Kavandha: 7 definitions
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Kavandha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarykavandha : (m.) headless (trunk of the) body.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryKavandha, (m. nt.) (cp. Sk. kavandha & kabandha) 1. the (headless) trunk of the body, endowed with the power of motion Vin. III, 107; cp. S. II, 260 (asīsaka°); Miln. 292; DhA. I, 314.—2. a headless dwarf, whose head has been crushed down into his body J. V, 424, 427 (cp. the story of Dhanu, the Rākṣasa who was punished by having his head and thighs forced into his body, Raghuvaṃsa XII. 57). (Page 200)
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKavandha (कवन्ध).—see kabandha.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKavandha (कवन्ध).—[masculine] [neuter] barrel, cask (metaph. of a cloud or the belly); a headless trunk. [masculine] [Epithet] of the demon Danu.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kavandha (कवन्ध):—and kavandhin See kaban.
2) Kāvandha (कावन्ध):—mf(ī)n. ([from] kav) having the appearance of a headless trunk, [Śiśupāla-vadha xix, 51.]
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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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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4 (by Vihari-Lala Mitra)
Chapter XLIX - Description of daivastras or supernatural weapons < [Book III - Utpatti khanda (utpatti khanda)]
Chapter LXI - Description of the world as a passing dream < [Book VI - Nirvana prakarana part 1 (nirvana prakarana)]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study) (by Debabrata Barai)
Part 3 - Rīti theory and position of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā < [Chapter 4 - Position of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā in Sanskrit Poetics]
The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 41 - The Incarnations of Vishnu < [Book 1 - Harivamsa Parva]