Amoghadanda, Amoghadaṇḍa, Amogha-danda: 4 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAmoghadaṇḍa (अमोघदण्ड).—urerring in punishment, Name of Śiva.
Derivable forms: amoghadaṇḍaḥ (अमोघदण्डः).
Amoghadaṇḍa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms amogha and daṇḍa (दण्ड).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAmoghadaṇḍa (अमोघदण्ड):—[=a-mogha-daṇḍa] [from a-mogha] m. ‘unerring in punishment’ Name of Śiva.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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