Vandala, ղṇḍ: 5 definitions
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Vandala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuVandāla in the Hindi language is another name for īūٲ첹, a medicinal plant identified with Luffa echinata (bitter sponge gourd or bitter luffa) from the Cucurbitaceae or “gourd family� of flowering plants, according to verse 3.58-60 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The third chapter (ḍūc徱-) of this book contains climbers and creepers (īܻ). Other than the Hindi word Vandāla, there are more synonyms identified for this plant among which nineteen are in Sanskrit.

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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryղṇḍ (वण्डाल).�
1) A contest of heroes.
2) A shovel, hoe.
3) A boat.
Derivable forms: ṇḍ� (वण्डाल�).
See also (synonyms): ṇṭ.
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ղṇḍ (वण्डाल).—See वण्टाल (ṇṭ).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryղṇḍ (वण्डाल).—m.
(-�) 1. A description of conflict, the contest of heroes. 2. A boat. 3. A spade, a hoe. E. ḍi to divide, aff.; also ṇṭ .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ղṇḍ (वण्डाल):�m. (only [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) a spade, shovel, hoe
2) a boat
3) a kind of contest or [particular] mode of fighting.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionaryղṇḍ (वण्डाल):�(�) 1. m. A description of conflict; a boat; a spade, a hoe.
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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Starts with: Vandalai, Vantalam, Vantalati, Vantalavar, Vantalayam.
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