Tundicela, Tuṇḍicela, Tundi-cela: 4 definitions

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Tundicela 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Tundichela.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Tundicela in Sanskrit glossary

Tuṇḍicela (तुण्डिचेल).—nt. (with this meaning of tuṇḍi, excellent, related to tuṇḍa, q.v., compare Sanskrit mukha in same meaning; Prakrit tuṇḍa = agra-bhāga, [Paia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo]), a fine garment: Mahāvyutpatti 5884 = Chin. beautiful garment; Tibetan bzhag (gzhag) gos, which I cannot interpret thus, but the Chin. is confirmed by the surrounding words (5883 kalpaduṣyam) and by Divyāvadāna 221.19 (kalpadūṣyavṛkṣaiś caturvidhāni) tuṇḍicelāni (this om. in mss.) tais tuṇḍicelaiś caturvidhāni kalpadūṣyāṇi.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Tuṇḍicela (तुण्डिचेल):—[=tuṇḍi-cela] [from tuṇḍi > tuṇḍa] n. a kind of costly garment, [Divyāvadāna xvii, 400.]

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

Tuṇḍicela (तुण्डिचेल):—n. ein bes. kostbares Kleidungsstück (cela) [Vyutpatti oder Mahāvyutpatti 137.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Tuṇḍicela (तुण्डिचेल):—n. eine best. kostbare Kleidung (buddh.).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung
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