Khandadhara, Khaṇḍadhārā, Khanda-dhara: 7 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKhaṇḍadhārā (खण्डधारा).—scissors.
Khaṇḍadhārā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms khaṇḍa and dhārā (धारा).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKhaṇḍadhārā (खण्डधारा).—f.
(-rā) Shears, scissors. E. khaṇḍa a part, and and dhṛ to have or hold, in the causal from.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKhaṇḍadhārā (खण्डधारा).—[feminine] a kind of dance or air.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Khaṇḍadhārā (खण्डधारा):—[=khaṇḍa-dhārā] [from khaṇḍa > khaṇḍ] f. shears, scissors, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] a kind of dance or air in music (?), [Vikramorvaśī]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKhaṇḍadhārā (खण्डधारा):—[khaṇḍa-dhārā] (rā) 1. f. Shears, scissors.
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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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Partial matches: Dhara, Khanda.
Ends with: Citrashikhandadhara.
Full-text: Khandaka.
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