Kamdha, Kaṃdha, Kam-dha, Kāṃḍhā, Kāṃdha: 4 definitions

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Kamdha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Kaṃdha (कंध):—[=kaṃ-dha] m. ([from] kam, water, and dha [from] √dhā), a cloud, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. kaṃ-da.)

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Kamdha 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.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Kaṃdhā (कंधा) [Also spelled kandha]:—(nm) a shoulder; —[ḍāla denā] to lose heart, to be demoralised; to shun responsibilities;—[denā] to be a coffin-bearer (of), to lend a shoulder in carrying a dead body; [kaṃdhe se kaṃdhā chilanā] to be over-crowded (so as to have shoulders rubbing with one another); [kaṃdhe se kaṃdhā milānā] to stand shoulder to shoulder with somebody, to lend full cooperation; [kaṃdhoṃ para ānā] (responsibility etc.) to devolve on, to be shouldered by; [kaṃdhoṃ para uṭhānā] to shoulder (responsibility etc.); to give a rousing welcome.

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