Dordanda, Dordamda, Dordaṇḍa, Dōrdaṇḍa: 8 definitions
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Dordanda means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarydōrdaṇḍa (दोर्दंड).—m S (dauḥ & daṇḍa. Beam of the arm. Occurring in poetry like bāhudaṇḍa, bhujadaṇḍa &c.) The upper arm or the arm.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDordaṇḍa (दोर्दण्ड).—m.
(-ṇḍaḥ) The arm. E. dos, and daṇḍa a stick.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDordaṇḍa (दोर्दण्ड).—[masculine] an arm (resembling a stick).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDordaṇḍa (दोर्दण्ड):—[=dor-daṇḍa] [from dor > doṣan] m. ‘arm-stick’, a long arm, [Kāvya literature]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDordaṇḍa (दोर्दण्ड):—[dor-daṇḍa] (ṇḍaḥ) 1. m. The arm.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusDōrdaṃḍa (ದೋರ್ದಂಡ):—[noun] a long, stout arm.
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)
Partial matches: Dor, Danda, Tanta.
Ends with: Dakshinadordamda, Praudhadordanda, Prodhadordanda.
Full-text: Praudhadordanda, Dosdanda, Prodhadordanda, Praudha.
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