Kandaprishtha, Kāṇḍapṛṣṭha, Kanda-prishtha, Kamdaprishtha: 9 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Kāṇḍapṛṣṭha can be transliterated into English as Kandaprstha or Kandaprishtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Kāṇḍapṛṣṭha (काण्डपृष्ठ, “arrow-backed ”) is a Sanskrit technical term, referring to “soldier” (a Brāhman who lives by making arrows and other weapons). The word is used throughout Dharmaśāstra literature such as the Manusmṛti.
According to Nārada (1.56-60): “When a Brāhmaṇa has lived through the times of distress, with the wealth acquired by following the occupations of the Kṣatriya, he must perform a penance and relinquish those occupations. When a Brāhmaṇa takes delight in those occupations and persists in them, he is declared to be a Kāṇḍapṛṣṭha and must be expelled from society, because he has swerved from the path of duty.”
(Also see the Manubhāṣya 10.81 [comparative-notes])
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Kāṇḍapṛṣṭha (काण्डपृष्ठ).—
1) one of the military profession, a soldier; cf. काण्डस्पृष्टः (kāṇḍaspṛṣṭaḥ).
2) the husband of a Vaiśya woman.
3) an adopted son, any other than one's own son.
4) (as a term of reproach) a base-born fellow, one who is faithless to his family, caste, religion, profession &c. In Mv.3 Jāmadagnya is styled by शतानन्द (śatānanda) as काण्डपृष्ठ (kāṇḍapṛṣṭha). (svakulaṃ pṛṣṭhataḥ kṛtvā yo vai parakulaṃ vrajet | tena duścaritenāsau kāṇḍapṛṣṭha iti smṛtaḥ ||).
Derivable forms: kāṇḍapṛṣṭhaḥ (काण्डपृष्ठः).
Kāṇḍapṛṣṭha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kāṇḍa and pṛṣṭha (पृष्ठ).
Kāṇḍapṛṣṭha (काण्डपृष्ठ).—1. m. a soldier, Mahābhārata 13, 1593. 2. the husband of a Vaiśya female. 3. the bow of Karṇa.
Kāṇḍapṛṣṭha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kāṇḍa and pṛṣṭha (पृष्ठ).
Kāṇḍapṛṣṭha (काण्डपृष्ठ).—[masculine] a Brahman following the military profession (lit. arrow-backed).
1) Kāṇḍapṛṣṭha (काण्डपृष्ठ):—[=kāṇḍa-pṛṣṭha] [from kāṇḍa] m. ‘arrow-backed’, a Brāhman who lives by making arrows and other weapons, [Mahābhārata] (cf. kāṇḍa-spṛṣṭa)
2) [v.s. ...] a soldier, [Horace H. Wilson]
3) [v.s. ...] the husband of a courtezan
4) [v.s. ...] an adopted or any other than a natural son, [Horace H. Wilson]
5) [v.s. ...] n. the bow of Karṇa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] the bow of Kāma, [Horace H. Wilson]
Kāṇḍapṛṣṭha (काण्डपृष्ठ):—[kāṇḍa-pṛṣṭha] (ṣṭhaḥ-ṣṭhā-ṣṭhaṃ) a. A soldier; husband of a Vaishya; adopted son. n. Bow of Kāma or Cupid.
Kāṇḍapṛṣṭha (काण्डपृष्ठ):—(kā + pṛ)
1) adj. der Pfeile auf dem Rücken trägt, der sich mit dem Kriegerhandwerk abgiebt [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 770.] [SVĀMIN] zu [Amarakoṣa im Śabdakalpadruma] strīpūrvāḥ kāṇḍapṛṣṭhāśca yāvanto bharatarṣabha . ajapā brāhmaṇāścaiva śrāddhe nārhanti ketanam .. [Mahābhārata 13, 1593. 4278. 6209. 3, 13366.] śūdra, vaiśya, rājanya, brahmabandhu, kāṇḍapṛṣṭha, japa, śrotriya in aufsteigender Linie [13, 1903. fgg.] kāṇḍapṛṣṭhatā [1906.] —
2) m. a) der Mann einer Vaiśyā [DĀNADHARMA im Śabdakalpadruma] — b) an adopted or any other than the natural son [Wilson’s Wörterbuch] —
3) n. Karṇa’s Bogen (vgl. kālapṛṣṭha) [Mahābhārata im Śabdakalpadruma] Kāma’s Bogen [Wilson’s Wörterbuch] — Vgl. kāṇḍaspṛṣṭa .
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Kāṇḍapṛṣṭha (काण्डपृष्ठ):—[Siddhāntakaumudī.239,b,12.]
1) der [Scholiast] des [Mahābhārata] erklärt das Wort durch śastrājīvin, kṣātravṛtti, adhama und veśyāpati (nach [YAMA]); es sind überall Brahmanen gemeint, die vom Waffenhandwerk leben.
Kāṇḍapṛṣṭha (काण्डपृष्ठ):——
1) m. — a) ein vom Waffenhandwerk lebender Brahman. — b) der Gatte einer Hetäre. — c) *ein adoptirter oder jeder nicht selbsterzeugte Sohn. —
2) *n. Karna’s oder Kāma’s Bogen.
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
Kāṃḍapṛṣṭha (ಕಾಂಡಪೃಷ್ಠ):—[noun] a man who carries a case holding arrows, on his back as an archer, soldier or hunter, etc.
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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Partial matches: Prishtha, Kanda.
Full-text: Kandasprishta, Kandira, Kalaprishtha, Brahmabandhu.
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