Gajakanda, Gaja-kanda: 6 definitions

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Gajakanda (गजकन्द).—a large esculent root.

Derivable forms: gajakandaḥ (गजकन्दः).

Gajakanda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms gaja and kanda (कन्द).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Gajakanda (गजकन्द).—m.

(-ndaḥ) A large esculent root, a sort of arum. E. gaja, and kanda root.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Gajakanda (गजकन्द):—[=gaja-kanda] [from gaja > gaj] m. (= hasti-k) a kind of bulbous plant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Gajakanda (गजकन्द):—[gaja-kanda] (ndaḥ) 1. m. Sort of arum.

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