Shadbindu, Ṣaḍbindu, Shad-bindu, Shadbimdu: 3 definitions

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Shadbindu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.

The Sanskrit term Ṣaḍbindu can be transliterated into English as Sadbindu or Shadbindu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Ṣaḍbindu (षड्बिन्दु):—[=ṣaḍ-bindu] [from ṣaḍ > ṣaṣ] mfn. having six drops or spots, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]

2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of Viṣṇu, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] a kind of insect, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] (with taila) n. an oily mixture six drops of which are drawn up the nose (as a remedy for head-ache), [Bhāvaprakāśa]

[Sanskrit to German]

Shadbindu 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ṣaḍbiṃdu (ಷಡ್ಬಿಂದು):—[noun] a species of poisonous worm.

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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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