Candrabindu, Candra-bindu: 3 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCandrabindu (चन्द्रबिन्दु).—the sign for the nasal ()
Candrabindu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms candra and bindu (बिन्दु).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Candrabindu (चन्द्रबिन्दु):—[=candra-bindu] [from candra > cand] m. ‘moon-like spot’, the sign for the nasal o
2) [v.s. ...] = candrakita, [Bhāvaprakāśa]
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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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