Ganda, Gaṇḍa, Gamda, Ganḍā, Gandā: 36 definitions

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Ganda means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi, biology. 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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In Hinduism

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Daivi Varnashram: Nakṣatra Gaṇḍānta

Gaṇḍa has been clearly defined by Nārada as the period of a prahara (3 hours) covering the junction of agni and jala rāśi.

These junctions are

  1. Jyeṣṭha-Mūla (in Scorpio-Sagittarius) ,
  2. Aśleṣā-Maghā (in Cancer-Leo)
  3. and Revatī-Aśvinī (in Pisces-Aries).
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Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.

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Ayurveda (science of life)

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

Source: Shodhganga: Portrayal of Animal Kingdom (Tiryaks) in Epics An Analytical study

Gaṇḍa (गण्ड) is a synonym (another name) for the Rhinocerous (Gaṇḍaka), according to scientific texts such as the Mṛgapakṣiśāstra (Mriga-pakshi-shastra) or “the ancient Indian science of animals and birds” by Hamsadeva, containing the varieties and descriptions of the animals and birds seen in the Sanskrit Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

Gaṇḍa (गण्ड) is a Sanskrit technical term translating to “goiter”, which is a visible abnormal enlargement of the Thyroid gland. It is used throughout Ayurvedic literature such as the Caraka-saṃhitā and Suśruta-saṃhitā. The thyroid gland is a large endocrine gland in the human body consisting of two connected lobes. It controls energy sources, protein synthessis and the body’s hormone sensitivity.

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Gaṇḍa (गण्ड):—[gaṇḍaḥ] Zygoma / Cheek - The long arch that joins zygomatic processes of the temporal and malar bones on the sides of the skull.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstra

1) Gaṇḍa (गण्ड) refers to an “abrupt remark”, according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 5.

2) Gaṇḍa (गण्ड, “undue combination of words”) refers to one of the thirteen types of vīthi, according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 20. Gaṇḍa can also be translated as “abrupt remark”. Vīthi represents one of the daśarūpa or, “ten kinds of dramatic plays”, which are said to have originated from the various styles (vṛtti), discussed in chapter 22 of the same work.

Source: archive.org: Natya Shastra

Gaṇḍa (गण्ड).—One of the thirteen types of vīthi;—Undue Combination of Words (gaṇḍa) according to the wise, occurs due to excitement, confusion, quarrel, reviling and many people’s abusive words

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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).

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Gaṇḍā (गण्डा).—A dāsī, who served the saptarṣis. (Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 93).

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Gaṇḍa (गण्ड) or Gaṇḍasthala refers to the “cheeks”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.46 (“The arrival of the bridegroom”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “[...] In the meantime the servant-maids in the harem of the mountain took Pārvatī out in order to worship the tutelar family deity. [...] With diamond earrings her cheeks appeared brilliant (cāru-gaṇḍasthala-ujjvala). Her rows of teeth sparkled like diamonds. Red lac applied over her lips which were naturally red like Bimba fruits was exquisite. [...]”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Gaṇḍa (गण्ड) refers to the “cheeks”, according to the Ṣaṭsāhasrasaṃhitā, an expansion of the Kubjikāmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, “[...] The four groups of four are said to be, the one which begins with the first (letters) (A to Ī), the fifth (letters) (U to -), the ninth (letters) (ŀ to AI), and the thirteenth (O to Až). The first group of four on the face is, along with the two cheeks [i.e., gaṇḍagaṇḍābhyāṃ], on the forehead and chin. Your second (group of four) is on the left, right, west, and east. The third deposition, that of the vowels, is at the beginning and end with the two eyes. The fourth set of four is in the row of teeth (below) and above”.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

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Shilpashastra (iconography)

Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (shilpa)

Gaṇḍa (गण्ड) or “cheek” refers to one of the various body parts whose Measurements should follow the principles of ancient Indian Painting (citra), according to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—In the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, a specific measurement of every limb of a man as well as of a woman is elaborately and systematically discussed. In this book, the writer has presented the measurement of almost all the body parts that should be maintained in a picture. For example, Gaṇḍa (“cheek”) should be 5 aṅgulas.

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Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.

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Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)

Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)

Gaṇḍa (गण्ड) refers to “rhinoceros” (which were commonly the victim of hunters), according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, “Hunting on horseback (āśvina) represents one of the eight subdivisions of Hunting (mṛgayā). [...] It leads to the acquisition of wealth by the capture of wild elephants and rhinoceros (matta-gaṇḍa), by collecting horns and hides, musk and precious stones, feathers and such like things. [...]”.

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This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.

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In Buddhism

Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

Gardener of Pasenadi, king of Kusala. It was he who offered to the Buddha the mango, the seed of which produced the Gandamba (J.iv.264). The Apadana Commentary (i.97) calls the gardener Gandabba, and the Divyavadana (p.157) calls him Gandaka.

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Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).

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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Gaṇḍa (गण्ड, “ulcer”) refers to one of the eight kinds of contemplations (anupaśyanā) among the Buddha’s disciples, according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter XVI). Accordingly, “for them, everything is impermanent (anitya), suffering (duḥkha), empty (śūnya), egoless (anātmaka), like a sickness (roga), an ulcer (gaṇḍa), like an arrow (śalya) stuck in one’s body, like an agony (agha)”.

Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture

Gaṇḍa (गण्ड) refers to the “best (roots)”, according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly, “Then Agastya, the Great Ṛṣi, sitting not too far from the Bhagavān, having heard this dhāraṇī, arose from his seat and falling at the feet of the Bhagavān addressed the Bhagavān, ‘O Bhagavān, I will make a beak-sealing for pests of all sorts, malevolent and hostile, poison-holders, destroyers of crops, flowers, fruits, leaves and the best roots (gaṇḍa-mūlaka); [...]’”.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka Maṇḍala

Gaṇḍa (गण्ड) is the name of a Vīra (hero) who, together with the Ḍākinī named Gaṇḍī forms one of the 36 pairs situated in the Medinīcakra, according to the 10th century Ḍākārṇava chapter 15. Accordingly, the medinīcakra refers to one of the three divisions of the dharma-puṭa (‘dharma layer’), situated in the Herukamaṇḍala. The 36 pairs of Ḍākinīs and Vīras [viz., Gaṇḍa] are yellow in color; the shapes of their faces are in accordance with their names; they have four arms; they hold a skull bowl, a skull staff, a small drum, and a knife.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

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India history and geography

Source: archive.org: Personal and geographical names in the Gupta inscriptions

Gaṇḍa (गण्ड) is an example of a name based on animalso mentioned in the Gupta inscriptions. The Gupta empire (r. 3rd-century CE), founded by Śrī Gupta, covered much of ancient India and embraced the Dharmic religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. Derivation of personal names (e.g., Gaṇḍa) during the rule of the Guptas followed patterns such as tribes, places, rivers and mountains.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Gaṇḍa.—(EI 12), cf. Tamil Gaṇḍaṉ; a hero, probably from the meaning ‘rhinoceros’; cf. similar use of vyāghra, siṃha, etc.; also cf. Paragaṇḍabhairava (EI 29). See Gaṇdaṉ and Gaṇda- peṇḍāra; also Calamartigaṇḍa. Note: gaṇḍa is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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Gaṇḍā.—(IE 8-6; EI 19; IA 27), in the monetary system of some areas of medieval and modern India, regarded as equal to four cowrie-shells and (1/20) of a paṇa; also a small area of land, twenty of which make one kānī. Note: gaṇḍā is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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Gaṇḍa.—ṉ (SITI), Tamil; a warrior. Note: gaṇḍa is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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Gaṇḍā.—equal to 4 cowrie-shells; (1/20) of a paṇa; cf. gaṇḍaka. Note: gaṇḍā is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Ganda in India is the name of a plant defined with Annona squamosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Xylopia frutescens Aubl. (among others).

2) Ganda is also identified with Crateva religiosa It has the synonym Crataeva adansonii DC. (etc.).

3) Ganda is also identified with Saccharum bengalense It has the synonym Erianthus bengalensis (Retz.) Bharadw., Basu Chaudh. & Sinha, nom. illeg., non Erianthus bengalensis (Retz.) Hubbard & Vaughn ex Stewart (etc.).

4) Ganda is also identified with Saccharum officinarum It has the synonym Saccharum monandrum Rottb. (etc.).

5) Ganda in Nigeria is also identified with Sorghum bicolor It has the synonym Andropogon vulgaris (Pers.) Raspail (etc.).

6) Ganda in Philippines is also identified with Allium tuberosum It has the synonym Allium yesoense Nakai (etc.).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· J. Wuhan Bot. Res. (1998)
· Grassl. China (1999)
· Saggi scientifici e letterarj dell’ accademia di Padova (1786)
· Lloydia (1958)
· Descripción de las Plantas (1802)
· Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy. Part B, Biological Sciences (1985)

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

gaṇḍa : (m.) a boil; a swelling; a protuberance.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Gaṇḍa, (a variation of gaṇṭha (-i), in both meanings of (1) swelling, knot, protuberance, and (2) the interstice between two knots or the whole of the knotty object, i.e. stem, stalk)—1. a swelling, esp. as a disease, an abscess, a boil. frequent in similes with ref. to kāma and kāya. Mentioned with similar cutaneous diseases under kilāsa (q. v. for loci). As Ep. of kāya S.IV, 83=A.IV, 386, of kāmā A.III, 310, IV.289; Nd2 on Sn.51; also Th.2, 491 (=dukkhatā sūlaya ThA.288); S.IV, 64 (=ejā); Sn.51, 61 (v. l. for gaḷa); J.I, 293; Vism.360 (°pilakā); DhA.III, 297 (gaṇḍ-ā-gaṇḍajāta, covered with all kinds of boils); IV, 175; PvA.55. Cp. Av. S.II, 1681.—2. a stalk, a shaft, in N. of a plant —°tindu-rukkha J.V, 99, and in der. gaṇḍikā & gaṇḍī, cp. also Av. S.II, 13312. ‹-› 3.=gaṇḍuppāda in cpd. gaṇḍamattikā clay mixed with earth-worms Vin.II, 151 (cp. Bdhgh. gaṇḍuppādagūtha-mattikā clay mixed with excrement of earthworms Vin. Texts III, 172).

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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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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

gaṇḍa (गंड).—m (S) A side of the face including the temple, a cheek. 2 An elephant's cheek or temple. 3 The name of the tenth Yog. Hence fig. 4 The force, fierceness, violence, vehemence (of any disease, of rain, wind, the itch). 5 fig. The vaunting or swelling of pride or conceit. v mōḍa, jirava. 6 n A boil. 7 An affix expressive of disgust or contempt attached to the designations of certain orders; as to tēlī, vāṇī, māḷī, jōśī, forming tēlagaṇḍa, vāṇagaṇḍa, māḷagaṇḍa, jōsagaṇḍa, and to the proper names of Kuṇbis gen.

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gaṇḍā (गंडा).—m An aggregate of four (cowries or pice). 2 The string which teachers of particular arts and crafts (singers, dancers, charmers, conjurers) bind round a finger or the wrist of the right arm of their pupils. v ghāla, kara, bāndha. 3 An ornamental cord of black thread bound round the neck of a horse. 4 A charmed cord bound round the wrist or ankle to avert or remove demoniac influence. gaṇḍā ghālaṇēṃ or caḍhaviṇēṃ To bewitch, wheedle, cajole, beguile: also to cheat or trick gen.

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gāṇḍa (गांड).—f (guda S) The posteriors. 2 The anus. 3 fig. The hinder or lower side; the back or bottom of a thing gen.) gāṃ0 jaḍa hōṇēṃ g. of s. To become disdainful or elated with pride. gāṃ0 tōṇḍa hātīṃ dharaṇēṃ To take to lechery and gluttony. gāṃ0 phāṭaṇēṃ g. of s. To be overcome with terror or fear, to funk. gāṃ0 māraṇēṃ To abuse a tergo. gāṇḍīnta suṇṭha phuṅkaṇēṃ g. of o. To put up to; to set on; to incite or instigate. gāṇḍīvara ghāva ghēṇēṃ To be repulsed with dishonor; to fail shamefully in an undertaking. gāṇḍīvara rēgha ōḍhaṇēṃ To draw back, decline, recede meanly. Note. Phrases in use--in use with the vulgar and the polished, with the illiterate and the learned, with males and females, with the man of hoary head and the yet lisping child, and in ordinary, familiar, accepted, and most approved use--amount to hundreds. They are heard in the market and on the road, in the field and in the house, in the discussion of matters of sober business and in angry altercations or fightings. They form an important constituent of many causes and cases which ultimately appear in the halls of the Collector and in the courts of the Judge. This reason for inserting them--and this has been our reason for inserting others of the gross and coarse phrases and terms of the nation's vocabulary--has, however, been deemed insufficient, and all but the above few are omitted. This observation and this notice apply also to the compounds occurring below.

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gāṇḍā (गांडा).—m ( H) A sugarcane.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

gaṇḍa (गंड).—m A cheek; an elephant's temple. n A boil.

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gaṇḍā (गंडा).—m Aggregate of four (cowries). A charmed cord bound round the wrist or ankle to avert or remove demoniac influence. gaṇḍā ghālaṇēṃ Cajole, beguile, bewitch; also to cheat or trick.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Gaṇḍa (गण्ड).—1 The cheek, the whole side of the face including the temples; गण्डाभोगे पुलकपटलम् (gaṇḍābhoge pulakapaṭalam) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 2.5; तदीष- दार्द्रारुणगण्डलेखम् (tadīṣa- dārdrāruṇagaṇḍalekham) Kumārasambhava 7.82; Meghadūta 26,93; Amaruśataka 83; Ṛtusaṃhāra 4.6;6.1; Ś.6.18; Śiśupālavadha 12.54.

2) An elephant's temple; गण्डोड्डीनालिमाला° (gaṇḍoḍḍīnālimālā°) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 1.1.

3) A bubble.

4) A boil, tumour, swelling, pimple; अयमपरो गण्डस्योपरि विस्फोटः (ayamaparo gaṇḍasyopari visphoṭaḥ) Mu.5; तदा गण्डस्योपरि पिटिका संवृत्ता (tadā gaṇḍasyopari piṭikā saṃvṛttā) Ś.2.

5) Goitre and other excrescences of the neck.

6) A joint, knot.

7) A mark, spot; गण्डोज्ज्वलामुज्ज्वलनाभिचक्रया (gaṇḍojjvalāmujjvalanābhicakrayā) Śiśupālavadha 12.8.

8) A rhinoceros.

9) The bladder.

1) A hero, warrior.

11) Part of a horse's trappings, a stud or button fixed as an ornament upon the harness.

12) An unexpected combination of words consisting in putting one speech immediately after another, so as to be syntactically connected; see वीथि (vīthi); e. g. राक्षसः- अपि नाम दुरात्मा चाणक्यबटुः । दौवारिकः -जयतु । -रा° -अति- संधातुं शक्यः स्यात् । --दौ° -अमात्यः (rākṣasaḥ- api nāma durātmā cāṇakyabaṭuḥ | dauvārikaḥ -jayatu | -rā° -ati- saṃdhātuṃ śakyaḥ syāt | --dau° -amātyaḥ) | Mu.4; so किमस्या न प्रेयो यदि पुनरसह्यस्तु विरहः (kimasyā na preyo yadi punarasahyastu virahaḥ). --दौ° -देव उपस्थितः (dau° -deva upasthitaḥ) Uttararāmacarita 1.

13) The tenth yoga or one of the twenty-seven portions of a circle on the plane of the ecliptic.

14) An astronomical period.

Derivable forms: gaṇḍaḥ (गण्डः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Gaṇḍa (गण्ड).—m. (nt. ? compare also gaṇḍikā and gaṇḍaka), (1) stalk of a plant (in this sense, somewhat doubtfully, in Pali, see [Pali Text Society’s Pali-English Dictionary]): ikṣu-gaṇḍā, acc. pl., Mahāvastu i.21.9; nā- ḍāṅkura-gaṇḍa- Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra 18.4; aṅkura-gaṇḍa-pattra- Bodhisattvabhūmi 99.24; especially as possessing medicinal properties, gaṇḍa- bhaiṣajyam Mahāvyutpatti 5839; mūla-bhaiṣajyaṃ gaṇḍa-bhai° Bhikṣuṇī-karmavācanā 23b.1; mūla-gaṇḍa-pattra-puṣpa-phala-bhaiṣajya Divyāvadāna 100.16; 109.25; 347.6; 486.16 (om. puṣpa); Avadāna-śataka ii.133.12; bhaiṣajya-vṛkṣasya mūlato vā…gaṇḍataḥ śākhātaḥ tvaktaḥ…Śikṣāsamuccaya 21.17; (2) piece, part, portion (compare gaṇḍa Kathās. 94.66 ‘fehlerhaft für khaṇḍa’, [Boehtlingk], but?): madhyamako gaṇḍaḥ Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya ii.104.19; gaṇḍa-gaṇḍaṃ, adv., in pieces, Divyāvadāna 155.13 (see s.v. gaṇḍaka, 3); kati-gaṇḍā, of how many parts ? (sāvitrī) Divyāvadāna 638.2, sāvitrī tri-gaṇḍā 3; pañca-gaṇḍa-gati-cakra, Gaṇḍavyūha 484.9 (verse), the wheel of the five-partite (five-fold) states of existence, = saṃsāra-cakra, see s.v. (pañca-) gaṇḍaka 1; (3) rhinoceros (so Sanskrit Lex.; also gaṇḍaka 2, q.v.): Mahāvyutpatti 4793 = Tibetan bse.

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

Gaṇḍa (गण्ड).—m.

(-ṇḍaḥ) 1. A cheek, the whole side of the face including the temple. 2. An elephant’s temple or cheek. 3. A boil, a pimple. 4. A mark, a spot. 5. A bubble. 6. A knot. 7. A rhinoceros: (see gaṇḍaka) 8. Part of a horse’s trappings, a stud or button fixed as an ornament upon the harness. 9. A hero. 10. The abrupt interchange of question and answer, as one of the characteristics of the dramatic composition called Vithi. 11. The tenth Yoga, or one of the twenty-seven portions of a circle on the plane of the ecliptic: see yoga. 12. An astronomical period. E. gaḍi to affect the cheek, ac affix, or gam to go, ḍa Unadi aff.

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

Gaṇḍa (गण्ड).—I. m. 1. A cheek, [Meghadūta, (ed. Gildemeister.)] 27. 2. A boil, [Suśruta] 1, 283, 8. 3. A bronchocele, [Suśruta] 1, 288, 15. Ii. f. ḍā, A proper name, Mahābhārata 13, 4417.

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

Gaṇḍa (गण्ड).—[masculine] cheek, side of the face (adj. —° [feminine] ā & ī), side i.[grammar]; boil, pimple, crop, (pledge*).

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

1) Gaṇḍa (गण्ड):—[from gaṇḍ] m. (cf. galla) the cheek, whole side of the face including the temple (also said of animals e.g. of an ox, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]; of a horse, [ib.]; of an elephant cf. -karaṭa [Pañcatantra; Bhāgavata-purāṇa] etc.), [Yājñavalkya] etc. (ifc. f(ā). , [Ṛtusaṃhāra]; f(ī). , [Kathāsaritsāgara xx])

2) [v.s. ...] the side, [Rāmapūjāsar.]

3) [v.s. ...] a bubble, boil, pimple, [Suśruta; Śakuntalā ii] (Prākṛt), [Mudrārākṣasa; Vopadeva]

4) [v.s. ...] a goitre or any other excrescence of the neck, [Aitareya-brāhmaṇa i, 25; Caraka i; Suśruta]

5) [v.s. ...] a joint, bone, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

6) [v.s. ...] the bladder, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

7) [v.s. ...] a mark, spot, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

8) [v.s. ...] part of a horse’s trappings, stud or button fixed as an ornament upon the harness, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

9) [v.s. ...] a rhinoceros (cf. gaṇḍaka and ḍāṅga), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

10) [v.s. ...] a hero (cf. gaṇḍīra), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

11) [v.s. ...] ‘the chief’, best, excellent (only in [compound]; cf. -grāma, -mūrkha, -śilā, etc.), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

12) [v.s. ...] Name of the 10th astrological Yoga

13) [v.s. ...] an astronomical period (cf. gaṇḍānta), [Horace H. Wilson]

14) [v.s. ...] a pledge, [Mṛcchakaṭikā]

15) [v.s. ...] mn. the abrupt interchange of question and answer (one of the characteristics of the dramatic composition called Vīthi), [Sāhitya-darpaṇa vi, 256 and 260; Daśarūpa; Pratāparudrīya]

16) Gaṇḍā (गण्डा):—[from gaṇḍa > gaṇḍ] f. Name of the female attendant of the seven sages, [Mahābhārata xiii, 4417]

17) [v.s. ...] the verbal root gaṇḍ, [4499]

18) [v.s. ...] for khaṇḍa, [Kathāsaritsāgara xciv, 66] (cf. gaḍu.)

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

Gaṇḍa (गण्ड):—(ṇḍaḥ) 1. m. A cheek; elephant’s temple; a boil; a mark; a rhinoceros; a bubble; a knot; a wager; payment; trappings; astronomical period.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Gaṇḍa (गण्ड) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Gaṃḍa.

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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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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Ganda in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) a knotted black string (tied round the neck as a charm); a coloured ring on the neck of certain birds like parrot; —[tavija] conjuring; •[karana] securing against evil spirits or charms..—ganda (गंडा) is alternatively transliterated as Gaṃḍā.

2) Ganda in Hindi refers in English to:—([da])[sa] (nm) a chopper (with a broad blade)..—ganda (गंडा) is alternatively transliterated as Gaṃḍā.

3) Ganda in Hindi refers in English to:—(a) dirty, filthy; morbid..—ganda (गंदा) is alternatively transliterated as Gaṃdā.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Gaṃḍa (गंड) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Gaṇḍa.

2) Gaṃḍa (गंड) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Gaṇḍa.

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Gaṃḍa (ಗಂಡ):—

1) [noun] a valorous, brave man; a hero.

2) [noun] a man as related to a woman whom he is married with; a husband.

3) [noun] (gen.) any married man.

4) [noun] an adult male human being; a man.

5) [noun] the quality generally regarded as the one a man should have, as bravery, courage, valour, etc.; manliness.

6) [noun] ಗಂಡರ ಗಂಡ [gamdara gamda] gaṇḍara gaṇḍa (fig.) most valorous man among valorous men; ಗಂಡನಿಗಿಂತ ಹೆಂಡತಿ ಮಂಡೋದರಿ [gamdanigimta hemdati mamdodari] gaṇdaniginta heṇḍati maṇḍōdari (prov.) a woman physically stouter, taller than her husband; ಗಂಡ ಪಟ್ಟೆ ತರ್ತಾನೆ ಅಂತ ಇದ್ದ ಬಟ್ಟೆನೂ ಸುಟ್ಟಳು [gamda patte tartane amta idda battenu suttalu] gaṇḍa paṭṭe tartāne a nta idda baṭṭenū suṭṭaḷu (prov.) one threw away whatever little one had anticipating a fortune; ಗಂಡ ಹೆಂಡತಿಯರ ಜಗಳದಲ್ಲಿ ಕೂಸು ಬಡವಾಯಿತು [gamda hemdatiyara jagaladalli kusu badavayitu] gaṇḍa heṇḍatiyara jagaḷadalli kūsu baḍvāyitu (prov.) the feeble suffers between two warring giants; when elephants fight, the mouse deer between them is killed; ಗಂಡ ಇರುವವಳು ಗಂಡುಮಗು ಹೆತ್ತರೆ, ಮುಂಡೆಗೇಕೆ ಮುಲುಕಾಟ [gamda iruvavalu gamdumagu hettare, mumdegeke mulukata] gaṇda iruvavaḷu gaṇḍu magu hettare muṇḍegēke muluk āṭa (prov.) if fortune favours one, why should another mumble in discontent; ಗಂಡನಿಗೆ ಗಂಟು ತೋರಿಸಬೇಡ, ಮಕ್ಕಳಿಗೆ ಸಿಹಿ ತೋರಿಸಬೇಡ [gamdanige gamtu torisabeda, makkalige sihi torisabeda] gaṇḍanige gaṇṭu tōrisa bēḍa, makkaḷige sihi tōrisa bēḍa (prov.) like children yearning for desire, the husband yearns for his wife’s savings; ಗಂಡ ಹೆಂಡಿರ ಜಗಳ ಉಂಡು ಮಲಗುವ ತನಕ [gamda hemdira jagala umdu malaguva tanaka] gaṇḍa heṇḍira jagaḷa uṇḍu malaguva tanaka (prov.) a husband and wife (or two friends) reconcile between themselves soon; a quarrel between a husband and wife is not a serious issue; ಗಂಡ ಹೆಂಡಿರ ಜಗಳ ಗಂಧ ತೀಡಿದ ಹಾಗೆ [gamda hemdira jagala gamdha tidida hage] gaṇḍa heṇḍira jagaḷa gandha tīḍida hāge (prov.) = ಗಂಡ ಹೆಂಡಿರ ಜಗಳ ಉಂಡು ಮಲಗುವ ತನಕ [gamda hemdira jagala umdu malaguva tanaka]; ಗಂಡಾನೂ ಹೊಡೆದ, ಸೋಮಮವಾರ ಒಪ್ಪೊತ್ತು [gamdanu hodeda, somamavara oppottu] gaṇḍānū hoḍeda, sōmavāra oppottu (prov.) a reasonable pretext serves as a good cover over an unpleasant truth.

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Gaṃḍa (ಗಂಡ):—[noun] a part or fragment broken or separated from the whole; a piece.

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Gaṃḍa (ಗಂಡ):—

1) [noun] the side of the face including the temples; the cheek.

2) [noun] the temples of an elephant.

3) [noun] an inflamed, painful, pus-filled swelling on the skin, caused by localized infection; a boil; a furuncle.

4) [noun] a very thin film of liquid forming a ball around air or gas; a bubble.

5) [noun] the baleful influence supposedly of a star or planet.

6) [noun] an instance of being liable to injury, damage, loss, pain, etc.

7) [noun] the tenth of the twenty seven portions of a circle on the plane of the ecliptic.

8) [noun] a mark, spot; a mole (as on the skin).

9) [noun] any of large, heavy, thick-skinned, plant-eating, perissodactylous mammals of Rhinocerotidae family, of tropical Asia, with an upright horn on the snout; a rhinoceros.

10) [noun] a saclike structure in human beings, serving for temporary storage of urine; the urinary bladder.

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Gaṃḍa (ಗಂಡ):—[noun] a long thread, usu. coloured with turmeric powder, tied round the wrist of the right hand after worshipping a deity.

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Gaṃda (ಗಂದ):—[noun] = ಗಂಧ [gamdha].

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

1) Gaṇḍā (गण्डा):—n. a ritual thread worn on neck as a talisman;

2) Ganḍā (गन्डा):—n. 1. a measurement or value counted by fours; an aggregate of four; 2. an anna;

3) Gandā (गन्दा):—adj. dirty; stinking;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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