Mahadanda, Mahādaṇḍā, Mahādaṇḍa, Maha-danda: 8 definitions
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Mahadanda has 7 English definitions available.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchMahādaṇḍa (महादण्ड):—1. (ma + da) m.
1) ein grosser Stab [Prabodhacandrodaja 21, 5.] nach einem Schol. ein langer Arm (bṛhadbhujadaṇḍa) . —
2) ein grosse Strafe [Mahābhārata 5, 7526.]
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Mahādaṇḍa (महादण्ड):—2. (wie eben)
1) adj. einen langen Stab tragend. —
2) m. Nomen proprium eines Schergen Yama's [Bṛhaddharmapurāṇa 56 im Śabdakalpadruma]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungMahādaṇḍa (महादण्ड):—1. m. —
1) ein grosser Stab oder ein langer Arm. —
2) eine grosse Strafe.
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Mahādaṇḍa (महादण्ड):—2. —
1) Adj. einen langen Stab tragend. —
2) m. Nomen proprium eines Schergen Yama's.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Maha, Danda, Tanta.
Starts with: Mahadandadhara, Mahadandadhari, Mahadandanayaka.
Full-text: Mahadandadhara, Matantam, Bhadrodani, Danda.
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