Samdana, Saṃdāna: 5 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySaṃdāna (संदान).—
1) A rope, cord.
2) A chain, fetter; 'संदानं पशूनां पादबन्धनम् (saṃdānaṃ paśūnāṃ pādabandhanam)' इति विश्वः (iti viśvaḥ).
3) Cutting, dividing.
4) That part of an elephant's temples whence the ichor (mada) exudes.
-naḥ That part of an elephant under the knee where the fetter is fastened; संदानान्तादस्त्रिभिः शिक्षितास्रैः (saṃdānāntādastribhiḥ śikṣitāsraiḥ) Śiśupālavadha 18.71.
Derivable forms: saṃdānam (संदानम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySaṃdāna (संदान).—i. e. I. sam- 3. dā + ana, n. A rope, a cord (especially for tieing cattle). Ii. sam-dāna, m. The elephant’s temples, or part whence the ichorous fluid issues.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySaṃdāna (संदान).—[neuter] band, fetter; the region beneath the knee (of an elephant).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Saṃdāna (संदान):—[=saṃ-dāna] [from saṃ-dā] 1. saṃ-dāna n. the act of cutting or dividing, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
2) [v.s. ...] that part of an elephant’s temples whence the fluid called Mada issues (cf. 2. dāna), [Horace H. Wilson]
3) [=saṃ-dāna] [from saṃ-dā] 2. saṃ-dāna m. the part under the knee of an elephant where the fetter is fastened (also -bhāga), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] a bond, halter, fetter, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]
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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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Partial matches: Dana, Sam, Tana.
Starts with: Samdanaka, Samdanata, Sandana.
Ends with: Asamdana, Pasamdana, Rajjusamdana, Sandana, Visamdana.
Full-text: Samdanini, Samdanita, Samdanika, Samdanata, Sandana, Rajjusamdana, Samdanitaka, Aniruddha.
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