Bandhula, Bamdhula: 13 definitions
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In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Bandhula (बन्धुल) is the Sanskrit name of one of Bharata’s sons, mentioned in the Nāṭyaśāstra 1.26-33. After Brahmā created the Nāṭyaveda (nāṭyaśāstra), he ordered Bharata to teach the science to his (one hundred) sons. Bharata thus learned the Nāṭyaveda from Brahmā, and then made his sons study and learn its proper application. After their study, Bharata assigned his sons (eg., Bandhula) various roles suitable to them.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Biology (plants and animals)
Bandhula [ಬಂಧುಲ] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Tolypanthus lagenifer (Wight ex J.Graham) Tiegh. from the Loranthaceae (Mistletoe) family having the following synonyms: Loranthus lageniferus. For the possible medicinal usage of bandhula, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Bandhula (बन्धुल).—a. [bandh-ulac]
1) Bent, curved, inclined.
2) Pleasing, delightful, attractive, beautiful.
-laḥ 1 A bastard; परगृहललिताः परान्नपुष्टाः परपुरुषैर्जनिताः पराङ्गनासु । परधननिरता गुणेष्ववाच्या गजकलभा इव बन्धुला ललामः (paragṛhalalitāḥ parānnapuṣṭāḥ parapuruṣairjanitāḥ parāṅganāsu | paradhananiratā guṇeṣvavācyā gajakalabhā iva bandhulā lalāmaḥ) Mṛcchakaṭika 4.28 (which is an answer given by the bandhulas themselves to the Vidūṣaka's question bhoḥ ke yūyaṃ bandhulā nāma).
2) An attendant in a harlot's chamber.
3) The tree called बन्धूक (bandhūka) q. v.
Bandhula (बन्धुल).—f.
(-lā) 1. Bent, inclined. 2. Attractive. m.
(-laḥ) 1. A bastard. 2. An attendant in the chamber of a harlot. 3. The Bandhuka tree.
Bandhula (बन्धुल).—[masculine] a bastard.
1) Bandhula (बन्धुल):—[from bandh] mfn. inclined, bent, depressed, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] lovely, charming, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] m. a bastard, [Mṛcchakaṭikā]
4) [v.s. ...] Pentapetes Phoenicea, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] Name of a Ṛṣi, [Pravara texts]
Bandhula (बन्धुल):—
1) adj. a) reizend, lieblich, schön. — b) geneigt, gesenkt [AJAYAPĀLA im Śabdakalpadruma] —
2) m. a) Bastard [Amarakoṣa 2, 6, 1, 26.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 548.] [Mṛcchakaṭikā 68, 7. 70, 16. fgg.] — b) Pentapetes phoenicea [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma] — c) Nomen proprium eines Ṛṣi [Pravarādhyāya] in [Weber’s Verzeichniss 57, 26. fg.] (va) . [Oxforder Handschriften 18,b,2. 19,a,5.] — Vgl. bandhura .
Bandhula (बन्धुल):——
1) *Adj. — a) reizend , lieblich , schön. — b) geneigt , gesenkt. —
2) m. — a) Bastard. — b) *Pentapetes phoenicea. — c) Nomen proprium eines Ṛṣi.
Bandhula (बन्धुल) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Baṃdhula.
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
Baṃdhula (बंधुल) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Bandhula.
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
Baṃdhula (ಬಂಧುಲ):—[adjective] = ಬಂಧುರ [bamdhura]1 - 2 & 3
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Baṃdhula (ಬಂಧುಲ):—
1) [noun] a man born of illicit sexual relation between a man and a woman.
2) [noun] an attendant of a prostitute.
3) [noun] the plant Tolypanthus lagenifer ( = Loranthus langeniferus) of Loranthaceae family.
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Baṃdhuḷa (ಬಂಧುಳ):—[adjective] = ಬಂಧುರ [bamdhura]1 - 2 & 3
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Baṃdhuḷa (ಬಂಧುಳ):—[noun] = ಬಂಧುಲ [bamdhula]2.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Pali-English dictionary
bandhula (ဗန္ဓုလ) [(pu) (ပု)]—
[bandhu+ila]
[ဗန္ဓု+ဣလ]
[Pali to Burmese]
bandhula—
(Burmese text): ဗန္ဓုလစစ်သူကြီး။
(Auto-Translation): The great warrior.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
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