bhāṇḍa

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[mw] m. (bhaṇḍ?) Thespesia Populneoides (= gardabhāṇḍa) L. 752,2 149787 f. a species of plant Sus3r. (perhaps = bhaṇḍī, Rubia Munjista, or Hydrocotyle Asiatica L.) 752,2 149788 n. (ifc. f (A).) any vessel, pot, dish, pail, vat, box, case Mn.; MBh. &c 752,2 149789 n. any implement, tool, instrument ib. 752,2 149790

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m. (bhaṇḍ?) Thespesia Populneoides (= gardabhāṇḍa) L. 752,2 149787 f. a species of plant Sus3r. (perhaps = bhaṇḍī, Rubia Munjista, or Hydrocotyle Asiatica L.) 752,2 149788 n....

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Part of Speech

NOUN

Total Occurrences

482

Texts Appeared In

63

DCS: a Diospyros | Monier-Williams: ( fr. BaRqa ) mimicry, buffoonery, L. ( cf. putra- and BrAtf-B˚ ).

Semantic Classification

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1. Rasaratnākara 61 12.7%
2. Mahābhārata 42 8.7%
3. Ānandakanda 32 6.6%
4. Rasaratnasamuccayabodhinī 32 6.6%
5. Rasakāmadhenu 29 6.0%

Concordance (Sample)

• Manusmṛti surface: bhāṇḍam

  nirlepaṃ kāñcanaṃ bhāṇḍam adbhir eva viśudhyati

• Rasaratnākara surface: bhāṇḍe

  ekīkṛtya kṣipedbhāṇḍe taṃ ruddhvā dhānyarāśigam

• Rasaratnākara surface: bhāṇḍe

  kṣipenmadhvājyasaṃyukte bhāṇḍe tānyeva bhakṣayet