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Every entry for a word in Apte, Monier-Williams, Macdonell and the Dhātupāṭha, with their abbreviations spelled out, and an analysis of its forms.

Results for कबन्ध

2 dictionaries · exact headword

Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. कबन्धkabandhaन्धम् [ndham], न्धम् A headless trunk (especially when it retains life); (स्वं) नृत्यत्कबन्धं समरे ददर्श…
    1. न्धम् ndham, न्धम् A headless trunk (especially when it retains life); (स्वं) नृत्यत्कबन्धं समरे ददर्श R.7.51, 12.49; शिवातूर्यनृत्यत्कबन्धे Ve.1.27. यस्य नेष्यति वपुः कबन्धताम् Śi. न्धः The belly; a large belly-like vessel; वसोः कबन्धमृषभो बिभर्ति Av.9.4.3.
    2. A cloud.
    3. A comet.
    4. Name of Rāhu.
    5. Water (said to be Neuter also in this sense); Śi.16.67.
    6. Name of a mighty demon mentioned in the Rāmāyana. [While Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa lived in the Dandkā forest, Kabandha attacked them and was slain by them. It is said that, though at first a heavenly being, he was cursed by Indra to assume the form of a demon and to be in that state till killed by Rāma and Laksmaṇa. He advised Rāma to form friendship with Sugrīva; see Rām.3.69.27 ff.; वधनिर्धूतशापस्य कबन्धस्योपदेशतः । मुमूर्छ सख्यं रामस्य समानव्यसने हरौ ॥ R.12.57].
    Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. कबन्धkabandhamn. (sometimes written क्/अवन्ध) a big barrel or cask, a large-bellied vessel (metaphorically applied to a…
    1. mn. (sometimes written क्/अवन्ध) a big barrel or cask, a large-bellied vessel (metaphorically applied to a cloud) fg-veda AV. ix, 4, 3; x, 2, 3
    2. mn. (Epic) the clouds which obscure the sun at sunset and sunrise (sometimes personified) MBh.
    3. mn. the belly Nir.
    4. mn. a headless trunk (shaped like a barrel; especially one retaining vitality W.) R. Pan5cat. Ragh. etc.
    5. masculine gender Name of the Ra1kshasa राक्षस Danu दनु (son of S3ri1 श्री; punished by Indra इन्द्र for insolently challenging him to combat; his head and thighs were forced into his body by a blow from the god's thunderbolt, leaving him with long arms and a huge mouth in his belly; it was predicted that he would not recover his original shape until his arms were cut off by Ra1ma राम and Lakshman2a लक्ष्मण). R. iii, 69, 27ff. Hariv. Ragh. etc.
    6. masculine gender Name of Ra1hu राहु Lexicographers
    7. masculine gender Name of certain Ketus केतु s (96 in number) VarBr2S.
    8. masculine gender Name of an A1tharvan2a आथर्वण and Gandharva गन्धर्व S3Br. xiv (कब्/अन्ध) VP. etc.
    9. neuter gender water Sa1y. & Lexicographers
    Source: Monier-Williams

Analysis (Beta) · कबन्ध

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