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 dictionary

Muṇḍ (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 Dictionary

Muṇḍ (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 Dictionary

Muṇḍ (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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Mund in German

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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

Mund 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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