Kamandha, Kama-andha, Kamamdha, Kāmāndha, Kāmāndhā, Kāmandha: 17 definitions
Introduction:
Kamandha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi. 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
1) Kāmāndha (कामान्ध) (lit. “one who is intoxicated with passion”) is a synonym (another name) for the [Female] Cuckoo (Kokila), 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.
2) Kāmāndha (कामान्ध) (lit. “one who is blind with lust”) also refers to the Hawk/Falcon (Śyena).
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
kāmāndha (कामांध).—a Excited by lust.
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
Kāmāndha (कामान्ध).—a. blinded by love or passion.
-ndhaḥ the (Indian) cuckoo.
Kāmāndha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kāma and andha (अन्ध).
--- OR ---
Kāmāndhā (कामान्धा).—musk.
Kāmāndhā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kāma and andhā (अन्धा).
Kamandha (कमन्ध).—m.
(-ndhaḥ) Water. See kabandha; also according to some, this is an orthographical compound, of kaṃ and andha, both synonyms of water.
--- OR ---
Kāmāndha (कामान्ध).—m.
(-ndhaḥ) The Kokila or indian cuckoo. E. kāma, and andha blind.
Kāmāndha (कामान्ध).—[adjective] blind from love.
1) Kamandha (कमन्ध):—n. water, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. kabandha.)
2) Kāmāndha (कामान्ध):—[from kāma] mfn. blinded through love, blind with lust, [Manu-smṛti vii, 27] ([varia lectio]), [Subhāṣitāvali]
3) [v.s. ...] m. ‘blind from love’, the Indian cuckoo, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] the falcon, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) Kāmāndhā (कामान्धा):—[from kāmāndha > kāma] f. musk, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
1) Kamandha (कमन्ध):—(ndhaḥ) 1. m. Water.
2) Kāmāndha (कामान्ध):—[kāmā+ndha] (ndhaḥ) 1. m. The cuckoo.
Kamandha (कमन्ध):—n. Wasser, v. l. für kabandha beim [Scholiast] zu [Amarakoṣa 1, 2, 3, 4.] Wird auch in zwei Wörter zerlegt, in ka (kam) + andha .
--- OR ---
Kāmāndha (कामान्ध):—(kāma + andha)
1) m. der indische Kuckuck (vor Liebe blind) [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] —
2) f. ā Moschus [Rājanirghaṇṭa] ebend.
Kamandha (कमन्ध):—n. Wasser.
--- OR ---
Kāmāndha (कामान्ध):——
1) Adj. durch Liebe geblendet [176,16.] —
2) *m. — a) der indische Kuckuck. — b) Falke [Galano's Wörterbuch 3]) *f. ā Moschus [Rājan 12,48] (gegen Metrum).
Kāmāndha (कामान्ध) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Kāmaṃdha.
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.
Pali-English dictionary
Kāmandha refers to: blinded by passion Ud. 76=Th. 1, 297;— âbhibhū overcoming passions, Ep. of the Buddha D. II, 274;
Note: kāmandha is a Pali compound consisting of the words kāma and andha.
kāmandha (ကာမန္ဓ) [(ti) (တိ)]—
[kāma+andha]
[ကာမ+အန္ဓ]
[Pali to Burmese]
kāmandha—
(Burmese text): ကာမအကန်း၊ ကိလေသာကာမဖြင့် ကန်းသော၊ သူ။
(Auto-Translation): The person who stands with lust and desires.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Kāmāṃdha (कामांध):—(a) passion-blind, overwhelmed by lust; hence ~[tā] (nf).
...
Prakrit-English dictionary
1) Kamaṃdha (कमंध) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Kabandha.
2) Kāmaṃdha (कामंध) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Kāmāndha.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Kamaṃdha (ಕಮಂಧ):—[noun] a headless trunk of a human being.
--- OR ---
Kāmāṃdha (ಕಾಮಾಂಧ):—[adjective] lost reasoning and mental balance from excessive lust.
--- OR ---
Kāmāṃdha (ಕಾಮಾಂಧ):—[noun] a man who has lost reasoning and mental balance from excessive lust.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Kāmāndha (कामान्ध):—adj. blind from lust/passion;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Kamamdhaka, Kamamdhate, Kamandhamin, Kamandhasamjna.
Full-text: Kamandhasamjna, Kamamdhaka, Kamandh, Andha, Kabandha, Kamatura, Andh.
Relevant text
Search found 6 books and stories containing Kamandha, Kama-andha, Kāma-andha, Kāma-andhā, Kamamdha, Kamaṃdha, Kāmaṃdha, Kāmāṃdha, Kāmāndha, Kāmāndhā, Kāmandha; (plurals include: Kamandhas, andhas, andhās, Kamamdhas, Kamaṃdhas, Kāmaṃdhas, Kāmāṃdhas, Kāmāndhas, Kāmāndhās, Kāmandhas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 380 < [Hindi-Gujarati-English Volume 1]
Page 369 < [Hindi-Assamese-English Volume 1]
Page 368 < [Hindi-Bengali-English Volume 1]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 138 < [Volume 23 (1918)]
Narada Purana (English translation) (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 66 - Daily Prayers and Ritual < [Part 3 - Pūrva-bhāga: Tṛtīya-pāda]
Rama-caritabdhi-ratna of Nityananda Shastri (by Satya Vrat Shastri)
Abhijnana Sakuntalam (with translation and notes) (by Bidhubhusan Goswami)
Chapter 2: Translation and notes < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and notes]
Shri Gaudiya Kanthahara (by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati)