काण्डkāṇḍaण्डम् [ṇḍam], ण्डम् 1 A section, a part in general.
- ण्डम् ṇḍam, ण्डम् 1 A section, a part in general.
- The portion of a plant from one knot to another. काण्डात्काण्ड- त्प्ररोहन्ती Mahānār.4.3.
- A stem, stock, branch; लीलोत्खातमृणालकाण्डकवलच्छेदे Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)3.16; Amaru.95; Ms. 1.46,48, Māl.3.34.
- Any division of a work, such as a chapter of a book; as the seven Kāṇḍas of the Rām.
- A separate department or subject; Exempli gratia, for example कर्मdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied etc.
- A cluster, bundle, multitude.
- An arrow. मनो दृष्टिगतं कृत्वा ततः काण्डं विसर्जयेत् Dhanur.3; Mb.5.155.7.
- A long bone, a bone of the arms or legs.
- cane, reed.
- A stick, staff.
- Water. निवृत्ताः काण्डचित्राणि क्रियन्ते दाशबन्धुभिः Rām.2.89.18.
- Opportunity, occasion.
- Private place.
- A kind of measure.
- Praise, flattery.
- A horse.
- Vile, bad, sinful (at the end of comp. only).
Derived forms and compounds
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-ण्डी A little stock or stem; Rāj. T.7.117.
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-अनुसमयः Performance of all the details with reference to one thing or person first, then doing them with reference to the second, and so on (see अनुसमय).
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-ऋषिः A class of sages including Jaimini.
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-कारः (-रिन्) a maker of arrows कुसीदवृत्तयः काण्डकारिणश्चाहि- तुण्डिकाः Śiva. B.31.22. (-रम्) the betel-nut.
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-गोचरः an iron arrow.
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-तिक्तः, -तिक्तकः Name of a tree (Marâthî काडेचिराईत).
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-पटः, -पटकः a screen surrounding a tent, curtain (Marâthî कनात); उत्क्षिप्तकाण्डपटकान्तरलीयमानः Śi.5.22; उल्लोचैः काण्डपटकैः अनेकैः पटमण्डपैः Śiva. B. 22.61. ततः स्वमेवागारमानीय काण्डपटपरिक्षिप्ते विविक्तोद्देशे Dk. 'अपटः काण्डपटी स्यात्' इति वैजयन्ती.
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-पातः an arrow's flight, range of an arrow.
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-पुष्पम्
- The कुन्द flower. पृष्ठः one of the military profession, a soldier; Compare काण्डस्पृष्टः.
- the husband of a Vaiśya woman.
- an adopted son, any other than one's own son.
- (as a term of reproach) a base-born fellow, one who is faithless to his family, caste, religion, profession etc. In Mv.3 Jāmadagnya is styled by शतानन्द as काण्डपृष्ठ. (स्वकुलं पृष्ठतः कृत्वा यो वै परकुलं व्रजेत् । तेन दुश्चरितेनासौ काण्डपृष्ठ इति स्मृतः ॥).
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-ष्ठम् the bow of Karṇa & Kāma.
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-भङ्गः, -भग्नम् a fracture of the bone or limbs.
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-वीणा the lute of a Chāṇḍāla.
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-सन्धिः a knot, joint (as of a plant).
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-स्पृष्टः one who lives by arms, a warrior, soldier.
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-हीनम् a kind of grass.
