Tushnidanda, Tūṣṇīdaṇḍa, Tushni-danda: 1 definition
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Tushnidanda 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 Tūṣṇīdaṇḍa can be transliterated into English as Tusnidanda or Tushnidanda, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryTūṣṇīdaṇḍa (तूष्णीदण्ड).—punishment in secret; Kau. A.1.11.
Derivable forms: tūṣṇīdaṇḍaḥ (तूष्णीदण्डः).
Tūṣṇīdaṇḍa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tūṣṇī and daṇḍa (दण्ड).
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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