बन्धुः [bandhuḥ] [बध्नाति मनः स्नेहादिना बन्ध्-उ]
A relation, kinsman, relative in general; यत्र द्रुमा अपि मृगा अपि बन्धवो मे
[U.3.8;] मातृबन्धुनिवासिनम्
[R.12.12;] [Ś.6.23;] [Bg.6.9;] [Ms.2.136.] Any one connected or associated with another, a brother; प्रवासबन्धुः a brothertraveller; धर्मबन्धुः a spiritual brother; अनुमतगमना शकुन्तला तरुभिरियं वनवासबन्धुभिः
[Ś.4.1.] (In law) A cognate kinsman, one's own kindred or kinsmen generally; (three kinds are enumerated: आत्म˚ personal, पितृ˚ paternal, and मातृ˚ maternal; see these three words).
A friend (in general); as in बन्धुकृत्य below; oft. at the end of comp.; मकरन्दगन्धबन्धो
[Māl.1.38] 'a friend of, (i. e.) charged with fragrance'; &c.; 9.13.
A husband; वैदेहिबन्धोर्हृदयं विदद्रे
[R.14.33.] A father.
A mother.
A brother.
The tree called बन्धुजीव q. v.
One who belongs to or is connected with any tribe or profession only nominally;i. e. one who belongs to it, but does not do the duties pertaining thereto (often used by way of contempt); स्वयमेव ब्रह्मबन्धुनोद्भिन्नो दुर्गप्रयोगः
[M.4;] cf. क्षत्रबन्धु.
Connection, relationship, association in general; समुद्र एवास्य बन्धुः
[Bṛi. Up.1.1.2;] [B. R.3.89.] A controller, governor; (नमः) गुणत्रयाभासनिमित्तबन्धवे
[Bhāg.6.4.23.] (In astrol.) N. of the 3rd mansion. -Comp.
-काम a. a. affectionate towards kinsmen.
कृत्यम् the duty of a kinsman; त्वयि तु परिसमाप्तं बन्धुकृत्यं प्रजानाम्
[Ś.5.8.] the business of a friend, a friendly or kind act or service; कच्चित् सौम्य व्यवसितमिदं बन्धुकृत्यं त्वया मे
[Me.116.] जनः a relative, kinsman.
kindred, kinsmen taken collectively.
-जीवः, -जीवकः N. N. of a tree; दृश्यन्ते बन्धुजीवाश्च श्यामाश्च गिरिसानुषु
[Rām.4.3.62;] बन्धुजीवमधुरा- धरपल्लवमुल्लसितस्मितशोभम्
[Gīt.2;] [R.11.24.] -दग्धः an abandoned wretch (हतक).
-दत्तम् a kind of Strīdhana or woman's property, the property given to a girl by her relatives at the time of marriage; बन्धुदत्तं तथा शुल्कमन्वा- धेयकमेव च
[Y.2.144;] बान्धवा भ्रातरो बन्धुदत्तप्रदेन कन्यादशायां यत् पितृभ्यां दत्तं तदुच्यते Dāy. B.
-दायादः kinsman and heir;
[Ms.9.158.] -a. entitled to inheritance by relationship.
-प्रिय a. a. dear to friends or relations.-प्रीतिः f.
love of a relative; बन्धुप्रीत्या
[Me.51] (v. l.).
love for a friend.
भावः friendship.
relationship.
-वर्गः kinsmen, kindred.
-हीन a. a. destitute of relatives or friends.