E. च the moon, and मुण्ड the head, having a head like the moon; or चा for चण्ड the name of a demon, and मुण्ड the skull; having seized the decapitated head of the demon: in either case the deriv. is irregular: see चर्ममुण्डा &c.
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च मुण्ड चा चण्ड मुण्ड चर्ममुण्डा