Kandha, Kamdha: 6 definitions

Introduction:

Kandha 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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kandha (कन्ध).—

1) A cloud.

2) A kind of grass.

Derivable forms: kandhaḥ (कन्धः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Kandha (कन्ध).—name of a yakṣa: Mahāvastu iii.328.2 (lives in Gandha-pura, which suggests the possible emendation Gandha, or vice versa; but no v.l. in mss.).

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

Kandha (कन्ध).—m.

(-ndhaḥ) A cloud. E. kaṃ water, and dha from dhā to have.

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

Kandha (कन्ध):—(ndhaḥ) 1. m. A cloud.

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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

Kandha in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) a shoulder; —[dala dena] to lose heart, to be demoralised; to shun responsibilities;—[dena] to be a coffin-bearer (of), to lend a shoulder in carrying a dead body; [kamdhe se kamdha chilana] to be over-crowded (so as to have shoulders rubbing with one another); [kamdhe se kamdha milana] to stand shoulder to shoulder with somebody, to lend full cooperation; [kamdhom para ana] (responsibility etc.) to devolve on, to be shouldered by; [kamdhom para uthana] to shoulder (responsibility etc.); to give a rousing welcome..—kandha (कंधा) is alternatively transliterated as Kaṃdhā.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kaṃdha (ಕಂಧ):—[noun] = ಕಂಧರ [kamdhara].

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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.

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