Bandhura, Bandhūra, Bamdhura: 13 definitions
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Bandhura means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuBandhura (बन्धुर) is another name for Ṛṣabhaka, a medicinal plant possibly identified with Microstylis muscifera Ridley which is a synonym of Malaxis muscifera (Lindl.) or “fly bearing malaxis” from the Orchidaceae or “orchid” family of flowering plants, according to verse 5.14-16 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fifth chapter (parpaṭādi-varga) of this book enumerates sixty varieties of smaller plants (kṣudra-kṣupa). Together with the names Bandhura and Ṛṣabhaka, there are a total of twenty Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve ReflectionsBandhura (बन्धुर) refers to “beautiful”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Glory to the great tree that is stopping the influx of karma whose opponent is conquered, which is rooted in all the rules of conduct for a mendicant, whose great trunk is restraint, whose full branches are tranquillity, which is covered with the blossom of virtue [and] is beautiful (bandhura) because of producing whole fruit through the reflections. [Thus ends the reflection on] stopping the influx of karma”.
Synonyms: Lalita, Manohara.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBandhura (बन्धुर).—a. [bandh-urac]
1) Undulating, wavy, uneven; प्रसकलकुचबन्धुरोद्धुरोरः (prasakalakucabandhuroddhuroraḥ) Śiśupālavadha 7.34; Kumārasambhava 1.42; Uttararāmacarita 6.25; अयं रक्षोनाथः क्षितिधरशिरोबन्धुरतरे (ayaṃ rakṣonāthaḥ kṣitidharaśirobandhuratare) (rathe tiṣṭhan) Mv.6.3.
2) Bent, inclined, bowed; बन्धुरगात्रि (bandhuragātri) R.13.47; (= sannatāṅgi).
3) Crooked, curved.
4) Pleasing, handsome, beautiful, lovely; कथं नु तं बन्धुरकोमलाङ्गुलिम् (kathaṃ nu taṃ bandhurakomalāṅgulim) Ś.6.12 (where it may mean 'undulating' also); समस्तशास्त्रस्मृतिबन्धुरे मुखे (samastaśāstrasmṛtibandhure mukhe) K.3; बन्धुरा लावण्यधरा कन्धरा (bandhurā lāvaṇyadharā kandharā) Daśakumāracarita 1.1.
5) Deaf.
6) Injurious, mischievous.
-raḥ 1 A goose.
2) A crane.
3) A drug.
4) An oil-cake.
5) The vulva.
6) The बन्धुजीव (bandhujīva) tree.
-rāḥ m. (pl.) Parched corn or meal thereof.
-rā An unchaste woman.
-ram 1 A diadem.
2) A band, rope; पञ्चबन्धुरम् (pañcabandhuram) (ratham) Bhāgavata 4.26.1.
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Bandhūra (बन्धूर).—a. [bandh-ūrac]
1) Undulating, uneven.
2) Bent, inclined, bowed.
3) Pleasing, delightful, lovely; cf. बन्धुर (bandhura).
-ram A hole, chasm.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryBandhura (बन्धुर).—mfn.
(-raḥ-rā-raṃ) Uneven, undulating, wavy, partially even and depressed. 2. Bowed, bent. 3. Pleasing, delightful, handsome, beautiful. 4. Deaf. 5. Injurious, mischievous. m.
(-raḥ) 1. A goose. 2. A flower, (Pentapetes Phœnicea.) 3. A drug, commonly Biranga. 4. A bird. 5. A crane. 6. A drug, commonly Rishabha. 7. The vulva. n.
(-raṃ) 1. A diadem, a crest. 2. The dregs of oil, or oil-cake. 3. A hole. f.
(-rā) A whore, a prostitute. f. plu.
(-rāḥ) The meal of parched corn. E. bandh to bind, urac Unadi aff.; also with ūrac aff. bandhūra .
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Bandhūra (बन्धूर).—mfn.
(-raḥ-rā-raṃ) 1. Wavy, undulating, uneven. 2. Bowing, bent. 3. Beautiful, handsome. m.
(-raḥ) A hole, a chasm. E. bandh to bind, Unadi aff. ūrac; also bandhura .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryBandhura (बन्धुर).— (partly vb. bandh), I. adj. 1. Uneven, undulating, [Raghuvaṃśa, (ed. Stenzler.)] 13, 47. 2. Bent, [Daśakumāracarita] in
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Bandhūra (बन्धूर).—adj. 1. Bent. 2. Handsome (cf. the last).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryBandhura (बन्धुर).—[adjective] bent, inclined (lit. & [feminine]), favourable; delightful, charming.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Bandhura (बन्धुर):—[from bandh] 1. bandhura mf(ā)n. ([Uṇādi-sūtra i, 42 [Scholiast or Commentator]]; cf. [Vāmana’s Kāvyālaṃkāravṛtti v, 2, 42]) bent, inclined, [Kāvya literature; Pañcatantra]
2) [v.s. ...] curved, rounded, pleasant, beautiful, charming, [Inscriptions; Kālidāsa; Caurapañcāśikā]
3) [v.s. ...] (ifc.) adorned with, [Kādambarī]
4) [v.s. ...] undulating, uneven, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] deaf, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. badhira)
6) [v.s. ...] injurious, mischievous, [Horace H. Wilson]
7) [v.s. ...] m. (only [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) a bird
8) [v.s. ...] a goose
9) [v.s. ...] Ardea Nivea
10) [v.s. ...] Pentapetes Phoenicea
11) [v.s. ...] Embelia Ribes
12) [v.s. ...] a [particular] bulbous plant growing on the Hima-vat mountain, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
13) [v.s. ...] oil-cake
14) [v.s. ...] the vulva, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
15) Bandhurā (बन्धुरा):—[from bandhura > bandh] f. a harlot, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
16) [v.s. ...] Name of a procuress, [Hāsyārṇava]
17) [v.s. ...] ([plural]) the meal of parched corn, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
18) Bandhura (बन्धुर):—[from bandh] n. a diadem, crest, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
19) Bandhūra (बन्धूर):—[from bandh] mfn. ([Uṇādi-sūtra i, 42 [Scholiast or Commentator]]) bent, wavy, uneven, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
20) [v.s. ...] lovely, charming, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
21) [v.s. ...] m. a hole, chasm, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
22) Bandhura (बन्धुर):—2. bandhura n. (for 1. See above) = vandhura, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Atharva-veda; Mahābhārata] ([Bombay edition])
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Bandhura (बन्धुर):—[(raḥ-rā-raṃ) a.] Uneven; bent; pleasing; deaf; injurious. m. A goose; a flower (Pentapetes); a bird; a crane; a drug. f. A whore. n. A crest; dregs of oil cake. (pl.) Meal of parched corn.
2) Bandhūra (बन्धूर):—[(raḥ-rā-raṃ) a.] Wavy, undulating; handsome. m. A hole, a chasm.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Bandhura (बन्धुर) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Baṃdhura.
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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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryBaṃdhura (बंधुर) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Bandhura.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusBaṃdhura (ಬಂಧುರ):—
1) [adjective] undulating; uneven.
2) [adjective] bent; curved; crooked.
3) [adjective] pleasant, beautiful; charming.
4) [adjective] causing pain or injury; injurious; painful.
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Baṃdhura (ಬಂಧುರ):—
1) [noun] the quality or condition of being crooked, curved; curvedness; crookedness.
2) [noun] the quality of being charming.
3) [noun] the heron Ardea nivea of Ardeidae family.
4) [noun] the place where the charioteer sits while driving a chariot.
5) [noun] the plant Pentapetes phoenicia of Sterculiaceae family.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Bamdhurate, Bamdhuravade, Bamdhuravidi, Bandhuragatri, Bandhurah, Bandhuraja, Bandhurakomalanguli, Bandhurasana.
Ends with: Abandhura, Kharabandhura, Pancabandhura, Pancasubandhura, Purnabandhura.
Full-text: Abandhura, Abandhuram, Vandhura, Bandhula, Bandhurah, Bandhurakomalanguli, Bandhuragatri, Pancabandhura, Bandhuda, Bandhurita, Bandhur, Purnabandhura, Unnatanata, Manohara, Kanaverapupphiya, Lalita, Avantarai, Shilavati, Rishabhaka, Mayarasa.
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