चण्डा

{ caṇḍā }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

चण्डा  f.  f. ( g. बह्व्-आदि), N. of दुर्गा ( esp. as incarnation for the purpose of destroying the असुर महिष, this exploit forming the subject of the [Devīm.] and being particularly celebrated in Bengāl at the दुर्गापूजा about Oct. Nov.), [MBh. vi, 797]; [Hariv. 10245]
N. of one of the 8 नायिकाs or सक्तिs of दुर्गा, [BrahmaP.]; [DevīP.]
N. of an attendant of the 12th अर्हत् of the present अवसर्पिणी, [L.]
of a river, [L.]
लिङ्गिनी   of a plant ( Andropogon aciculatus, [L.]; Mucuna pruritus, [L.]; Salvinia cucullata, [L.]; white दूर्वा grass, [L.]; , [L.]), [Suśr. i, iv; vi, 51]
a kind of perfume (commonly Chor), [L.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

चण्डा [caṇḍā] ण्डी [ṇḍī]   ण्डी f.
An epithet of Durgā.
A passionate or angry woman; चण्डी चण्डं हन्तुमभ्युद्यता माम् [M.3.2;] चण्डी मामवधूय पादपतितं जातानुतापेव सा [V.4.38;] [R.12.5;] [Me.14.]
 N. N. of plant.
A kind of perfume (Mar. वाळा).
ण्डी A term of endearment applied to one's mistress.
Hurt, injury. -Comp.
-ईशः, -ईश्वरः, -पतिः   an epithet of Śiva; पुण्यं यायास्त्रिभुवनगुरीर्धाम चण्डीश्वरस्य [Me.33.] ˚मण्डनम् poison (कालकूटम्); मथ्यमानोऽद्रिणा पूर्वं ददौ चण्डीशमण्डनम् [Bm.1.13.]
-कुसुमः   red oleander.

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See : दुर्गा