बन्धकbandhaka1 One who binds or catches, a binder.
- 1 One who binds or catches, a binder.
- A catcher.
- A band, tie, rope, tether.
- A dike, bank, dam.
- A pledge, deposit.
- A posture of the body.
- Barter, exchange.
- A violator, ravisher.
- A promise.
- A city.
- A part or portion (at the end of num. compounds); ऋणं सदश- बन्धकम् Y.2.76.
Derived forms and compounds
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-कम्
- Binding, confinement.
- Pawn, mortgage; Latin D. B.
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-की
- An unchaste woman; न मे त्वया कौमारबन्धक्या प्रयोजनम् Māl.7; Ve.2.
- A harlot, courtezan; अतः परं स्वैरिणी स्याद्बन्धकी पञ्चमे भवेत् Mb.1.123. 77; बलात् धृतोऽसि मयेति बन्धकीधार्ष्ट्यम् K.237; वैयात्यं प्रथयति बन्धकीव योषा Rām. Ch.7.58.
- A female elephant.
- A barren woman;
