Picanda, Picaṇḍa, Picamda: 7 definitions
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Picanda 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 Pichanda.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPicaṇḍa (पिचण्ड).—
1) The belly; पिचण्डभाण्डे परिपूरयन्ति (picaṇḍabhāṇḍe paripūrayanti) Udb.; प्रेक्ष्य पश्चिमपयोधिपिचण्डे चण्डभानुमचिरेण मिमङ्क्षुम् (prekṣya paścimapayodhipicaṇḍe caṇḍabhānumacireṇa mimaṅkṣum) | Śāhendra 3.1; जगत्कटाहा बहवो महान्तः पिचण्डगर्भे परिमान्ति चित्रम् (jagatkaṭāhā bahavo mahāntaḥ picaṇḍagarbhe parimānti citram) Rām. Ch.1.1.
2) A limb of an animal.
Derivable forms: picaṇḍaḥ (पिचण्डः), picaṇḍam (पिचण्डम्).
See also (synonyms): piciṇḍa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPicaṇḍa (पिचण्ड).—m.
(-ṇḍaḥ) 1. The belly. 2. The back of an animal. E. api certainly, cam to eat, aff. ḍa, initial of the prefix rejected; also piciṇḍa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Picaṇḍa (पिचण्ड):—mn. the belly or abdomen, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) m. a [particular] part or limb of an animal, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPicaṇḍa (पिचण्ड):—(ṇḍaḥ) 1. m. The belly; back of an animal.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusPicaṃḍa (ಪಿಚಂಡ):—
1) [noun] the lower front part of the human body between the chest and thighs; the abdomen; the belly.
2) [noun] a thick human thigh.
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)
Starts with: Picandaka.
Full-text: Picinda, Picandaka, Picandila, Picandika, Picindika, Picamdi, Picandin, Picindila, Picindavat, Picantam.
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