Shundadanda, Śuṇḍādaṇḍa, Shunda-danda, Shumdadamda: 3 definitions
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Shundadanda 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 Śuṇḍādaṇḍa can be transliterated into English as Sundadanda or Shundadanda, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚuṇḍādaṇḍa (शुण्डादण्ड).—an elephant's trunk.
Derivable forms: śuṇḍādaṇḍaḥ (शुण्डादण्डः).
Śuṇḍādaṇḍa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śuṇḍā and daṇḍa (दण्ड).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚuṇḍādaṇḍa (शुण्डादण्ड):—[=śuṇḍā-daṇḍa] [from śuṇḍā > śuṇḍ] m. an elephant’s trunk, [Pañcatantra]
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 corpusŚuṃḍādaṃḍa (ಶುಂಡಾದಂಡ):—[noun] = ಶುಂಡಾಲ - [shumdala -] 1.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Sunda, Danda, Cunta, Tanta.
Full-text: Sunda.
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