Dhritadanda, Dhṛtadaṇḍa, Dhrita-danda: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Dhṛtadaṇḍa can be transliterated into English as Dhrtadanda or Dhritadanda, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDhṛtadaṇḍa (धृतदण्ड).—a.
1) inflicting punishment.
2) one on whom punishment is inflicted; राजभिर्धृतदण्डास्तु कृत्वा पापानि मानवाः । निर्मलाः स्वर्गमायान्ति सन्तः सुकृतिनो यथा (rājabhirdhṛtadaṇḍāstu kṛtvā pāpāni mānavāḥ | nirmalāḥ svargamāyānti santaḥ sukṛtino yathā) || Manusmṛti 8.318.
Dhṛtadaṇḍa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dhṛta and daṇḍa (दण्ड).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhṛtadaṇḍa (धृतदण्ड).—[adjective] punishing or being punished (lit. by or over whom the stick is carried).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Dhṛtadaṇḍa (धृतदण्ड):—[=dhṛta-daṇḍa] [from dhṛta > dhṛ] mfn. carrying the rod, inflicting punishment, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] one on whom p° has been or is being inflicted, punished by ([instrumental case]), [Manu-smṛti viii, 318.]
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