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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. वितण्डvitaṇḍa1 An elephant.
    1. 1 An elephant.
    2. A sort of lock or bolt.
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  2. वितण्डाvitaṇḍā1 A captious objection, idle carping a frivolous or fallacious argument or controversy one of the sixteen…
    1. 1 A captious objection, idle carping a frivolous or fallacious argument or controversy one of the sixteen padārthas or categories in Nyāya philosophy); स (जल्पः) प्रतिपक्षस्थापनाहीनो वितण्डा Gaut. S.
    2. Wrangling, captious criticism in general.
    3. A spoon, ladle.
    4. Benzoin.
    5. The oleander plant.
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. वितण्डvitaṇḍam. (prob. connected with prec.) a sort of lock or bolt with three divisions or wards W.
    1. masculine gender (probably connected with preceding) a sort of lock or bolt with three divisions or wards W.
    2. masculine gender an elephant ibidem
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  2. वितण्डकvitaṇḍakam. N. of an author (695459 -स्मृति f. his wk.)

    masculine gender Name of an author (695459 -स्मृति feminine his work)

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  3. वितण्डकस्मृतिvitaṇḍakasmṛtif. 195459

    feminine 195459

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  4. वितण्डाvitaṇḍāf. cavil, captious objection, fallacious controversy, perverse or frivolous argument (esp. in Nya1ya न्याय…
    1. feminine cavil, captious objection, fallacious controversy, perverse or frivolous argument (especially in Nya1ya न्याय, "idly carping at the arguments or assertions of another without attempting to prove the opposite side of the question" confer, compare IW. 64) Nya1yas. (695453 -त्व neuter gender Scholiast or Commentator) Sarvad. MBh. etc.
    2. feminine criticism W.
    3. feminine a ladle, spoon Lexicographers
    4. feminine Arum Colocasia Lexicographers
    5. feminine Equivalent to करवीरी Lexicographers
    6. feminine Equivalent to शिला*ह्वय Lexicographers
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  5. वितण्डात्वvitaṇḍātvan. 195453

    neuter gender 195453

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. वितण्डाvitaṇḍā[vitandâ] f. captious argument.

    [vitandâ] feminine; also equal for captious argument.

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