दण्ड

Definitions

• stick, staff, rod, pole, cudgel, club
• penis
• a stalk, stem (of a tree; compare इक्षुदण्ड (tr=ikṣu-daṇḍa), उद्दण्ड (tr=ud-daṇḍa), खरदण्ड (tr=khara-daṇḍa))
• the staff of a banner
• the handle (of a ladle, sauce-pan, fly-flap, parasol etc.)
• the steam of a plough
• "a mast" » महादण्डधर (tr=mahādaṇḍa-dhara)
• the crossbar of a lute which holds the strings
• the stick with which a lute is played
• a churning-stick (compare दण्डाहत (tr=daṇḍā*hata))
• a pole as a measure of length (= 4 hastas)
• name of a measure of time (= 60 विकला (tr=vi-kalā)s)
• name of a staff-like appearance in the sky ("Name of a planet" L.; compare दण्डभास (tr=daṇḍa-bhāsa))
• name of a constellation
• a form of military array (compare दण्डव्युह (tr=daṇḍa-vyuha))
• line
• staff or sceptre as a symbol of power and sovereignty, application of power, violence
• power over (genitive or in compound), control, restraint (compare वाग्दण्ड (tr=vāg-daṇḍa), मनोदण्ड (tr=mano-daṇḍa), कायदण्ड (tr=kāya-daṇḍa) [कर्मदण्ड (tr=karma-daṇḍa)]; त्रिदण्डिन् (tr=tri-daṇḍin))
• the rod as a symbol of judicial authority and punishment, punishment (corporal, verbal, and fiscal; chastisement and imprisonment, reprimand, fine)
• pride
• horse
• Punishment (son of Dharma and Kriyā)
• Yama
• Shiva
• name of an attendant of the Sun
• (g. शिवादि (tr=śivā*di) and शौनकादि (tr=śaunakā*di)) name of a man with the patronymic औपर (औपर)
• name of a prince slain by Arjuna (brother of दण्डधर (tr=daṇḍa-dhara), identified with the asura क्रोधहन्तृ (tr=krodha-hantṛ))
• name of a rakṣas