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bandhavā

Bandhava

kinsman, member of a clan or family, relative AN.iii.44 ; Snp.60 (pl. bandhavāni in poetry; cp. Cnd.455 ); Dhp.288 (pl. bandhavā) Ja.ii.316 ; Ja.v.81 ; DN-a.i.243 . (-˚) one who is connected with or belongs to Snp.140 (manta˚, well-acquainted with Mantras; cp. Snp-a.192 ; vedabandhū veda-paṭisaraṇā

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What it meant — PTS Pali–English Dictionary

  1. kinsman, member of a clan or family, relative AN.iii.44; Snp.60 (pl. bandhavāni in poetry; cp. Cnd.455); Dhp.288 (pl. bandhavā) Ja.ii.316; Ja.v.81; DN-a.i.243.
  2. (-˚) one who is connected with or belongs to Snp.140 (manta˚, well-acquainted with Mantras; cp. Snp-a.192; vedabandhū veda-paṭisaraṇā ti vuttaṃ hoti); Ja.v.335 (bodhaneyya˚) cp. bandhu 3.

cp. Class. Sk. bāndhava

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Pali text and translations from SuttaCentral (Bilara), dedicated to the public domain (CC0). PTS Pali–English Dictionary entries, public domain.