyotirishwar Thakur).—The Sahaja-Yana is a philosophical and esoteric movement of Tantric Buddhism which had enormous influence in the Indian subcontinent and the Himalayas.—Many of these Mahsiddhas [e.g., ṇḍ-p] were historical figures whose lives and mystical powers were the subject of legends. They are often associated with teachings belonging to Hinduism, Buddhism, Ajivikism and Jainism such as the Nath Tradition.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryKhaṇda.�(IE 8-4; EI 23), a territorial division; the sub- division of a deśa. (IE 7-1-2), ‘nine�. Cf. nava-ṇḍ (IE 8-4), ‘having nine divisions�; an epithet of Bhrata or Bhrata-varṣa. (EI 30), a habitation. (EI 3, 24), also called ṇḍi; a land measure. See ṇḍka. Cf. Tamil kaṇḍam (SITI), a portion of the mukha- maṇḍapa of a temple. Note: ṇd is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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ṇḍ or Khaṇḍ.�(IA 15), a sword. Note: ṇḍ is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)1) ṃḍ (खं�) refers to one of the five kinds of ٳ, as mentioned by Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayaml (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kvya poetry) narrating the love-story between Prince Candrpīḍa and the Apsaras Kdambarī.—The Kuvalayamala (779 A.D.) is full of cultural material which gains in value because of the firm date of its composition. [...] The poet mentions five kinds of ٳs (4.5): [e.g., ṃḍ-첹] [...] His disquisition on the nature of the different ٳs according to the metres, topics, serious or humourous, and style of writing is very enlightening and shows the richness of ٳ literature during his time.
2) Khaṃda (खं�) (=Skanda) refers to one of the deities being worshiped in ancient India.—Page 256.31-2 ff.: Here is a mixed list of 25 gods and Godlings of all religions. These were worshipped and propitiated to obtain favours. The list includes [e.g., Khaṃda (Skanda)] [...].

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)
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Khanda in India is the name of a plant defined with Ephedra major in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Chaetocladus monostachys J. Nelson (among others).
2) Khanda is also identified with Saccharum officinarum It has the synonym Saccharum officinarum var. violaceum Pers. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Caryologia (1984)
· Öfversigt af Förhandlingar: Kongl. Svenska VetenskapsAkademien (1855)
· Monographiae Phanerogamarum (1889)
· Flore de la Polynésie Française (1892)
· Vidensk. Meddel. Dansk Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn (1862)
· Pl. Corom. (1819)
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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 Dictionaryṇḍ : (m.) a bit; broken piece; candy. (adj.), broken.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionaryṇḍ, (frequent spelt kaṇḍa (q. v.). Cp. Sk. ṇḍ; explained at Dhtp 105 as “chedana�) 1. (adj.) broken, usually of teeth; Th. 2, 260 (=ThA. 211); Miln. 342; Vism. 51. �-� 2. (m. nt.) a broken piece, a bit, camma° a strip of hide Vin. II, 122; coḷa° a bit of cloth PvA. 70; pilotika° bits of rags PvA. 171; pūva° a bit of cake J. III, 276;� aṇḍ unbroken, entire, whole, in —k (sikkhya) fulfilling or practising the whole of (the commandments) Pv IV. 343 and °ī observing fully the sīla-precepts Vv 113; cp. Vism. 51 & Bdhd 89.
[Pali to Burmese]
: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မ� အဘိဓာန�)1) khanda�
(Burmese text): ခန္ဒနတ်၊ ကဒဲနတ်၊ အသူရာဗိုလ်အစုကိ� ဖြိုဖျက်တတ်သောနတ်။
(Auto-Translation): The deity that can destroy the deities of the earth, the stone, and the powerful being.
2) ṇḍ�
(Burmese text): (ပ�) (�) သကြားနီ။ (�) ခဏ္ဍမင်းသား၊ ခဏ္ဍထေရ်။ (ပု၊�) (�) အစိတ်၊ အတုံး၊ အပိုင်း၊ အဖို့၊ အစု။ (က) အဝတ်ပိုင်း၊ သင်္ကန်းအခန်း။ (�) (�) ကျိုးခြင်း၊ (အစဉ�) ကျိုးပြတ်ခြင်း။ (�) ကျိုးပြတ်ရ� အရပ်။ (တ�) (�) ကျို�-ပြတ�-ပျက်စီ�-သော။ (�) (က) ပိုင်းဖြတ� အပ်သော၊ သေးငယ်သော။ (�) ချို�-ဖောက�-အပ်သော။ (�) ကျို�-ပြတ�-ပျက်စီ�-ခြင်းရှိသေ� (သီလစသည�)�
(Auto-Translation): (Part) (1) Red sugar. (2) Prince, heir. (Part, Section) (3) Portion, chunk, segment, part, group. (a) Clothing piece, frame. (Section) (4) Breaking, (sequence) fracture. (5) Place of fracture. (Detail) (6) Broken-disrupted-damaged. (7) (a) Fractional, small-sized. (b) Broken-crossed. (c) Having broken-disrupted-damaged (such as morality).

Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravda 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 Dictionaryṇḍ (खं�).—m (S) A fine, mulct, amercement; a contribution levied on towns by an invading enemy; an exaction from persons as the price of their deliverance. 2 A contract of work; an agreement for work by the great. 3 Intermission or break (in a work, in any duration or extension). 4 n A piece, bit, fragment, portion. 5 A section, a part, a division of a book or subject. 6 A division of Ჹܻ屹ī貹. There are nine such. See navaṇḍ. 7 A style of poetical composition. ṇḍē� ṇḍē� or ṇḍviṇḍ karūna ṭkaṇēṃ To break in pieces, to shatter.
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ṇḍ (खंडा).—m A sort of sword. It is straight and twoedged. See ṇḍ.
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khand (खंदा).—m f P Spite or grudge. v lva, kara.
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khand (खंदा).—a ( P) High mettled or mettlesome-- a horse: fiery, savage, daring, impetuous--a man: wild, wilful, prankish--a child.
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khṇḍa (खांड).—f (ṇḍ S) A break or opening in a dam or mound; a crack or fissure in a wall &c. 2 A jag, indentation, denticulation. 3 A gap in the teeth. 4 A brown and coarse kind of sugar. 5 n A beam, or a stout and squared piece of timber. 6 A bit or piece (of certain things; as of betelnut, the marking nut, turmeric, sandal wood, dry cowdung). 7 A flock (of sheep or goats). 8 A chump or division of a tree. 9 A division of a field.
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ṇḍ (खांड�).—m A kind of sword, straight, broad-bladed, two-edged, and round-ended. 2 A jag, notch, or indentation (as upon the edge of a tool or weapon). 3 A rough furrow, ravine, gully.
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khnda (खांद).—f R & W (Usually Իī) A bough or branch (esp. a large one.)
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khnda (खांद).—m (Ի) The shoulder, or the upper part of the back, or the back of the neck (of men or beasts); when considered with reference to carrying or to burdens. Ex. plakhīl khnda ghtal- dilh; khnda l; khnda sujal. 2 fig. Familiarity or skill by use or practice, habituation. v 貹ḍa. 3 Grain given in return for the services of a borrowed ox, buffalo &c. 4 Contending or coping with; as in khnda bndhaṇēṃ or 첹ṇĸ with ī� of o. To set one's self against; to assume the attitude of opposition or rivalry; to vie with. 4 Rubbedness or soreness of shoulder (from carrying or bearing). v ŧ. khnda cōraṇēṃ To hold in or spare the shoulder (from the yoke). khnda ŧṇĸ To lend the shoulder to, lit. fig.
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Ի (खांद�).—m (skandha S) A shoulder. 2 The yoke-rest of a bullock. 3 That part of the trunk of a tree at which commences the furcation or shooting into branches. 4 Amongst bearers. A shoulder's work; a shoulder's run. 5 The shoulder or top of the back considered as the carrying or bearing place. 6 Familiarity or skill by use or practice, habituation, inuredness. v 貹ḍa. 7 W An arm or a large bough of a tree. khndykhlī� padara (Whose padara passes under her shoulder instead of passing over it. See padara Sig. VII.) A term for a wanton or immodest woman. Ի峦 (baila &c.) Draught (bullock &c.) khndy- vara (mēkh, gṇṭhōḍēṃ &c.) ŧṇĸ To turn out (of office or service); to pack off with bag and baggage. khndysa lgaṇēṃ To be occupied as a bearer of a bier or a corpse.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishṇḍ (खं�).�n A piece, a section. m A fine. A contract of work. Intermission. A continent.
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khand (खंदा).�a High-mettled; fiery; wild. m Spite.
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khṇḍa (खांड).�f A break in a dam. A jag, a gap in the teeth. A brown kind of sugar. n A beam. A bit.
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ṇḍ (खांड�).�m A kind of sword. A jag. A rough furrow.
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khnda (खांद).�f A bough. m The shoulder.
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Ի (खांद�).�m A shoulder; the yoke-rest of a bullock. Ի dēūna kma 첹ṇĸ To co- operate with zeal; to put one's shoulder to the wheel.
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 (खण्ड).�a. [ṇḍ-ñ]
1) Broken, divided, torn asunder; °देवकुलम् (devakulam) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 2 a temple in ruins.
2) Having chasms, gaps or breaks.
3) Defective, deficient.
-ṇḍ�, -ṇḍam 1 A break, chasm, gap, fissure, fracture.
2) A piece, part, fragment, portion; दिवः कान्तिमत्खण्डमेकम् (diva� kntimatṇḍmekam) Meghadūta 3; काष्ठ�, मांस° (kṣṭha°, mṃsa°) &c.
3) A section of a work, chapter.
4) A multitude, an assemblage, group; छित्त्वा कर्पूरखण्डान्वृतिमिह कुरुते कोद्रवाणां समन्तात् (chittv karpūraṇḍnvṛtimiha kurute kodravṇṃ samantt) ṛh 2.1; तरुखण्डस्य (taruṇḍsya) K.23; Mlatīmdhava (Bombay) 5.23, 8.1.
5) A term in an equation.
6) A continent.
-ṇḍ� 1 Candied sugar.
2) A flaw in a jewel.
-ṇḍam 1 A kind of salt.
2) A sort of sugar-cane. (In comp. -ṇḍ means 'partial', 'incomplete').
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ṇḍ (खाण्�).—The state of having fractures or gaps.
Derivable forms: ṇḍ (खाण्डम�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionaryṇḍ (खण्ड).�(1) m., seems to be used not at the end of cpds. in the sense of quantity, mass, large number (as in Sanskrit), but in apposition to the noun, as separate word, if we may trust the reading: ye cnye parvat� ṇḍ� (2 mss. cited as puṣṭ�, ghuṣṇ�) ṇḍī첹 355.6, and whatever other mountains there are, quantities of them (?); (2) name of the chief minister of a king of Videha: ū-پ岹-վԲⲹ ii.3.17 ff.
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ṇḍ (खाण्�).—[, read khṇu, q.v.; compare Senart Ѳ屹ٳ i p. xii: Ѳ屹ٳ i.215.14 = ii.18.10 (verse), read, apagata-tṛṇa-khṇu (mss. reported khṇḍa; in i.215.14 Senart em. ṇḍ)- pattra-saṃkra� (see s.v. saṃkra). For Sanskrit ṇḍ a corruption khṇḍa is scarcely likely.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṇḍ (खण्ड).—mn.
(-ṇḍ�-ṇḍ�) 1. A piece, a part, a fragment, a portion. 2. A chapter, a section. 3. A term in an equation. m.
(-ṇḍ�) 1. A flaw in a jewel. 2. Treacle or molasses partially dried or candied. n.
(-ṇḍ�) 1. A sort of sugar cane. 2. Black salt. E. ḍi to break, and ñ affix or khan to tear, affix ḍa, and na changed to ṇa.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṇḍ (खण्ड).—m. and n. 1. Breaking up, [峾ⲹṇa] 2, 105, 3. (The sense is: You alone are able to avert this breaking up of the kingdom, [which is] like a bridge broken by a great torrent of water, etc.). 2. A piece. 3. A part. 4. The section of a work. 5. A group, [屹ٰܱԲ] 5, 108. 6. A multitude.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṇḍ (खण्ड).—[adjective] broken, crippled, defective, not full (moon). [masculine] [neuter] break, fragment, piece, part, section (of a book), sickle (of the moon); number, multitude.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ṇḍ (खण्ड):—[from ṇḍ] mf()n. broken, having chasms or gaps or breaks, [Suśruta; Varha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhit; Pṇini 2-1, 30; Kśik-vṛtti]
2) [v.s. ...] deficient, defective, crippled (cf. ṣaṇḍ), [Āpastamba-dharma-sūtra; Śṅkhyana-śrauta-sūtra xvi, 18, 18 [Scholiast or Commentator]]
3) [v.s. ...] (in [compound] or ifc. [Pṇini 2-2, 38; Patañjali])
4) [v.s. ...] not full (as the moon), [Ktyyana-śrauta-sūtra [Scholiast or Commentator]; Subhṣitvali]
5) [v.s. ...] mn. ([gana] ardharcdi) ‘a break or gap�, cf. kedra-kh
6) [v.s. ...] a piece, part, fragment, portion, [峾ⲹṇa; Suśruta; Meghadūta] etc. (indo� kh or trdhipa-kh cf. also ṇḍendu ‘the crescent� [Prasannarghava])
7) [v.s. ...] treacle or molasses partially dried, candied sugar, [Bhvaprakśa; Naiṣadha-carita; Shitya-darpaṇa]
8) [v.s. ...] a section of a work, part, chapter (e.g. of [Aitareya-raṇyaka; Kena-upaniṣad] etc.)
9) [v.s. ...] a continent, [Gaṇitdhyya]
10) [v.s. ...] (in [algebra]) a term in an equation, [Gaṇitdhyya]
11) [v.s. ...] mn. a party, number, multitude, assemblage, [Mahbhrata] (sometimes not to be distinguished from ṣaṇḍ), [峾ⲹṇa i, 30, 15 etc.] (ifc. m. or n. cf. [Kśik-vṛtti on Pṇini 4-2, 38 and 51])
12) [v.s. ...] m. a flaw in a jewel, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
13) [v.s. ...] a calf with horns half grown, [Demetrius Galanos’s Lexiko: sanskritikes, anglikes, hellenikes]
14) [v.s. ...] (in music) a kind of measure
15) [v.s. ...] m. [plural] Name of a people ([varia lectio] ṣaṇḍ), [Varha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhit]
16) [v.s. ...] n. a variety of sugar-cane, [Horace H. Wilson]
17) [v.s. ...] black salt (�-ṇa), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. uttara-, karka-, kla-, kśī-, śī-, sit-.)
18) ṇḍ (खाण्�):�n. ([from] ṇḍ), the state of having fractures or fissures or gaps [gana] pṛthv-di.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṇḍ (खण्ड):—[(ṇḍa�-ṇḍ�)] 1. m. n. A piece, a section. m. Flaw in a jewel; treacle. n. Sugar-cane; black salt.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)ṇḍ (खण्ड) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: ṃḍ, Khaṃḍ.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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 dictionary1) ṃḍ (खं�) [Also spelled khand]:�(nm) a portion, part, fragment, piece, bit; scrap; lump; chunk; section; clause; block; segment; canto; volume; factor; region; division; —[kath] a small narrative/tale; ~[kvya] a long episodic poem (not fulfilling the requirements of an epic), a near-epic poem, epicoid;—[ṃḍ] broken/turned into pieces; fragmented; —[pralaya] partial deluge; —[vkya] a clause.
2) Khṃḍa (खांड) [Also spelled khand]:�(nf) unrefined sugar.
3) Khṃḍ (खांड�):�([ḍ�]) (nm) a big broad sword; —[bajan] fighting to ensue/commence.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) ṃḍ (खं�) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: ṇḍya.
2) ṃḍ (खं�) also relates to the Sanskrit word: ṇḍ.
3) ṃḍ (खं�) also relates to the Sanskrit word: ṇḍ.
4) Khaṃḍ (खंडा) also relates to the Sanskrit word: ṇḍ.
5) Khaṃḍ (खंडा) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Khaṇḍ.
6) Khaṃda (खं�) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Skanda.
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 (ಖಂ�):�
1) [noun] a part or fragment broken or separated from the whole; a piece.
2) [noun] sugar cast into flat pieces; candied sugar.
3) [noun] a gathering of people; a crowd.
4) [noun] the flesh of animals (used as food).
5) [noun] a section or division of a book; a chapter.
6) [noun] any of the main continuous expanses of land (Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America, Australia, Antarctica); a continent.
7) [noun] the moon as appeared in a curved sickle shape (as in waxing or waning stage); the crescent.
8) [noun] a unit of time in music, having five short rhythmic syllales.
9) [noun] (dance.) a rhythmical moving on the floor with both the legs.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary1) ṇḍ (खण्ड):—n. 1. piece; part; segment; portion; 2. column; box; compartment; 3. condition; cause;
2) Khṃḍ (खांड�):—[=खाँडा] n. pl. of खाँड� [khṃḍo]
3) Khṃda (खांद):—[=खाँद] n. 1. corner; nook; 2. a small pass/stream in the fields; 3. chasm; trench; moat;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
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Verse 5.21.21 < [Chapter 21 - The Story of Śrī Nrada]
Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
13. The Skanda Purṇa < [Preface]
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dsa)
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