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Sandhi, Samdhi, Samdhī, Sāṃḍhī, Sāṃdhī, Shandhi: 42 definitions

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Sandhi means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi. 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.

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In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the Hindus

Sandhi (सन्ध�) refers to the “joints� (of an elephants), according to the 15th century ٲṅgī composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 2, “on favorable marks”]: �7. Whose right tusk tip is high (higher than the left), whose mighty trunks and faces are marked with (light) spots, whose stout fore and hind legs have invisible Joints (ūḍh-Ի), these (elephants), O prince, are fit vehicles for you�.

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

Sandhi is a medical term used in Ayurveda meaning “joints�.

: archive.org: Sushruta samhita, Volume III

Sandhi (सन्ध�) refers to that “which serve as lines of demarcation of the circles of the eye� and are six in number:�

  1. the first binding the eye-lashes (Paksha-mandala) with the eyelids (Vartma-mandala),
  2. the second the eye-lids and the Sclerotic coat (Sveta-mandala),
  3. the third binding the latter with the Krishna-mandala (choroid),
  4. the fourth situated between the latter and the Drishti-mandala,
  5. the fifth lying in the interior comer (Kaninakas)
  6. and the last (sixth) in the exterior (posterior) corner (Բ) of the eye.
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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Dharmashastra (religious law)

Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-śāstra

1) Sandhi (सन्ध�) refers to the “alliance�, as in, an alliance with an enemy king. Sandhi is considered to be one of the six constituents of state-craft that the King shall constantly ponder over. It is used throughout Dharmaśāstra literature such as the ѲԳܲṛt and the ܻⲹԲ-󲹰ūٰ. (See the ѲԳܲṣy 7.160)

2) Sandhi (सन्ध�) refers to “meeting point (junction)� of the boundaries between two villages. (See the ѲԳܲṣy, verse 8.251)

: Google Books: ѲԳܲṛt with the ѲԳܲṣy

1) Sandhi is alliance, entering into a compact, such as we shall help each other with elephants, horses and so forth. (See the ѲԳܲṣy verse 7.160 et. seq.)

Sandhi (alliance) is of two kinds�

  1. the compact that ‘both of us should march against a common enemy�,
  2. and the compact that ‘you march this way, I march the other way�.

2) Sandhi, Peace, is that by which a powerful enemy becomes friendly.

: Shodhganga: Facts of society in the Manusamhita

Sandhi (सन्ध�):—When the king knows that he can purchase his superiority in future, but at the present time, he shall suffer little pain or loss, then he must enter into alliance (sandhi) with an enemy king. When the king thinks all his subjects and allies fully contended and himself in a very exalted position in respect of his enemies, then he must declare war with his adversary.

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Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्�, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.

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Arthashastra (politics and welfare)

: Exotic India: Nitiprakasika of Vaisampayana (A Critical Edition)

Sandhi (सन्ध�, “peace�) is known to be of two types; it is entered into by the king for achieving his aim (i.e., supremacy) at the proper time. (Similarly) when the enemy acts abnormally, the twofold war (vigraha) is to be resorted to (whether the time for it is improper or proper). Making peace either alone or (sandhi) with some king and their being together can be made instantly. (see the īپś 8.80)

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Arthashastra (अर्थशास्त्�, arthaśāstra) literature concerns itself with the teachings (shastra) of economic prosperity (artha) statecraft, politics and military tactics. The term arthashastra refers to both the name of these scientific teachings, as well as the name of a Sanskrit work included in such literature. This book was written (3rd century BCE) by by Kautilya, who flourished in the 4th century BCE.

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata Purana

Sandhi (सन्ध�):—Son of Prasuśruta (son of Maru). He had a son named Amarṣaṇa. (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.12.7)

: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Sandhi (सन्ध�) refers to the “period of conjunction�, as defined in the Śivapurāṇa 1.13, “The last (3 hours) of the night is called ṣ� and the latter half of it is sandhi (period of conjunction). A Brahmin shall get up at that hour and answer the calls of nature. It must be in a place far off from the house. It must be a covered place. He shall sit facing the north. If it is not possible due to any obstacle he can sit facing other directions�.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) ṃd (संधि).—A diplomatic means; alliance with enemies should be sought to gain one's object, even as the serpent with rat.*

  • * Bhāgavata-purāṇa VIII. 6. 20.

1b) A son of Prasuśruta, and father of Amarṣaṇa.*

  • * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 12. 7.
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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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Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstra

1) Sandhi (सन्ध�) refers to “euphonic combinations� (in Sanskrit grammar) and forms part of the “verbal representation� (峦첹), according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 15. Vācika itself represents one of the four categories of representation (abhinaya).

(Description of Sandhi): “where a separated vowel or a consonant Իīⲹٱ (“combines with another�) by ‘coming together� (yogata) in a word or words, it is called sandhi (“euphonic combination�)� and “as due to the combination of words and the meeting of two sounds (lit. letters) their ‘sound sequence� (karma-ṃbԻ) Իīⲹٱ (“develops in a combination�), it is called sandhi (“euphonic combination�)�.

2) Sandhi (सन्ध�) refers to the five “segments� of the plot (پṛtٲ or vastu) of a dramatic play (ṭa첹), according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 21.

The five segments (sandhi), assigned to the principal plot (󾱰첹), are as follows:

  1. mukha (the opening),
  2. pratimukha (the progression),
  3. garbha (the development),
  4. ś (the pause),
  5. Ծṇa (the conclusion).

The five segments (sandhi) give rise to the 64 limbs (ṅg) collectively known as the sandhyṅg:

  1. ܰṅg (the 12 limbs of the opening segment),
  2. pratiܰṅg (the 12 limbs the progression segment),
  3. ṅg (the 13 limbs of the development segment),
  4. śṅg (the 13 limbs of the pause segment),
  5. Ծṇāṅ (the 14 limbs of the conclusion segment).

There are also twenty-one sandhyantara (‘categories of contents�), which give the segments their distinction.

3) Sandhi (सन्ध�, “junction�) refers to ‘the resurfacing of the original juncture� in which the plot was germinated. Sandhi represents one of the fourteen Ծṇasandhi (concluding segment), according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 21. Nirvahaṇasandhi refers to the �segments (sandhi) of the concluding part (Ծṇa)� and represents one of the five segments of the plot (پṛtٲ or vastu) of a dramatic composition (ṭa첹).

(Description of Sandhi): “the coming up of the opening (mukha) and the seed is called a juncture (sandhi)�.

4) Sandhi (प्रवृत्त) refers to one of the two limbs (ṅg) belonging to Գٲ type of song (ܱ) defined in the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 32.9-16. Accordingly, “depending on different conditions, the ܱs are known to be of five classes�.

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Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, ṭyśٰ) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).

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Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

ṃd (संधि).—Euphonic combination; phonetic combination of two vowels or two consonants or one vowel and one consonant resulting from their close utterance; many kinds of such combinations and varieties are given in the Pratisakhya works. In the Siddhantakaumudi, Bhattoji Diksita has given five kinds of such Sandhis at the beginning of his work; cf. पदान्तपदाद्योः संधि� � यः कश्चिद्वैदिकशास्त्रस�-धिरुच्यत� � पदान्तपदाद्योर्वेदितव्यः� ते संधयश्चत्वार� भवन्ति � स्वरयो� व्यञ्जनयोः स्वरव्यञ्जनयोश्च (padāntapadādyo� ṃd� | ya� kaścidvaidikaśāstra�-rucyate sa padāntapadādyorveditavyaḥ| te saṃdhayaścatvāro bhavanti | svarayo� vyañjanayo� svaravyañjanayośca) V. Pr. III. 3.

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Vyakarana (व्याकर�, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

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Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

: Wikibooks (hi): Sanskrit Technical Terms

Sandhi (सन्ध�).—The inter-space between the foot of an altitude and the foot of the flank-side from whose tip the altitude is drawn, usually in a quadrilateral. Note: Sandhi is a Sanskrit technical term used in ancient Indian sciences such as Astronomy, Mathematics and Geometry.

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Jyotisha (ज्योति�, dzپṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy� or “Vedic astrology� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.

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Kavya (poetry)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Sandhi in Kavya glossary
: Google Books: Indian Kāvya Literature

Sandhi.—As a rule the refrain verses in a sandhi are all in the same metre. The sandhi has an opening verse in that same metre. Thus a sandhi has a certain unity conferred by this refarin metre ‘entwining� it.

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Kavya (काव्�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry� and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry�.

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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

: Shodhganga: Temple management in the Āgamas

Sandhi (सन्ध�) refers to the intersection of two periods, where a single equals to three hours.—A day consists of eight (24 hours), or sixty ṭi (1 ṭi = 24 minutes). The intersection of two periods is called sandhi, thus there are eight sandhi in a day. A single Ծٲⲹū session should be performed within a sandhi period. The Kāmikāgama specifies that ū should start from the beginning and end with ṛtٲ, and be completed before the sandhi period is over, to avoid ṣa or error. Hence a ū session is commonly called �sandhiū�. The three sandhis at early morning, mid-afternoon and night are considered Ի. The others are called upasandhi.

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Shaiva (शै�, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Sandhi (सन्ध�) refers to �(the rules governing the) conjunction (of vowels)� (in Sanskrit).—The union of opposites on the analogy of sexual union and, indeed, its concrete realisation through it, is also represented by a sonic hexagon in Kashmiri Śaivism as it is in the Kubjikā sources. [...] According to Abhinavagupta the sonic equivalent of this hexagon (ṣaḍa) is the letter AI. In accord with the normal rules governing the conjunction (sandhi) of vowels in Sanskrit, the letter E is formed by the fusion of A, which represents Anuttara, the male Absolute, with I the cosmogenic Will () that issues from it through the force of its inner emission (visarga). [...]

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Shakta (शाक्�, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

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Yoga (school of philosophy)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Sandhi in Yoga glossary
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch

Sandhi (सन्ध�) refers to the “joints of one’s body�, according to the Jayākhyasaṃhitā verse 33.19.—Accordingly, “[The Yogin] should make the joints of his body loose (ṅg-Ի), his chest broad and shoulders comfortable. Having made his arms relaxed, he should slightly tilt the head [down]�.

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Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).

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Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Sandhi in Arts glossary
: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)

Sandhi (सन्ध�) refers to the “joints� (of the fingers of the feet of a Hawk), according to the ŚⲹԾ첹-śٰ: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, [while discussing the yellow-eyed division of hawks]: “The following are the good points common to all these birds, namely, the ‘stalke� (leg) should be short, round, thick and strong, the feet should have long fingers, well-set in their joints (śṣṭ-Ի-Ի) and with fierce nails. Their whole make should be like the Svastika mark (+)�.

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This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts�) and Shastras (“sciences�) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.

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General definition (in Hinduism)

: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and Subjects

ṃd (संधि) denotes the ‘juncture� of heaven and earth, the ‘horizon�, in the Śٲ貹ٳ-󳾲ṇa (x. 5. 4. 2). It also has the sense of ‘twilight� as the juncture of light and dark.

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

: MDPI Books: The Ocean of Heroes

Sandhi (सन्ध�) refers to the “junctures� (throughout the body), according to the 10th-century Ḍākārṇava-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Saṃvara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.—Accordingly, “[...] [He should meditate on] moistures of pleasure of wisdom and means in all junctures (sandhi) throughout the body. He should visualize [himself (Heruka)] being splendorous with fires, [which assume the shape of] various [forms of] Heruka. The vow-observer should give turbans to the heads of all [Herukas] . [...]�.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (Բ) are collected indepently.

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India history and geography

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Sandhi.�(EI 4; SITI), literally, ‘twilight�; but actually, ‘service in the temple in the morning and evening�; daily wor- ship in temples; special worship offered in the names of persons who arrange for it by creating endowments, etc. Note: sandhi is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

: Shodhganga: A translation of Jhaverchand Meghanis non translated folk tales

Sandhi refers to “One type of caste of Musalman. People of these caste, have originally came from Sindh. In 17, 18 century when quarrel regarding possessions of territories and powers were going on at that time shrewdly taking advantage of stately disturbance they were doing business of robbery. Some people of these castes are engaged in farming�.—It is defined in the glossary attached to the study dealing with Gujarat Folk tales composed by Gujarati poet Jhaverchand Meghani (1896-1947)

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

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

sandhi : (f.) union; junction; joint; connection; agreement; euphonic combination.

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

Sandhi, (m. & f.) (fr. sa�+) 1. union, junction Miln. 330 (of 2 roads); Bdhgh on S. II, 270 (between 2 houses). �-� 2. breach, break, hole, chasm D. II, 83=A. V, 195; Th. 1, 786; J. V, 459. ǰ첹° a window Vin. II, 172; sandhi� chindati to make a break, to break into a house D. I, 52; DA. I, 159.�3. joint, piece, link J. II, 88; Vism. 277 (the 5, of kammaṭṭhāna); Mhvs 33, 11; 34, 47; applied to the joints of the body Vism. 185 (the 14 mahā°); DhsA. 324.�4. connection, combination VbhA. 191 (hetuphala° & phalahetu° etc.).�5. euphonic junction, euphony, “sandhi� SnA 76. See pada°.�6. agreement Mhvs 9, 16.

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Marathi-English dictionary

: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

sandhi (संधि).—m pop. f (S) Junction, union, unitedness, joined or united state. 2 Joint, juncture, commissure, seam, line or point of junction. 3 A cleft, chink, fissure, cranny, chap, crack, chasm, breach, gap, slit, any interruption of continuity. 4 An interval, intermediate time or space. 5 A joint, knuckle, knot, an articulation generally. 6 Union or coalition of letters at the end or beginning of words entering into composition;--in obviation of dissonance or hiatus. 7 Aim; the mind as directed or applied, as attent or intent. v ṻŧ. Ex. bhikṣuka paikyāvara sandhi ṭhēvūna yajamānācē� ārjava karitō. 8 A period at the expiration of a Yuga or age, equaling one sixth of its duration, intervening between it and the succeeding Yuga: also a period of the same length as the Satya Yuga occurring at the end of each Manwantara and each Kalpa. 9 A hole made in a wall or underneath it, to enter a building for hostile or felonious purposes; a breach, a mine &c. 10 fig. The exactly opportune or suitable period or point of time; the critical juncture; the time and tide; the nick: also conjuncture or juncture generally. Ex. tukā mhaṇ� aiśā sandhī� || ālī vaiṣṇavācī māndī ||. 11 fig. Connection or combination under the amicable or social relation, but, especially, the renewal of interrupted connection,--re-union, reconciliation, peace.

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sāndhī (सांधी).—f Joint, juncture: also chink, cranny &c. See Ի.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

sandhi (संधि).�f Junction. An arrival. Union. Aim. The nick, opportunity.

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sāndhī (सांधी).�f Joint. Chink.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ṃd (संधि).�1 Union, junction, combination, connection; संधय� सरला सूची वक्र� छेदा� कर्तरी (saṃdhaye saralā sūcī vakrā chedāya kartarī) Subhā�.; Meghadūta 6.

2) A compact, an agreement.

3) Alliance, league, friendship, peace, treaty of peace (one of the six expedients to be used in foreign politics); कत� प्रकाराः संधीना� भवन्ति (kati prakārā� saṃdhīnā� bhavanti) H.4; (the several kinds are described in H.4.16- 125); शत्रुण� � हि संदध्यात� सुश्लिष्टेनापि संधिना (śatruṇ� na hi saṃdadhyāt suśliṣṭenāpi saṃdhinā) H.1.85.

4) A joint, articulation (of the body); तुरगानुधावनकाण्डितसंधे� (turagānuvanakāṇḍitasaṃdhe�) Ś.2.

5) A fold (of a garment).

6) A breach, hole, chasm.

7) Especially a mine, chasm or opening made by thieves in a wall or underneath a building; संधि� छित्त्वा तु ये चौर्यं रात्रौ कुर्वन्त� तस्करा� (saṃdhi� chittvā tu ye caurya� rātrau kurvanti taskarā�) ѲԳܲṛt 9.276; वृक्षवाटिक�- परिसरे संधि� कृत्वा प्रविष्टोऽस्मि मध्यमकम् (vṛkṣavāṭikā- parisare saṃdhi� kṛtvā praviṣṭo'smi madhyamakam) Mṛcchakaṭika 3.

8) Separation, division.

9) Euphony, euphonic junction or coalition (in gram.)

1) An interval, a pause.

11) A critical juncture.

12) An opportune moment.

13) A period at the expiration of each Yuga or age; त्रेताद्वापरयो� संधौ (tretādvāparayo� saṃdhau) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 1.2.3.

14) A division or joint (in a drama); (they are five; see S. D.33-332); तौ संधिषु व्यञ्जितवृत्तिभेदम� (tau saṃdhiṣu vyañjitavṛttibhedam) Kumārasambhava 7.91.

15) The vulva.

16) Distillation.

17) Land etc. donated for the worship of temple deities etc. (cf. Dr. Raghavan's note on ṛtپṃn󾱱پ岹첹� Cholachampū p.1 "ṃd� devaūrthamatisṛṣṭa� tādṛśa� bhūmyādika� saṃdhipadasya draviḍadevālayaśilāśāsaneṣu tādṛśe'rthe vyavahāradarśanāt |").

18) Contrivance, management; तस्य सावरणदृष्टसंधय� काम्यवस्तुषु नवेष� संगिनः (tasya sāvaraṇadṛṣṭasaṃdhaya� kāmyavastuṣu naveṣu saṃgina�) R.19.16.

19) Twilight.

2) A seam.

21) The connecting link of a perpendicular (in mensuration).

22) The common side of double triangle.

Derivable forms: ṃd� (संधि�).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

ṃd (संधि).�m., (in several mgs. substantially the same as in Sanskrit), (1) joint (= Sanskrit), as of the body, also connexion between entities, see s.v. ṃd; joint = junction, intermediate point between one bodhisattva-bhūmi and the next, saṃdhi-citta� Ѳ屹ٳ i.91.5, the juncture-frame-of-mind, of a Bodhisattva passing from one bhūmi to the next; bhūmi-saṃdhiṣu 97.17, probably in this meaning, but the verse is corrupt and obscure; (katama�) saṃdhi-citta� bhavati 110.16 (in passing from the 4th to the 5th bhūmi, similarly 18, and 127.15, 18); paryādāna� gacchanti, pātāla-saṃdhi- gatam iva vāri Lalitavistara 207.14, become exhausted like water when it reaches the boundary of the nether world; (2) crease, crack (= Sanskrit): mānsi (māṃsi) nāsti ṃd� Lalitavistara 49.22 (verse), there is no crack, crease, in her flesh; (3) according to Senart, (as in Sanskrit political science) union, concord, conciliation: sarvakāryeṣu saṃdhi-graha-saṃyojakāś…rājakāryeṣu pada-saṃdhi-viduṣaś ca bhavanti (sc. ǻ󾱲ٳٱ�) Ѳ屹ٳ i.133.15, ils emploient les moyens d'union et de douceur ()�ils savent (observer) un langage conciliant (?); probably also in the troublesome Lalitavistara 431.11 ff., dīrgharātra� piśunavacanaparivarjana-bhedamantrāgrahaṇa-saṃdhisā- magrī-rocana-samagrāṇāṃ cedācittena (q.v.) piśunavaca- navigarhaṇa-saṃdhisāmagrī-ṇavarṇaprakāśanaprayoga- tvāt suśukladanta ity ucyate, where it seems likely that saṃdhi-sāmagrī, the totality of concord (?), is the opposite of piśunavacana and bheda(mantra); (4) intention (see Senart's note ii.537): naiṣo kṣurapro saṃdhito (abl., by intention) āhato 'si mayā ajānantena Ѳ屹ٳ ii.222.17 (verse, so mss., meter impossible, but not improved by Senart's violent em.); saṃdhito is also read in mss. in the very similar line 7 above, where saṃdhīto would make the meter perfect and should probably be read m.c. (rather than Senart's em. saṃdahito); possibly same meaning in Lalitavistara 42.3 (verse) saṃdhi- pralāpam aśubha� na samācariṣye, I shall not commit any evil intentional (?) frivolity of speech; Tibetan for the [compound] kyal paḥi (read kaḥi ? = of frivolity of speech) tshig (= words; but perhaps read tshigs, joint etc., = saṃdhi? I do not understand the expression); this meaning is given for Sanskrit saṃ�, see [Boehtlingk] s.v. 3; (5) = saṃ�, q.v., esoteric meaning (probably developed out of prec.): na bhāṣate bhūta- padārtha-saṃdhi� 󲹰ṇḍī첹 118.2 (verse), he (Buddha) does not declare the real (ūٲ) mystic meaning (or intent) of the sense of the words (Tibetan ldem dgoṅs, as for saṃ�); tasya (sc. of what has been said by Buddhas) saṃdhi� vijānatha (impv.) ṅk屹-ūٰ 283.9 (verse); also in saṃdhi-nirmocana, q.v.; (6) connexion with rebirth, (Suzuki) �attachment (to existence)�, in a passage beginning ṅk屹-ūٰ 160.8 ff. in which Buddha is asked to explain sarvadharma-saṃdhy-artha- parimocanārtham (9) the meaning of attachment (connexion, binding) and of emancipation of all states of being; in (sarvadharmāṇāṃ) saṃdhyasaṃdhi-lakṣaṇa� (11), asa�- dhi, non-attachment, replaces parimocana; in 162.9 ff. (same passage) sarvabhāvavikalpa-saṃdhi-vivikta-darśa- nān na saṃdhir nāsaṃdhilakṣaṇa� sarvadharmāṇāṃ, nātra kaścin Mahāmate badhyate (sc. by saṃdhi) na ca mucyate (by asaṃdhi), anyatra (on the contrary) vitathapa- titayā buddhyā bandhamokṣau prajñāyete…yad uta, sad-asato� saṃdhy-anupalabdhitvāt sarvadharmāṇāṃ. (14) traya� saṃdhayo bālānā� pṛthagjanānā�, the three attachments of vulgar fools, are (15) rāgo dveṣo mohaś ca, tṛṣṇ� ca paunarbhavikī�(16) yā� saṃya (being connected with which) gati-saṃdhaya� (the attachments to other destinies, see gati) prajāyante. tatra saṃdhi-sa�- na� (read °nā� with v.l.; so implied by Suzuki translation(s)) (17) sattvānā� gatipañcaka� (under these circumstances creatures who are attached to the attachments are subject to the five destinies). saṃdher vyucchedān (abl.)…na sa�- dhir nāsaṃdhilakṣaṇa� prajñāyate (after the cutting off of attachment there is no attachment, nor is any visible sign of detachment perceptible); here follow the passages 163.1 ff., cited s.v. saṃgati 2, in which it appears that saṃdhi, [Page558-a+ 71] especially the three saṃdhaya� (above), are, or are correlated with, the three saṃgati, these two words being virtual synonyms in this use; after this, abhūtaparikalpo hi saṃdhi-lakṣaṇam ucyate 163.6 (verse), for the mark of attach- ment (binding to rebirth) is false discrimination; badhyante svavikalpena bālā� saṃdhy-avipaścitā� 163.9 (verse); vijñā- na� pravartate 'nyagati-saṃdhau ṅk屹-ūٰ 124.11�12, the vi° ‘continues to evolve in another path of existence� (Suzuki, freely but in essence rightly); anyagati-saṃdhau also 140.3, and gati-saṃdhau 371.8.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sandhi (सन्ध�).—m.

(-Ի�) 1. Union, junction, connection, combination. 2. Peace, making peace, pacification. 3. A hole, a chasm. 4. A hole made in a wall or underneath it to enter a building for hostile or felonious purposes, a breach, a mine, &c. 5. Breaking, dividing. 6. The vulva. 7. A division of a drama, apparently applicable to each subject represented or sentiment excited, as considered severally and detached from the rest, though contributing to the connection of the whole; contrast of incident, change of situation, transition of passion or emotion, &c. 8. An interval, a pause or rest. 9. A joint, an articulation of the body. 10. The union of letters, either at the end and beginning of different words, or in the middle of compound terms, to avoid dissonance or hiatus. 11. A period at the expiration of each Yuga or age, or one-sixth of its duration, intervening before the commencement of the next; a Sandhi, also, of the same length as the Satya-Yuga, occurs at the end of each Manwantara and each Kalpa. 12. Critical juncture, opportune moment. 13. (In mensuration,) The connecting link of a perpendicular. E. sama together, to have or hold, aff. ki of either the act, condition or instrument; whence the word becomes applicable to a chasm, &c., as to an interval, which whilst it divides, also connects, two parts or places.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṃd (संधि).—i. e. sam- (cf. nidhi), m. 1. Union, junction, [ʲñٲԳٰ] 210, 13; [Meghadūta, (ed. Gildemeister.)] 59 (joint, structure of a mountain). 2. Alliance, [Բ󲹰śٰ] 7, 163. 3. Peace, Man 7, 56. 4. Making peace, a treaty, [ᾱٴDZ貹ś] i. [distich] 87, M.M. 5. A joint, an articulation of the body, [Ṛtܲṃh] 1, 7; [ᾱٴDZ貹ś] iv. [distich] 63 (but cf. Böhtl. Ind. Spr. 1842). 6. A fold, [ʲñٲԳٰ] 62, 13. 7. The euphonic union of the final and initial letters of words or parts of a comp. 8. An interval, a pause or rest. 9. A period at the expiration of each Yuga or age, Mahābhārata 12, 12953. 10. A hole, a chasm, especially in a wall, for felonious purposes, a breach, [Բ󲹰śٰ] 9, 276; [ٲśܳٲ] in Chr. 186, 12. 11. Breaking, dividing, division, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 87, 5. 12. The vulva.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṃd (संधि).—[masculine] putting together, junction, connection; union or intercourse with ([instrumental]); compact, agreement, alliance, peace between ([genetive]), with ([instrumental] ±); joint, commissure, suture, fold; anything that joins or lies between, as dawn, dusk, twilight (between day and night), wall (between two rooms), also interval, pause, opening, hole, breach, gap; euphonic combination of words and sentences ([grammar]).

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

Ṣaṇḍī (षण्ढी):—[from ṣaṇḍ] f. (with yoni) the vulva of a woman that has no menstrual periods and no breasts, [Suśruta]

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

1) ṃd (संधि):—[=�-] [from sa�-] mfn. containing a conjunction or transition from one to the other etc., [Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] m. (exceptionally f.; once in [Mahābhārata] [locative case] [plural] ṃdīṣu) junction, connection, combination, union with ([instrumental case]), [Kaṭha-upaniṣad; Subhāṣitāvali]

3) [v.s. ...] association, intercourse with ([instrumental case]), [Mahābhārata]

4) [v.s. ...] comprehension, totality, the whole essence or scope of ([compound]), [ʲñٲԳٰ]

5) [v.s. ...] agreement, compact, [Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa]

6) [v.s. ...] alliance, league, reconciliation, peace between ([genitive case]) or with ([instrumental case] with or without saha), making a treaty of peace, negotiating alliances (one of a king’s six courses of action See ṇa; many kinds are specified e.g. ṛṣṭa-ܰṣa, ucchinna, ñԲ, , ṃtԲ, qq.vv.), [Manu-smṛti; Yājñavalkya; ᾱٴDZ貹ś] etc.

7) [v.s. ...] euphonic junction of final and initial letters in grammar (every sentence in Sanskṛt being regarded as a euphonic chain, a break in which occurs at the end of a sentence and is denoted by a Virāma or Avasāna, ‘stop�; this euphonic coalition causing modifications of the final and initial letters of the separate words of a sentence and in the final letters of roots and stems when combined with terminations to form such words), [Prātiśākhya; Kathāsaritsāgara; Sāhitya-darpaṇa]

8) [v.s. ...] contrivance, management, [Raghuvaṃśa; Daśakumāra-carita]

9) [v.s. ...] place or point of connection or contact, juncture, hinge, boundary, boundary line, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Āpastamba; Mahābhārata] etc.

10) [v.s. ...] critical juncture, crisis, opportune moment, [Monier-Williams� Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

11) [v.s. ...] a joint, articulation (of the body; [especially] applied to the five junctures of the parts of the eye), [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.

12) [v.s. ...] interstice, crevice, interval, [Mahābhārata]

13) [v.s. ...] the space between heaven and earth, horizon, [Śٲ貹ٳ-󳾲ṇa; Gṛhya-sūtra and śrauta-sūtra]

14) [v.s. ...] the interval between day and night, twilight (= �-), [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā] etc. etc.

15) [v.s. ...] a seam, [Amaru-śataka]

16) [v.s. ...] a fold, [ʲñٲԳٰ]

17) [v.s. ...] a wall or the hole or cavity or breach in a wall made by a housebreaker ([accusative] with �chid or bhid or [Causal] of ܳ-√p, ‘to make a breach in a wall�), [Manu-smṛti; Mṛcchakaṭikā; Daśakumāra-carita]

18) [v.s. ...] the vagina or vulva, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

19) [v.s. ...] a juncture or division of a drama (reckoned to be five, viz. mukha, pratimukha, garbha, ś, and Ծṇa, qq.vv.; or one of the 14 kinds of Ծṇa or catastrophe), [Bharata-nāṭya-śāstra; Daśarūpa] etc.

20) [v.s. ...] a period at the expiration of each Yuga or age (equivalent to one sixth of its duration and intervening before the commencement of the next; occurring also at the end of each Manv-antara and Kalpa), [Horace H. Wilson]

21) [v.s. ...] a pause or rest, [ib.]

22) [v.s. ...] a part, portion, piece of anything, [Aitareya-brāhmaṇa; Harivaṃśa; Naiṣadha-carita [Scholiast or Commentator]]

23) [v.s. ...] a [particular] Stotra, [Brāhmaṇa]

24) [v.s. ...] (in mensuration) the connecting link of a perpendicular, [ib.]

25) [v.s. ...] the common side of a double triangle, [Śulba-sūtra]

26) [v.s. ...] = 屹ś, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

27) [v.s. ...] Name of a son of Prasuśruta, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

28) [v.s. ...] f. Name of a goddess presiding over junction or union, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sandhi (सन्ध�):�(Ի�) 2. m. Union, junction; peace; a joint; a division; a hole; pause; vulva.

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

ṃd (संधि) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: ṃd.

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Hindi dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Sandhi in Hindi glossary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) ṃd (संधि) [Also spelled sandhi]:�(nf) a treaty; conjunction, union; (in Grammar) morphophonemic change—euphonic junction of final and initial sounds (as [rāma+ājñā=rāmājñā, deva+indra=devendra]); liaison; a juncture or division of a drama (reckoned to be five, viz. [mukha, pratimukha, garbha, ś] and [Ծṇa]); joint; articulation; ~[첹ٳ] a treatymaker, peacemaker; —[] a period of conjunction of two stages or states; —[patra] a treaty; -, [ٰī] an alliance; —[ṃg] to break or violate a treaty; —[viccheda] separation of the constituents in a conjunct word; —[] armistice; -, [śṃt] peace treaty.

2) Samdhi in Hindi refers in English to:�(nf) father-in-law (or uncle-in-law, etc.) of son/daughter..—samdhi (समधी) is alternatively transliterated as Samadhī.

: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Sandhi in Hindi refers in English to:�(nf) a treaty; conjunction, union; (in Grammar) morphophonemic change—euphonic junction of final and initial sounds (as [rama+ajna=ramajna, deva+indra=devendra]); liaison; a juncture or division of a drama (reckoned to be five, viz. [mukha, pratimukha, garbha, vimarsha] and [nirvahana]); joint; articulation; ~[kartta] a treatymaker, peacemaker; —[kala] a period of conjunction of two stages or states; —[patra] a treaty; -, [maitri] an alliance; —[bhamga] to break or violate a treaty; —[viccheda] separation of the constituents in a conjunct word; —[virama] armistice; -, [shamti] peace treaty..—sandhi (संधि) is alternatively transliterated as ṃd.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

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

1) ṃd (संधि) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: ṃd.

2) ṃd (संधि) also relates to the Sanskrit word: ṃd.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

ṃd (ಸಂಧಿ):�

1) [noun] a conjugating or being conjugated; union; conjunction; conjugation.

2) [noun] the state fact or condition of being together, associated; association; companionship.

3) [noun] agreement in opinion; consent; concurrence; accord.

4) [noun] a place or part where two bones or corresponding structures are joined, so that they can move; a joint.

5) [noun] a space or opening made by cleavage; a split; a cleavage.

6) [noun] a hole made in the wall of a house by a burglar (for entering into).

7) [noun] a depresssion in the ground (where water gets stagnated).

8) [noun] a right moment; an opportunity.

9) [noun] a period of time that demands careful and skillful management; a critical time.

10) [noun] a period of inactivity as during work or on a journey.

11) [noun] a period of time when a major transformation involving a lot of changes in day to day life, values in human life, etc. happens on a large scale in a society or in the world as a whole.

12) [noun] the light of the setting sun.

13) [noun] the external genital organs of the female, including the labia majora, labia minora, clitoris, and the entrance to the vagina; the vulva.

14) [noun] a vertical fold of cloth (as of a sari, dhōti, etc.).

15) [noun] a very small quantity or number.

16) [noun] a main division of a book, treatise or the like, usu. bearing a number or title; a chapter.

17) [noun] a folk epic or narrative poetry of a heroic personality.

18) [noun] (gram.) an euphonic junction of two words.

19) [noun] an agreement between two kings or nations; a pact; a covenant.

20) [noun] ಸಂಧಿಮಾಡು [samdhimadu] sandhi māḍu to mediate between two opposing, fighting parties and reconcile; to make a treaty of peace; ಸಂಧಿಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳು [samdhimadikollu] sandhi māḍikoḷḷu to enter into a pact with another king or nation; to covenant.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Nepali dictionary

: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Sandhi (सन्ध�):—n. 1. union; conjunction; connection; transition; 2. a compact; an agreement; 3. alliance; league; friendship; treaty; 4. division; gap; pause; interval; 5. a joint; articulation;

: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

1) Samdhī (सम्धी):—n. son's father-in-law; daughter's father-in-law;

2) Sāṃḍhī (सांढी):—[=साँढी] n. 1. a calf which is let out during the ceremony of releasing the bull; 2. an unruly or undisciplined woman;

3) Sāṃdhī (सांधी):—[=साँधी] n. boundary; limit; edge;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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