Mund, Muṇḍ: 6 definitions
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Mund 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 dictionaryMuṇḍ (मुण्ड्).—
1) I. 1 P. (muṇḍati) To shave, shear; श्रावक मुण्डितमुण्डो नक्षत्राणि पृच्छसि (śrāvaka muṇḍitamuṇḍo nakṣatrāṇi pṛcchasi) Mu.5; Mṛcchakaṭika 8.3,11.
2) To crush, grind. -II. 1. Ā. (muṇḍate) To sink.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryMuṇḍ (मुण्ड्).—i. 1, [Parasmaipada.] 1. To shave. 2. To grind or pound; see 2. muṭ.
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Muṇḍ (मुण्ड्).—i. 1, [Ātmanepada.] 1. To be pure. 2. To sink.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMuṇḍ (मुण्ड्):—([probably] artificial, to serve as the supposed source of the words below) [class] 1. [Parasmaipada] to cut (khaṇḍane = chidi), [Dhātupāṭha ix, 40];
—to crush, grind, [ix, 38] ([varia lectio] for muṭ);—[class] 1. [Ātmanepada] ‘to cleanse’ or ‘to sink’ or ‘to shave’ (mārjane [varia lectio] magne and muṇḍane), [viii, 22] :—[Causal] muṇḍayati (or muṇḍāpayati, [Divyāvadāna]) See muṇḍaya below.
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Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryMund in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) the head; head severed from the trunk; ~[mala(ा)] a garland of (severed) heads/skulls; ~[mali] an epithet of Lord Shiv (supposed to wear a [mumdamala])..—mund (मुंड) is alternatively transliterated as Muṃḍa.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+288): Mamdamopi, Mumdadeyidu, Mumdadi, Mumdadu, Mumdagalli, Mumdagi, Mumdagu, Mumdaidu, Mumdajayave, Mumdakara, Mumdakopanishattu, Mumdal, Mumdala, Mumdalar, Mumdale, Mumdalebottu, Mumdalegodu, Mumdalegol, Mumdalevani, Mumdalike.
Ends with: Aayaat-mund, Madhyamund, Samund.
Full-text (+183): Pranarandhra, Dantalaya, Mundita, Brahmasya, Lohitasya, Mukhapinda, Cetomukha, Devavaktra, Mukhadaghna, Mukhashodhin, Karakritatman, Mundeti, Yajnamukha, Mahamukha, Cyupa, Aspatra, Mut, Pund, Uttaradharavivara, Vaktradvara.
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