search `daNDa' in `Apte Dic'

meanings of "daNDa" [1]

m.{a-stem}

1.a stick;

2.the sceptre of a king;

3.the staff given to a twice-born man at the time of investiture with the sacred thread;

4.the staff of a saMnyaasin or ascetic;

5.the trunk of an elephant;

6.the stem or stalk as of a lotus, tree &c.;

7.the oar of a boat;

8.an arm or leg (at the end of comp.);

9.the staff or pole of a banner, a tent &c.;

10.the beam of a plough;

11.the cross-bar of a lute or a stringed instrument;

12.the stick with which an instrument is played;

13.a churning-stick;

14.fine;

15.chastisement;

16.imprisonment;

17.attack;

18.an army;

19.a form of military array;

20.subjection;

21.a measure of length equal to 4 hastas;

22.the penis;

23.pride;

24.the body;

25.an epithet of yama;

26.name of viSNu;

27.name of ziva;

28.an attendant on the sun;

29.a horse (said to be m. only in this and the preceding four senses);

30.a particular appearance in the sky (similar to a stick);

31.an uninterrupted row or series;

32.standing upright or erect;

33.a corner;

34.the science of govt.;

35.harm

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meanings of "daNDa" [2]

n.{a-stem}

1.a stick;

2.the sceptre of a king;

3.the staff given to a twice-born man at the time of investiture with the sacred thread;

4.the staff of a saMnyaasin or ascetic;

5.the trunk of an elephant;

6.the stem or stalk as of a lotus, tree &c.;

7.the oar of a boat;

8.an arm or leg (at the end of comp.);

9.the staff or pole of a banner, a tent &c.;

10.the beam of a plough;

11.the cross-bar of a lute or a stringed instrument;

12.the stick with which an instrument is played;

13.a churning-stick;

14.fine;

15.chastisement;

16.imprisonment;

17.attack;

18.an army;

19.a form of military array;

20.subjection;

21.a measure of length equal to 4 hastas;

22.the penis;

23.pride;

24.the body;

25.an epithet of yama;

26.name of viSNu;

27.name of ziva;

28.an attendant on the sun;

29.a horse (said to be m. only in this and the preceding four senses);

30.a particular appearance in the sky (similar to a stick);

31.an uninterrupted row or series;

32.standing upright or erect;

33.a corner;

34.the science of govt.;

35.harm

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