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Entry बन्ध्

बन्ध्bandh9 P. (बध्नाति, बबन्ध, अभांत्सीत्, भंत्स्यति, बन्द्धुम्, बद्धः; pass. बध्यते)
1. 9 Parasmaipada (बध्नाति, बबन्ध, अभांत्सीत्, भंत्स्यति, बन्द्धुम्, बद्धः; Passive बध्यते)
2. To bind, tie, fasten; बन्द्धुं न संभावित एव तावत् करेण रुद्धोऽपि च केशपाशः Ku.7.57,25; R.7.9; Bk.9.75.
3. To catch, capture, imprison, ensnare, make captive; कर्मभिर्न स बध्यते Bg 4.14; बलिर्बबन्धे Bk.2.39;14.56.
4. To chain, fetter.
5. To check, stop, suppress; as in बद्धकोप, बद्धकोष्ठ etc.
6. To put on, wear; न हि चूडामणिः पादे प्रभवामीति बध्यते Pt.1.72; बबन्धुरङ्गुलित्राणि Bk.14.7.
7. To attract, arrest (as eyes etc.); बबन्ध चक्षूंषि यवप्ररोहः Ku.7.17; or बध्नाति मे चक्षुः (चित्रकूटः) R.13.47.
8. To fix or set upon, direct towards (as the eyes or mind), cast upon (with Locative); दृष्टिं लक्ष्येषु बध्नन् Mu.1.2; R.3.4;6.86; Bk.2.22.
9. To bind or fasten together (as hair); पूर्णप्रतिज्ञेन मया केवल बध्यते शिखा Mu.7.17.
10. To build, construct, form, arrange; बद्धोर्मिनाकवनितापरिभुक्तमुक्तम् Ki.8.57; छायाबद्धकदम्बकं मृगकुलम् Ś.2.6; तस्याञ्जलिं बन्धुमतो बबन्ध R.16.5;4.38;11.35,78; Ku.2.47;5.3; Bk.7.77.
11. To put together, compose, construct (a poem, verse etc.); तुष्टैर्बद्धं तदलघु रघुस्वामिनः सच्चरित्रम् Vikr.18. 17; श्लोक एवास्त्वयं बद्धः Rām.1.2.31.
12. To form, produce, bear (as fruit etc.); काले खलु समारब्धाः फलं बध्नन्ति नीतयः R.12.69; Ku.5.6. (Vartious reading) Ś.6.3.
13. To have, possess, entertain, cherish, feel.
14. To punish, chastise.
15. To offer, sacrifice (as an animal).
16. To shut, close, stop.
17. To oppress, overpower.
18. To join, unite.
19. To produce, cause, effect.
20. To strike (as root).
21. To display, exhibit, show. (The senses of बन्ध् are variously modified according to the noun with which it is connected; Exempli gratia, for example भ्रुकुटिं बन्ध् to knit or bend the eyebrows, to frown; मुष्टिं बन्ध् to clench the fist; अञ्जलिं बन्ध् to fold the hands together in supplication; चित्तं, धियं, मनः, हृदयं बन्ध् to set the heart on; प्रीतिं, भावं, रागं बन्ध् to fall in love with, be enamoured of; सेतुं बन्ध् to construct or build a bridge; वैरं बन्ध् to conceive hatred, contract enmity; सख्यं, सौहृदं बन्ध् to form friendship; गोलं बन्ध् to form a globe; मण्डलं बन्ध् to form a circle, sit or stand in a circle; मौनं बन्ध् to maintain silence; परिकरं, कक्षां बन्ध् to gird up one's loins, prepare oneself for any thing; see the compounds under बद्ध also). -Causal To cause to bind, form, construct, build etc.; स सेतुं बन्धयामास प्लवगैर्लवणाम्भसि R.12.7.
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इति मां योऽभिजानाति कर्मभिर्न स बध्यते ॥

iti māṁ yo'bhijānāti karmabhirna sa badhyate. — Works fix not themselves on Me, nor have I desire for the fruits of action; he who thus knoweth Me is not bound by works. 4·14
- बध्यतेbadhyatepassive 3rd person singular of the verbal root bandh (to bind).
- निबध्यतेnibadhyatepassive 3rd person singular of the verbal root bandh (to bind) with the prefix ni.
- निबध्नातिnibadhnātipresent 3rd person plural of the verbal root bandh (to bind) with the prefix ni.
- बध्नातिbadhnātipresent 3rd person singular of verbal root bandh (to bind).
- निबध्नातिnibadhnātipresent 3rd person singular of the verbal root bandh (to bind) with the prefix ni.
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