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kandaraṁ

Kaṇḍarā

a cave, grotto, generally, on the slope or at the foot of a mountain Vin.ii.76 , Vin.ii.146 used as a dwelling-place Thag.602 ; Ja.i.205 ; Ja.iii.172 . a glen, defile, gully DN.i.71 = AN.ii.210 = Pp.59 ; AN.iv.437 ; Mil.36 ; explained at DN-a.i.209 (as a mountainous part broken by the water of a riv

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1. ٍَندَرَ

  1. a cave, grotto, generally, on the slope or at the foot of a mountain Vin.ii.76, Vin.ii.146 used as a dwelling-place Thag.602; Ja.i.205; Ja.iii.172.
  2. a glen, defile, gully DN.i.71 = AN.ii.210 = Pp.59; AN.iv.437; Mil.36; explained at DN-a.i.209 (as a mountainous part broken by the water of a river; the etym. is a popular one, viz. “kaṃ vuccati udakaṃ; tena dāritaṃ”) k-padarasākhā AN.i.243 = AN.ii.240; Pv-a.29.

Sk. kandara

2. Kaṇḍarā

feminine sinew, tendon Vin.i.91, Vin.i.322 (in cpd. kaṇḍara-cchinna one whose tendons (of the feet) have been cut); Kv.23, Kv.31; Vism.253, Vism.254 (where Kp-a.49 reads miñja).

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