Vandhya, Vandhyā, Vamdhya: 15 definitions
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Vandhya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
Vandhya has 14 English definitions available.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchVandhya (वन्ध्य):—, so schreiben die Bomb. Ausgg. des [Mahābhārata] und [Bhāgavatapurāṇa] statt bandhya in der Bed. 3).
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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Starts with (+3): Vamdhyalaya, Vamdhyapakshi, Vandhyagarbhadharanavidhi, Vandhyakarkataki, Vandhyakarkotaka, Vandhyakarkotaki, Vandhyamaithuna, Vandhyaparvata, Vandhyaphala, Vandhyaphalata, Vandhyaprakasha, Vandhyaprayashcittividhi, Vandhyaputra, Vandhyaroga, Vandhyashabda, Vandhyasunu, Vandhyasuta, Vandhyata, Vandhyatanaya, Vandhyatva.
Ends with: Avandhya, Kakavandhya, Kayavandhya, Mahavandhya, Mritavandhya, Phalavandhya, Priyopabhogavandhya.
Full-text (+36): Bandhya, Kakavandhya, Vandhyaprakasha, Vandhyaroga, Vandhyaprayashcittividhi, Vandhyatvakarakopadravaharavidhi, Vandhyagarbhadharanavidhi, Vandhyatanaya, Vandhyasunu, Avandhya, Vandhyatva, Vandhyavali, Vandhyasuta, Vandhyaputra, Vandhyakarkataki, Vamdhya, Vanjha, Phalavandhya, Vandhyata, Vandhyaphalata.
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Women in the Atharva-veda Samhita (by Pranab Jyoti Kalita)
31. Some Other Female Deities < [Chapter 4 - Female Deities and the Glorification of Women in the Atharvaveda]
2. Woman as a Wife < [Chapter 3 - The Familial and Social Life of Women in the Atharvaveda]
Taittiriya Upanishad Bhashya Vartika (by R. Balasubramanian)
Verse 2.145 < [Book 2 - Brahmavallī]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.15.13 < [Chapter 15 - Marriage with Śrī Viṣṇupriyā]
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Education (5): Linguistic principles < [Chapter 4 - Cultural Aspects]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 10.156 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter CLXXIII - The Nidanam of diseases of the female reproductive organs < [Dhanvantari Samhita]