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Gandika, Ҳṇḍ, Ҳṇḍī, Gaṇḍika: 11 definitions

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Gandika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Gandika in Purana glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Ҳṇḍī (गण्डीका).—Apparently a town; to the East of Mālyavat; on the slopes of the Gandhamādhana and the Mālyavata; in the first line Ketumālas; and there is a mahāvṛkṣa Janasa.*

  • * Matsya-purāṇa 113. 51: Vāyu-purāṇa 43. 1-4.
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The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) 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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Gandika in Pali glossary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

ṇḍikā : (f.) a hollowed block of wood which is used to serve the purpose of a bell; a gong.

: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Ҳṇḍ, (f.) (a-n. formation from ṇḍa or gaṇṭha, see also gaṇṭhikā)�1. a stalk, a shaft (cp. ṇḍī) J.I, 474; DhsA.319 (of the branches of trees: g°-ākoṭana-sadda).�2. a lump, a block of wood (more frequent spelling gaṇṭhikā, q. v.).�3. N. of a plant Vv 354 (=bandhujīvaka VvA.161).

[Pali to Burmese]

: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မ� အဘိဓာန�)

1) ṇḍika�

(Burmese text): အနာရှိသော၊ သူ။

(Auto-Translation): Sick, he.

2) ṇḍikā�

(Burmese text): စဉ်းတီးတုံး၊ သားစဉ်းတုံး။

(Auto-Translation): "Thinking deeply, the son is also deep in thought."

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ҳṇḍ (गण्डिक�).�

1) A sort of pebble.

2) A kind of beverage.

3) Anything advanced beyond the first stage.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Ҳṇḍ (गण्डिक�).�(1) stalk (= ṇḍa, 1; = Pali ṇḍikā, gaṇṭhikā): ikṣu-g° (= Pali ucchu-g°) Ѳ屹ٳ i.17.11, 12; (2) piece (compare ṇḍa, 2) or block of wood (also Pali id., more often spelled gaṇṭhikā): gośīrṣacandanasya tisro ṇḍikā vastreṇa pidhāya پ屹Բ 31.27; (tisro) ṇḍikā darśitā� 32.2; (3) = ṇḍī, ṇḍi, gong: ṇḍū 13.8, read, dharma-ṇḍikām ākoṭayanti (see ākoṭayati).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Ҳṇḍ (गण्डिक�):—[from ṇḍa첹 > ṇḍ] a f. a hill [Scholiast or Commentator] [Mahābhārata vi, 230 and 282]

2) [v.s. ...] = ṣaṇḍ-śṣa, Bhagavatī, [xvi, 4 [Scholiast or Commentator]]

3) [v.s. ...] a little knot in the wood (?), [Caraka vi, 18, 77]

4) [v.s. ...] anything advanced beyond the first stage or commencement, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) [from ṇḍ] b f. of ḍa첹 q.v.

6) ҲԻ徱 (गन्दिक�):—[varia lectio] for gabd q.v.

7) Ի徱첹 (गान्दि�):—[varia lectio] for .

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Ҳṇḍ (गण्डिक�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ҳṃḍ.

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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.

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