Gandasthala, Ҳṇḍٳ, Ganda-sthala, Gamdasthala: 12 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationҲṇḍٳ (गण्डस्थल) refers to the “cheeks�, according to the Śivapurṇa 2.3.46 (“The arrival of the bridegroom�).—Accordingly, as Brahm narrated to Nrada: “[...] In the meantime the servant-maids in the harem of the mountain took Prvatī out in order to worship the tutelar family deity. [...] With diamond earrings her cheeks appeared brilliant (-ṇḍٳ-ᱹ). Her rows of teeth sparkled like diamonds. Red lac applied over her lips which were naturally red like Bimba fruits was exquisite. [...]�.

The Purana (पुरा�, purṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryṇḍsthala (गंडस्थ�).—n (S) An elephant's cheek or temple: also a cheek or a side of the face gen.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishṇḍsthala (गंडस्थ�).�n An elephant's cheek or temple.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryҲṇḍٳ (गण्डस्थल).�
1) the cheek, the temples of an elephant.
2) temple-region (in general); कण्डूलद्विपगण्डपिण्डकषणम� (첹ṇḍū屹貹ṇḍ辱ṇḍ첹ṣaṇa) Uttararmacarita 2.9; Mlatīmdhava (Bombay) 9.31.
Derivable forms: ṇḍٳ (गण्डस्थलम्).
Ҳṇḍٳ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṇḍ and sthala (स्थल). See also (synonyms): ṇḍdeśa, ṇḍpradeśa, ṇḍpī, ṇḍpiṇḍa.
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Ҳṇḍٳ (गण्डस्थल).�
1) the cheek; गण्डस्थलेष� मदवारिषु (ṇḍsthaleṣu madavriṣu) ʲñٲԳٰ (Bombay) 1.123; Ś. Til.7; गण्डस्थली� प्रोषितपत्रलेखाः (ṇḍsthaī� proṣitapatralekh�) R.6.72; Amaruśataka 82.
2) temples of an elephant.
Derivable forms: ṇḍٳ (गण्डस्थलम्).
Ҳṇḍٳ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṇḍ and sthala (स्थल). See also (synonyms): ṇḍsthaī.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryҲṇḍٳ (गण्डस्थल).—nf. (-�-ī) The cheek. E. ṇḍ and sthala place.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryҲṇḍٳ (गण्डस्थल).—n., and f. ī, 1. the cheek, Śṛngrat. 7 (la); [ٲśܳٲ] in
Ҳṇḍٳ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṇḍ and sthala (स्थल).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryҲṇḍٳ (गण्डस्थल).—[neuter] ī [feminine] (adj. —� [feminine] & ī) cheek (lit. place or region of the cheeks).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryҲṇḍٳ (गण्डस्थल):—[=ṇḍ-sthala] [from ṇḍ > gaṇḍ] n. (ifc. f( or ī). ) = -ś, [Mlavikgnimitra; Bhartṛhari] : [ʲñٲԳٰ] etc.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryҲṇḍٳ (गण्डस्थल):—[ṇḍ-sthala] (�) 1. m. The cheek.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusGaṃḍasthala (ಗಂಡಸ್ಥ�):—[noun] = ಗಂಡಸ್ಥ� [gamdasthala].
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Gaṃḍasthaḷa (ಗಂಡಸ್ಥ�):�
1) [noun] the side of the face including the temples; the cheek.
2) [noun] the temples of an elephant.
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: Sthala, Ganda.
Full-text: Gandasthali, Gamdabhaga, Prollidha, Ganda, Pindika, Gandapali, Gandapinda, Gandadesha, Gandapradesha, Anurakta.
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