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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Gaṇḍasthala (गण्डस्थल) 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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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

gaṇḍasthala (गंडस्थल).—n (S) An elephant's cheek or temple: also a cheek or a side of the face gen.

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

gaṇḍasthala (गंडस्थल).—n An elephant's cheek or temple.

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Gaṇḍasthala (गण्डस्थल).—

1) the cheek, the temples of an elephant.

2) temple-region (in general); कण्डूलद्विपगण्डपिण्डकषणम् (kaṇḍūladvipagaṇḍapiṇḍakaṣaṇam) Uttararāmacarita 2.9; Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 9.31.

Derivable forms: gaṇḍasthalam (गण्डस्थलम्).

Gaṇḍasthala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms gaṇḍa and sthala (स्थल). See also (synonyms): gaṇḍadeśa, gaṇḍapradeśa, gaṇḍapālī, gaṇḍapiṇḍa.

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Gaṇḍasthala (गण्डस्थल).—

1) the cheek; गण्डस्थलेषु मदवारिषु (gaṇḍasthaleṣu madavāriṣu) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.123; Ś. Til.7; गण्डस्थलीः प्रोषितपत्रलेखाः (gaṇḍasthalīḥ proṣitapatralekhāḥ) R.6.72; Amaruśataka 82.

2) temples of an elephant.

Derivable forms: gaṇḍasthalam (गण्डस्थलम्).

Gaṇḍasthala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms gaṇḍa and sthala (स्थल). See also (synonyms): gaṇḍasthalī.

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

Gaṇḍasthala (गण्डस्थल).—nf. (-laḥ-lī) The cheek. E. gaṇḍa and sthala place.

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

Gaṇḍasthala (गण्डस्थल).—n., and f. lī, 1. the cheek, Śṛngārat. 7 (la); [Daśakumāracarita] in Chr. 199, 2 (lī). 2. an elephant’s temple, [Pañcatantra] i. [distich] 139. Jaghana-sthalī, f. the buttcks, [Śiśupālavadha] 9, 45.

Gaṇḍasthala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms gaṇḍa and sthala (स्थल).

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

Gaṇḍasthala (गण्डस्थल).—[neuter] lī [feminine] (adj. —° [feminine] ā & ī) cheek (lit. place or region of the cheeks).

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

Gaṇḍasthala (गण्डस्थल):—[=gaṇḍa-sthala] [from gaṇḍa > gaṇḍ] n. (ifc. f(ā or ī). ) = -deśa, [Mālavikāgnimitra; Bhartṛhari] : [Pañcatantra] etc.

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

Gaṇḍasthala (गण्डस्थल):—[gaṇḍa-sthala] (laḥ) 1. m. The cheek.

[Sanskrit to German]

Gandasthala in German

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Gaṃḍasthala (ಗಂಡಸ್ಥಲ):—[noun] = ಗಂಡಸ್ಥಳ [gamdasthala].

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Gaṃḍasthaḷa (ಗಂಡಸ್ಥಳ):—

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

2) [noun] the temples of an elephant.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Sthala, Ganda.

Full-text: Gandasthali, Gamdabhaga, Prollidha, Ganda, Pindika, Gandapinda, Gandapali, Gandapradesha, Gandadesha, Anurakta.

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