Gandupada, Gaṇḍūpada, Gandu-pada, Gamdupada: 8 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGaṇḍūpada (गण्डूपद).—a kind of worm. °भवम् (bhavam) lead.
Derivable forms: gaṇḍūpadaḥ (गण्डूपदः).
Gaṇḍūpada is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms gaṇḍū and pada (पद).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryGaṇḍūpada (गण्डूपद).—m.
(-daḥ) An earth-worm. f. (-dī) A small or female worm. E. gaṇḍū a knot, and pada a foot.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGaṇḍūpada (गण्डूपद):—[=gaṇḍū-pada] [from gaṇḍū > gaṇḍ] m. a kind of worm, earth-worm, [Aitareya-brāhmaṇa iii, 26, 3; Suśruta i, [chapter] 7 f.; vi, [chapter] 41 and 54]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryGaṇḍūpada (गण्डूपद):—[gaṇḍū-pada] (daḥ) 1. m. An earth-worm. (dī) f. A small worm.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Gaṇḍupada (गण्डुपद) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Gaṃḍūpaya.
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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 corpusGaṃḍūpada (ಗಂಡೂಪದ):—[noun] any of a number of oligochaetous worms that burrow in the soil, esp. any of a genus (Lumbricus) very important in aerating and fertilising the soil; earthworm.
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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Starts with: Gandupadabhava.
Full-text: Gandupadabhava, Gandupadi, Gandupadodbhava, Gamduvala, Gamdupaya, Gandamandula, Gandula, Gadu.
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Sushruta Samhita, Volume 6: Uttara-tantra (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter LIV - Symptoms and Treatment of Worms (Krimi-roga) < [Canto III - Kaya-chikitsa-tantra (internal medicine)]
Chapter XLI - Symptoms and Treatment of Phthisis (Shosha) < [Canto III - Kaya-chikitsa-tantra (internal medicine)]
Kautilya Arthashastra (by R. Shamasastry)
Chapter 2 - Wonderful and Delusive Contrivances < [Book 14 - Secret Means]
Sushruta Samhita, volume 1: Sutrasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)