Tanda, Ṭāṃḍa, Tamda, Tāṃdā, Taṇḍā: 11 definitions
Introduction:
Tanda means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, biology. 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Tamda in Nepal is the name of a plant defined with Pteris aspericaulis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Pteris aspericaulis Wall..
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· A Numerical List of Dried Specimens (1828)
· Recensio Specierum Generis Pteridis (1839)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Tamda, for example pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, side effects, chemical composition, health benefits, extract dosage, have a look at these references.

This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
taṇḍā (तंडा).—m (Commonly tāṇḍā) A train (as of cattle, ants &c.): also a troop or body more gen.
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tāṇḍā (तांडा).—m A train or line (as of cattle, ants &c.): also a troop, body, party, company more gen.
tāṇḍā (तांडा).—m A train (as of cattle); a body, party.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Taṇḍā (तण्डा).—Killing, striking.
1) Taṇḍa (तण्ड):—[from taṇḍ] m. Name of a man [gana] gargādi.
2) Taṇḍā (तण्डा):—[from taṇḍ] f. in [compound]
3) [v.s. ...] cf. tāṇḍa.
4) Tāṇḍa (ताण्ड):—m. (cf. taṇḍa) Name of an old sage (supposed author of ṇḍi), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) n. = ṇḍaka, [Lāṭyāyana vii, 10, 17/18.]
Taṇḍa (तण्ड):—
1) m. Nomen proprium eines Mannes gaṇa gargadi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 1, 105.] taṇḍavataṇḍāḥ gaṇa kārta kaujapādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 6, 2, 37.] —
2) f. ā in taṇḍālakṣaṇa [Weber’s Indische Studien 1, 43] [?(Weber’s Verzeichniss 71).] taṇḍālakṣaṇasūtra [469.] taṇḍāpracara [61.] taṇḍāpratara [3, 275.] — Vgl. tāṇḍa, vitaṇḍa .
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Tāṇḍa (ताण्ड):—(von taṇḍa oder taṇḍā)
1) m. angeblich Nomen proprium eines alten Weisen; s. u. tāṇḍava 1. —
2) n. Bez. eines Brāhmaṇa [LĀṬY. 7, 10, 17]; vgl. [Weber’s Indische Studien 1, 49.] — Vgl. tāṇḍin, tāṇḍya .
Taṇḍa (तण्ड):——
1) *m. Nomen proprium eines Mannes. vataṇḍāḥ die nachkommen Taṇḍa’s und Vataṇḍa's. —
2) f. ā von unbekannter Bed. in pracara m. , pratara m. , lakṣaṇa n. und lakṣaṇasūtra n.
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Tāṇḍa (ताण्ड):——
1) *m. angeblichNomen proprium eines alten Weisen. —
2) n. ein Abschnitt in einem Brāhmaṇa Comm. zu [Lāṭyāyana’s Śrautasūtra 7,10,17.]
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.
Hindi dictionary
1) Ṭāṃḍa (टांड):—(nf) a projecting shelf (in a wall), whatnot.
2) Ṭāṃḍā (टांडा):—(nm) a train or line of cattle etc.; unmanageable paraphernalia; trade-caravan; —[lāde phiranā] to go about with an unmanageable paraphernalia.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Taṃḍa (ತಂಡ):—
1) [noun] a large number of persons gathered closely together; throng; a crowd.
2) [noun] a team a) a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest; b) a number of persons associated in some joint action; a faction.
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Tāṃḍa (ತಾಂಡ):—
1) [noun] a group of persons.
2) [noun] a community formed and populated by members of a particular religious group.
3) [noun] the region or district where such a settlement is.
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Tāṃḍā (ತಾಂಡಾ):—[noun] = ತಾಂಡ [tamda].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
1) Ṭāṃḍa (टांड):—[=टाँड] n. 1. platform; platform of bamboo for sitting on; 2. frame of wood for carrying the dead to the grave; bier; 3. a small box with pigeon holes;
2) Tāṃdā (तांदा):—[=ताँदा] n. pl. of ताँदो [tāṃdo]
Taanda is another spelling for ताँदा [tāṃdā].—[=ताँदा] n. pl. of ताँदो [tāṃdo]
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+16): Mark, Tamdal, Tamdalalika, Tamdalu, Tamdamberu, Tamdamgol, Tamdamumda, Tamdaname, Tamdanatana, Tamdanatanana, Tamdanitano, Tamdannata, Tamdanotanani, Tamdarasi, Tanda-kkanam, Tandai, Tandal-pambai, Tandal-pambi, Tandala, Tandalakshana.
Full-text (+31): Vitanda, Tandya, Tandalakshana, Tandavatanda, Tandapracara, Tandapratara, Tanda-kkanam, Vitandatva, Tamdalalika, Upatamda, Ka tanda, Tun dan, Vatanda, Tandavika, Tandibrahmana, Tandyayana, Tandyayani, Landa-kkuṟam, Tandavayitri, Tandyabrahmana.
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